World unprepared for impact of climate change on mountain water supplies - experts
Mountain-sourced water supplies are becoming more unpredictable as warmer temperatures melt glaciers and change precipitation patterns and river levels
Stronger winds whip California fires as power cut and homes evacuated
Thousands of residents have already fled
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
Villagers say the Xayaburi Dam and several others in the works will destroy their livelihoods
ANALYSIS-Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage
Agriculture accounts for about 90% of Iran's water usage, with industry using 10%, but any extra demand strains Iran's depleting reserves
Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger among the thousands who had to evacuate overnight
Thousands told to evacuate as Los Angeles wildfire spreads to more than 500 acres
About 3,300 homes are in the mandatory evacuation area
South Africa rations water to save dwindling supplies
"What we're seeing, like other parts of the globe, is the dry season is getting longer, harsher and more intense. Climate change is a reality"
Firefighters struggle against massive, wind-whipped California wildfire
About 180,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders
Bracing for winds, authorities order thousands to flee California wine country blaze
The 25,000-acre (10,000-hectare) Kincade Fire in rugged and steep terrain north of San Francisco is one of two major wildfires burning in California
Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan- NHK
Evacuation orders and advisories have been issued along much of the northern corridor already hit by two typhoons since last month