China issues ‘red alert’ as super typhoon approaches mainland
China’s weather bureau issued a red alert early on Friday as super typhoon Lekima approached Zhejiang province on the eastern coast, after forcing flight cancellations
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Heavy rains in India kill 30, cripples financial capital (Update)
Wall collapses in Mumbai and nearby towns, caused by the worst monsoon rains in a single day in 14 years, killed 30 people on Tuesday
Sizzling Europe battles wildfires, health risks
TARRAGONA, Spain/PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) – Wildfires raged across Catalonia and French authorities stepped up restrictions on water use and driving in cities as swathes
Hotter than wasabi: Europeans struggle with heatwave
French authorities announced school closures and traffic restrictions on Wednesday as swathes of Europe continued to wither under a powerful heatwave. Residents and tourists alike
Heatwave hits Europe, France and Italy most affected
Tourists in Rome and Paris scaled back their sightseeing in sweltering temperatures, dousing themselves at fountains and cooling down with ice cream as aheatwave continued
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana face flood of ‘historic magnitude’
By Alex Dobuzinskis May 29 (Reuters) – Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes,
Cyclone slams Indian temple town after a million flee (Update)
A cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively” damaging the tourist town of Puri, but there were no early
India plans to evacuate 800,000 as cyclone nears east coast
By Jatindra Dash and Neha Dasgupta BHUBANESHWAR, India/NEW DELHI, May 2 (Reuters) – India will use boats, buses and trains to evacuate 800,000 people along
Deadly storms push through the U.S. East Coast
Tornados, wind gusts of up to 70 mph and pounding hail remained threats early Monday from eastern New York and into New England, as the
Iran reports massive flood damage to farms (V)
Flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Iranian agriculture, an official said, as the parliament speaker questioned whether government funds would
Floods kill at least 18 in southern Iran, provinces on alert
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed and around 100 others were injured in flash floods in Iran’s
Missouri River flooding forces evacuation of 7,500 from waterfront city
By Karen Dillon ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 22 (Reuters) – Record floodwaters that submerged vast stretches of Nebraska and Iowa farmland along America’s longest river
At least 23 dead in Alabama tornado, toll expected to rise (V)
By Sharon Bernstein March 3 (Reuters) – At least 23 people, some of them children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama on
Australia’s Queensland flooding worsens with dam release
MELBOURNE, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Major flooding threatened several thousand homes on Monday in the Australian state of Queensland, forcing more than 1,100 people to
Over 20 dead in US polar vortex, frostbite amputations feared
By Jonathan Allen Tens of millions of Americans braved Arctic-like temperatures on Thursday as low as minus 56 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 49 Celsius) that paralyzed
Deep freeze grips U.S., blamed for at least 12 deaths (V)
By Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing
Heat wave brings blackouts to Melbourne, halts play at Australian Open (V)
MELBOURNE, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Scorching temperatures suspended play at the Australian Open tennis grand slam in Melbourne on Friday, expected to be the hottest
Heatwave wilts Australia’s southeast, fanning fire, health concerns
SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A heatwave sweeping Australia engulfed the densely-populated southeast on Friday, boosting temperature records, spurring fire bans and arousing concern about
Police issue Troodos weather warning for motorists
Police have announced that all roads leading to Troodos, both from Limassol and Nicosia, are closed due to heavy snowfall. The following roads are open
Australia swelters through heatwave as records tumble
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Australia looks set to sweat through one of its hottest Decembers ever, the national weather bureau said