China renews most severe alert for Typhoon Doksuri
China’s national observatory on Friday renewed a red alert for Typhoon Doksuri, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system, as the fifth typhoon of this year is ...
Firefighters battle Greece wildfires overnight as farms, factories burn
Firefighters in Greece battled flames burning for the 10th day on the island of Rhodes, while new blazes erupted on the mainland that destroyed farms and factories overnight and left ...
China braces for Typhoon Doksuri’s landfall, shutting schools and businesses
China on Thursday braced for the imminent landfall of Typhoon Doksuri, shutting schools and businesses in some coastal cities, while its national observatory renewed its most severe weather alert after ...
Wildfires in Greece largely contained, danger not over as new heatwave looms
Wildfires across Greece were largely contained on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes for days, though a new heatwave loomed, threatening to stoke tinderbox conditions across ...
Ten dead, more than a 100 feared trapped in landslide in India after heavy rain (Update)
Rescue workers in India battled difficult terrain and bad weather on Thursday as they searched for more than 100 people feared trapped in a landslide that killed at least 10 villagers after ...
Wildfires continue in Greece as EU allies send aid
Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, as authorities braced for a new heatwave stoking tinderbox conditions across the country.
At first light, ...
Will southern Europe’s sweltering summer send tourists to cooler climes?
Soaring summer temperatures across southern Europe could prompt a lasting shift in tourist habits, with more travellers choosing cooler destinations or taking their holidays in spring or autumn to dodge ...
Typhoon Talim leaves behind crushed vehicles, beached whale in southern China
Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as Typhoon Talim made its way across China’s southern ...
Extreme heat radiates around the globe, as U.S., China enter climate talks
Asia, Europe and the United States baked under extreme heat as global temperatures soared toward alarming highs and U.S. leaders sought to reignite climate diplomacy with China.
The United ...
South Korea flood death toll rises to 39, Yoon blames botched responses
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain grew to 39, including a dozen ...
Cerberus heatwave threatens new record temperatures for Europe
Southern Europe sweltered under a fierce heatwave on Thursday, with a warning that temperatures could hit record highs for the continent next week, raising fears about the impact on human ...
Rare Dutch summer storm hits air, train traffic
People across much of the Netherlands were told to stay indoors as a rare summer storm hit the Dutch coastearly on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 145 kilometres (90 miles) per ...
Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say
At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the ...
Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe
Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said on Tuesday.
This year’...
Tornado pummels central Arkansas, killing at least 2, injuring dozens
A fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and neighboring towns on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens as it sheared roofs and walls from many buildings, ...
Soggy California drenched anew as Nor’easter buries New England, New York
The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms soaked California, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor’easter swirling over New York and New ...
Thirty six dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, according to a statement from Sao Paulo state ...
California is deluged by record rain with more storms coming
The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages ...
Buffalo, N.Y. death toll hits 25 from region’s worst blizzard in decades
A powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend has killed at least 25 people, Erie county officials said on Monday, as road and utility crews faced a long ...
Blizzard kills at 13 in Buffalo, N.Y., area as Christmas Day freeze grips U.S.
A lethal blizzard paralyzed Buffalo, New York, on Christmas Day, trapping motorists and rescue workers in their vehicles, leaving thousands of homes without power and raising the death toll from ...
Arctic ‘bomb cyclone’ threatens holiday travel for millions of Americans (Update)
A dangerously frigid arctic air mass gripped a vast expanse of the United States on Thursday as a looming winter storm of historic proportions threatened to upend travel plans for ...
Death toll in Florida uncertain as Ian takes aim at Carolinas
Emergency crews tried on Thursday to reach stranded Florida residents as a resurgent Hurricane Ian veered toward the Carolinas after cutting a path of destruction across Florida, leaving behind deadly ...
Waning Hurricane Ian creeps across Florida after battering Gulf Coast
A weakened but still formidable Hurricane Ian chugged across Florida toward the Atlantic seaboard on Thursday after thrashing the state’s Gulf Coast with fierce winds, torrential downpours and raging ...
Millions urged to evacuate as Florida Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian
Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday, lashing the state’s southern tip hours before ...