Trouble was looming. That much was clear. For days, Libyans looked across the Mediterranean to Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, where a powerful storm had already killed more than a dozen people. But when it got to the North African nation, disaster grew exponentially. Torrential rains swelled the waters behind two dams until they burst, inundating …
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Climate change is an issue that stretches across borders, touching every facet of our lives. Addressing it likewise requires shifts in almost every industry and institution. On Sept. 21, The New York Times will bring together newsmakers, including innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers, for an all-day event examining the actions needed to confront climate change. …
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RABAT, Morocco — At least 24 people died Sunday in a bus crash in central Morocco, in one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years in the country, which has a poor road safety record. The accident occurred in Azilal Province when a minibus overturned at a curve en route to the weekly market …
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