NATURE

Heavy rain caused flash floods in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul. Two people, including a child, were caught in floodwaters while attempting to cross a road. The boy, dragged by the flood waters, held onto a car that was stranded on the…

Flood emerging after downpour captured a stray dog in Istanbul, Turkey. A citizen saved the dog dragging along the floodwater by running beside it and grabbing its neck.  The lucky dog’s moments are captured by a witness’ phone.

Downpour emerged last night left dramatic view for Karabük residents in Turkey. The lightning streaks illuminating the dark weather every 30 seconds lasted until early hours of the morning and are captured by the citizens enjoying the view.…

Ma-on Typhoon reached Maoming city in Guangdong, China. Heavy storm forming after Ma-on reached a speed of 118 km/h and damaged trees and advertising boards around. Water, air and railroad transportation services have been suspended.

A fire whirl emerged during the fire in Alvao Natural Park in Vila Real on last Tuesday. The rarely seen weather event is assumed to have formed by a whirl merging with the burning bushes. It is possible that the whirl might stoke up the…

Turkey sent 3 firefighting aircraft for the forest fire broke out in Samtshe-Cavaheti, Georgia 5 days ago. “Turkish planes will benefit our struggle with fire in Borcomi municipality. The 3 aircraft are being used for the extinguishment…

Having dived in Konyaaltı offshore with his students from Department of Aquaculture, Prof. Dr Mehmet Gökoğlu stated that Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s decision of banning hunting leer fish resulted in increase of their population.…

Based on the data received from European Drought Observatory, Joint Research Centre of European Commission (JRC) published an analytical report named “Drought in Europe - August 2022”. According to the report, drought in many regions of…

The sunset in Iğdır, Turkey formed postcard-like images. The viewers were enchanted by the colors that emerged from Tekelti Mountain in Tuzluca district, and the sunset in Suveren village between the clouds. A drone captured the…

Ballıca Cave is drawing the attention of local and foreigner nature lovers spending their summer vacation on Tokat, Turkey. “The first researches in Ballıca Cave were done by Prof. Dr. Baki Canikli and his team in 1993 and were mapped in…