A version of this story appears in the September 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Philadelphia detected its first case of a deadly, fast-spreading strain of influenza on September 17, 1918.

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised the India Meteorological Department for significantly improving weather forecasting and early warning systems in Mizoram. He highlighted the crucial role of these ...

Cyclone Montha: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha are bracing for impact as Cyclone Montha nears Kankinada, with the storm likely to intensify into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' (SCS) and cross the Andhra Pradesh ...

The southwest monsoon has officially withdrawn from India as of October 16, with the northeast monsoon now active over southern regions. A low-pressure system is expected to form in the Arabian Sea, ...

Mumbai is very likely to see heavy to very heavy rainfall starting Saturday, September 27, till September 29, said the India Meteorological Department in a forecast released on Friday. Apart from ...

List of Countries that speak Spanish: Spanish, or Castellano, is one of the most spoken languages in the world. The Instituto Cervantes says that there are more than 600 million people who speak ...

Imagine this: you’re in the middle of an important project, juggling deadlines, and collaborating with a team scattered across time zones. Suddenly, your computer crashes, and hours of work vanish in ...

My wife and I like to travel to other countries, but we always face a familiar obstacle -- how to learn the language well enough to converse with people. We've tried taking language lessons, yet we ...

Daniel J. Olson has previously received funding from the National Science Foundation. English should be the official language of the United States, says an executive order signed by President Donald ...

Antonia Haynes is a Game Rant writer who resides in a small seaside town in England where she has lived her whole life. Beginning her video game writing career in 2014, and having an avid love of ...