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This year ‘virtually certain’ to be warmest in 125,000 years, EU scientists say

By Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie BRUSSELS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - This year is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after…

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Southern Europe and U.S. Southwest hit with extreme temperatures

By Deborah Kyvrikosaios and Liliana Salgado Tourists crowded shadeless Acropolis Hill in 40C heat U.S. city Phoenix records 15 days in a row above 110F Homeless people treated for third…

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Europe’s 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’ -WMO, EU report

Europe's summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization and European Union scientists confirmed, while warning that such…

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Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say

Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and…

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Hurricane Ian rips into western Cuba, with Florida in its sights

Hurricane Ian slammed into western Cuba on Tuesday, forcing evacuations, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people and swamping fishing villages as it tracked northward toward Florida, where residents…

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Australia braces for more pain from rain after La Nina confirmed

Much of Australia will face unusually heavy rains in coming months, the country's weather forecaster said on Tuesday, after confirming that a La Nina weather event is under way for…

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Russia receives Western weather data that some fear could aid attack planning

Russian agencies are continuing to receive nearly instantaneous meteorological data from Western and other governments, which some weapons experts say could be used to plan a chemical or biological attack…

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VIDEO: At least one person killed after Mediterranean hurricane batters Sicily

Fierce storms battered southern Italy for a second day on Monday, killing at least one person, triggering landslides and leaving roads and fields flooded, police said. The body of a…

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Elsa slows between Haiti and Jamaica after winds cause 2 deaths in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, July 3 (Reuters) - Two people in the Dominican Republic were killed on Saturday, when a wall collapsed due to heavy winds brought on by Elsa, officials said,…

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Photo Story: Record heatwave in Moscow

A girl cools off in the water of a fountain in Moscow, Russia, as the the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius. Moscow has been hit by a heatwave this week,…

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Europe could experience warmer than normal April-June, says Weather Company

Large parts of Europe could experience warmer than normal temperatures from April to June, the Weather Company said in an outlook on Monday. The Weather Company, owned by IBM Corp,…

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Over 10 million displaced by climate disasters in six months

About 10.3 million people were displaced by climate change-induced events such as flooding and droughts in the last six months, the majority of them in Asia, a humanitarian organisation said…

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Bad weather sweeps through Italy

One person died as bad weather swept Italy over the weekend. The 51-year-old worker drowned after flood water swept him into a canal while he was assessing damage from the…

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Cold weather expected in Southern Italy

A cold snap will hit the centre and south of Italy at the weekend. Italian news agency ANSA quoted 3bmeteo.com meteorologist Edoardo Ferrara saying that an Arctic front is set…

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Storm death toll rises in Central America as Honduran leader pleads for help

Authorities in Central America recovered more bodies on Thursday from landslides triggered by hurricane Iota, which battered the impoverished region this week, the second deadly storm to roar through this…

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Hurricane Delta weakens after hitting battered Louisiana coast

Hurricane Delta weakened after making landfall in a corner of Louisiana state repeatedly battered by storms this year, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 kph), the…

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EU climate change service says September was the world’s hottest on record

Last month was the world's hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in the Middle East, and in parts of South America and Australia, the European…

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Major hurricane brews in Gulf of Mexico, threatens Louisiana-Florida

Tropical Storm Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, is moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and expected to take aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast this week as…

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Victims from Cyclone Ianos that lashed Greece increase

The death toll after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, has now risen to three. Ianos uprooted trees and caused power…

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Photo Story: Six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans

A handout picture made available during the weekend by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans on the morning of 14 September…

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Ukraine agricultural sector facing worst weather in a decade

Weather conditions for winter grain sowing in Ukraine are the worst in the last 10 years due to severe drought across most of the country, the APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday…

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California hit by record heat wave

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a "Stage 2" power emergency late on Saturday, warning that rotating power outages were possible amid a record heat wave. A Stage 2…

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Photo Story: Potential hurricanes at each end of Caribbean

A handout picture made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a wind speed probabilities projection map for the Tropical Storm Marco (L) and Laura (R) moving…

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China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site

Floods on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze river forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday and threatened a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff, police and volunteers…

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Last year was one of three warmest on record

Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in the Bulletin of…

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Hanna pummels Texas coast with strong winds, heavy rain

Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, left a trail of destruction along the Texas coast on Sunday, downing power lines, toppling part of the U.S.-Mexico border wall…

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North American hurricane and wildfire season may be more extreme

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season and California wildfires in the autumn may be more extreme than usual, the German reinsurer Munich Re said on Thursday. So-called La Nina weather conditions…

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Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s

Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s, according to what is described as the first study to look at…

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Record high temperatures…in Siberia

Russia recorded an all-time heat record in the least place one would probably expect to find a heatwave: that's above the Artcic Circle in Siberia, as the region continues to…

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India and Bangladesh brace for massive cyclone

Heavy rains and winds have been reported in eastern India and Bangladesh, with a super cyclone expected to make landfall in hours. Amphan is one of the biggest storms in…

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India and Bangladesh prepare for impact of Cyclone Amphan

India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, piling pressure on emergency services grappling with the…

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Europe’s hot summer weather could worsen the effects of COVID-19

Unseasonably warm temperatures across most of Europe is currently enjoying could aggravate the situation for the agricultural sector as crops will suffer greatly. And experts say there is a very…

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COVID-19 affecting weather alert accuracy

UN weather experts warned that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services, including early warning alerts around the world. Both the quantity and quality of weather observations and forecasts,…

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Europe braces for heavy rain, floods, 5-meter waves predicted in Spain

Parts of Europe are braced for Storm Jorge this weekend, which is expected to bring yet more rain to flood-hit Britain — and Saharan dust across southern Europe. Rain warnings…

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The UK prepares for the impact of Storm Jorge

Storm Jorge will hit the UK today with winds up to 70mph - and forecasters are warning the heavy rain is "not good news" for flood-hit areas. A series…

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The UK braces for onslaught from Storm Dennis, flights cancelled from Gatwick and Heathrow

The UK is preparing for a second weekend of weather disruption, as experts warn Storm Dennis could inflict more damage than Ciara when it arrives. Severe weather warnings are in…

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UK prepares for Storm Dennis

As the UK has hardly recovered from Storm Ciara and the country is preparing for Storm Dennis. "Blizzard conditions" are possible over Cumbria, Northumberland and large parts of Scotland,…

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Saudis warned to prepare for freezing temperatures

Weather warnings have been issued for most regions in Saudi Arabia, with temperatures expected to reach zero degrees and below. The General Authority of Meteorology and Environment said the freezing…

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Massive storm shuts down air traffic across Europe

Northern Europe is currently being hit by a major storm, nicknamed Storm Sabine in Germany and Storm Ciara in the UK, which is moving south. Severe warnings have been issued…

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Storm Ciara causes travel chaos in the UK and Germany prepares for Storm Sabine

Strong winds have been causing travel disruption to parts of the UK as Storm Ciara approaches. Weather warnings have been issued for this weekend as the storm, set to…

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Heavy rain extinguishes third of fires in NSW, Australia

Torrential rain across the east coast of Australia has extinguished a third of the fires in the region - and could put more out, officials say. A wide band of…

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Four dead as Storm Gloria batters Spain, starts moving into France

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity in north-eastern Spain on Tuesday after heavy snow and rainfall. Four people have been killed by Storm Gloria since Sunday, with…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of a hailstorm in Canberra

Photos of damaged cars are seen parked outside the Treasury Building after a hail storm hit Canberra, Australia, 20 January 2020. Melbourne and Canberra have been hit by heavy…

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Extreme cold weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighboring Afghanistan, officials said. The latest deaths…

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Climate crisis fuels year of record temperatures in UK

A series of high temperature records were broken in the UK in 2019 as a consequence of the climate crisis, the Met Office has said. The hottest temperature ever recorded…

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Philippines counts cost of deadly typhoon

At least 10 people have died after a powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines on Christmas Day, with the death toll likely to rise. Typhoon Phanfone, also known as Ursula,…

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Flights cancelled as Storm Fabien batters southern France and Corsica

Heavy rain and winds from Storm Fabien brought the island of Corsica to a standstill on Sunday with flight cancellations days before the Christmas holiday. The airport in Ajaccio remained…

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Storms Elsa and Fabian leave nine dead across southern Europe

The death toll from fierce back-to-back storms pummelling Spain, Portugal and France has risen to nine as the region reels from more powerful winds and flooding. The death of a fisherman in Catalonia, who…

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Genoa battered by violent storm, 7 meter waves recorded along Liguria coast

A wave of bad weather in the last few hours has hit the far west of Liguria, with intensity in the Sanremo area. Along the coast waves of 4 meters…

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Five dead as storm wreaks havoc in Spain and Portugal

A storm sweeping across Spain and Portugal has killed at least five people, damaged buildings, cut power lines and forced authorities to shut roads hit by flooding and fallen trees,…

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Floods in Spain

Photos made available by Reinosa's City Council in Spain show flooded roasd in Reinosa, northern Spain, 20 December 2019. Heavy rains caused the overflow of three rivers flooding the town.…

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Australia endures hottest day on record

Australia has experienced its hottest day on record with the national average temperature reaching a high of 40.9C (105.6F), meteorologists say. The Bureau of Meteorology (Bom) said "extensive" heat on…

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Wind up to 100 km per hour causes damages in Sicily

Gusts of wind up to 100 kilometres per hour have caused damage in the province of Palermo during the night between Saturday and Sunday. Numerous fire brigade interventions were needed…

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Bad weather in the north of Spain

Images from the streets of San Sebastian, Spain, on the 13 December 2019, after a violent storm. Winds of 144 kilometers per hour have been registered in the area, along…

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Italy on high alert because of bad weather

Italian authorities are on high alert for a wave of bad weather that is expected to hit the country in the coming days. According to meteorologists in the coming hours,…

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Britain braces for strong winds as Storm Atiyah due to hit

Britain is bracing itself as Storm Atiyah is set to hit this weekend with powerful gales forecast and the Met Office issuing weather warnings. Severe winds of up to 70-80mph are due to hit…

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Italy sixth for extreme weather deaths since 1999 – report

Italy is sixth in the world in terms of the number of people to have died because of extreme-weather events since 1999, according to the latest Climate Risk Index report…

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