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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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UPDATED: U.S. winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

CHICAGO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A winter storm that dumped sleet and heavy snow on a wide swath of the central United States this week left hundreds of thousands of…

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U.S. airlines cancel almost 5,000 flights ahead of Nor’easter winter storm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. carriers canceled thousands of flights through the weekend in anticipation of a winter storm forecast to bring high winds and heavy snow across the Northeast and…

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Photo Story: Snowstorm in Jerusalem

People walk during snowstorm in Jerusalem, Israel, during a regional winter storm called 'Elpis' that has also affected Turkey and Greece. Winter storm Elpis brought piles of snow to northern…

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Photo Story: Bad weather front Elpis triggers cold wave in Greece

A view of the snowy village on Naxos island, Cyclades, Greece. Frozen temperatures, stormy winds and heavy snowfall have been recorded in Greece since 22 January as a result of…

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Two persons die of cold in Rome and Turin

Two street people have died of the cold in Rome and Turin in the last two days. In the Italian capital, the lifeless body of a homeless 52-year-old Romanian man…

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Photo story: Weather front ‘Diomedes’ causes floods in Thessaly region in Greece

Α van is stuck in the mud in a flooded farm in the village of Palamas near Karditsa city, in Thessaly, central Greece. The weather front named 'Diomedes' which is…

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Argentina roasts in record-setting heat wave

Argentina is facing a historic heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F), making the country for a while the hottest place on the planet, straining power grids…

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Past seven years hottest on record – EU satellite data

The past seven years have been the hottest on record, according to new data from the EU's satellite system. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said 2021 was the fifth-warmest year,…

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Egypt closes two Mediterranean ports because of bad weather

CAIRO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Egypt closed the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on Monday as a result of bad weather, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a…

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Photo Story: Winter in St. Petersburg

People walk along the wall of the Peter and Paul fortress during a snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia. The temperatures have reached below three degrees Celsius in the second largest…

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Heatwave to hit Argentina, further stressing corn, soybean crops

Most of Argentina's agricultural region will be hit in the coming days by a heatwave accompanied by little or no rainfall, adding pressure to adverse conditions that its corn and…

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Eastern U.S. faces possible ‘bomb cyclone’ of snow and wind

LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The eastern United States, from Tennessee to New York, faces stronger winds and heavier snow overnight, likely causing the first bomb cyclone of the…

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Winter weather returns to Italy

Winter is coming back to Italy after the country basked in sunshine over the holiday period.Heavy rain and snow over low ground will hit Italy on Wednesday as a cold…

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California and other western states battered by snowstorm

Heavy storms have battered western regions of the United States, leaving thousands without power. Almost 30in (76cm) of snow fell in parts of northern California in 24 hours, causing blackouts…

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Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

Weather events, linked to a changing climate, brought misery to millions around the world in 2021 according to a new report. The study, from the charity Christian Aid, identified 10…

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Storms pound parts of Greece, kill one

The driver of a car that was swept away by floods in northern Greece was found dead on Sunday after heavy storms pounded parts of the country on Saturday, causing…

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Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky

At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the U.S. Midwest and South, demolishing homes, levelling businesses and setting…

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Big storm predicted to hit Italy this week

An 'Immaculate Storm' is set to hit Italy around the December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception, weather forecaster Antonio Sanò, director of the site iLMeteo.it., said on Monday. Snow…

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Photo Story: Snow in Navarra, Spain

A photograph taken with a drone shows Colegiata de Roncesvalles, during a snowfall in Roncesvalles, Navarra, Spain. Via EPA-EFE/JESUS DIGES

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Photo Story: Snowy weather in Spain

A man walks amid a snowfall in Valladolid, Spain, 24 November 2021. An Arctic cold front is currently dragging in snow and rain storms across much of central and northern…

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Photo Story: Flooding in South Salento, schools closed in Otranto

A crossing is flooded in Otranto as heavy rain affected the Adriatic coast of southern Salento, Italy, on Thursday 18 November 2021. In Otranto and Uggiano the church and the…

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British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the Canadian province declaring a state of emergency and the federal…

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Whirlwind kills man as flash floods hit Sicily

PALERMO, Sicily, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A whirlwind killed a man in southern Sicily and damaged properties on Wednesday, while heavy rains flooded streets and forced authorities to shut schools.…

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Torrential rains put swaths of southeast Australia at flood risk

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia's southeast were on high alert for major flooding on Saturday after torrential rains caused rivers to break their banks, with meteorologists warning…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of the storm that hit Sciacca, Sicily, Italy

A collapsed retaining wall near two buildings caused by the abundant rains that fell in the province of Agrigento in Sciacca, Italy, 11 November 2021. Agrigento Prefect Maria Rita Cocciufa…

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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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Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services

An intense rain storm wreaked havoc in several parts of Spain, causing severe flooding in some towns, leaving thousands of people without electricity and forcing the closure of some roads…

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UPDATED: New York, New Jersey declare emergencies, at least 9 reported dead in record rains

The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to flooding and hazardous conditions on…

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Weather disasters killed 2 million in last 50 years, UN agency WMO says

The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than 2 million people and costing $3.64…

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Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50C, says Met Office

Europe will have to brace for summer temperatures of 50C in future, the Met Office warned. The 48.8C recorded in the town of Floridia, near Syracuse in eastern Sicily, was…

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‘Once in 100 years’ drought seen affecting Argentine grains exports into next year

A once-a-century drought has lowered the water level of Argentina's main grains transport river, reducing farm exports and boosting logistics costs in a trend that meteorologists said will likely continue…

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July world’s hottest month ever

July was the world's hottest month ever recorded, a US federal scientific and regulatory agency has reported. The data shows that the combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 0.93C (1.68F)…

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Sicily records European record temperature of 48.8°C

ANSA - A temperature of 48.8°C was registered in the province of Siracusa on Wednesday by Sicily's SIAS agency in what looks set to be a new European record. "If…

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Retail coffee prices to go up as frost and freight costs bite

LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The most devastating frost in decades in top coffee producer Brazil and record freight costs sparked by COVID-19 causing massive shipping logjams are expected to…

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France braces for slump in wine output on weather woes

PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - France's wine production could drop by as much as 30% this year to its lowest level in decades after vineyards were hit by spring frosts…

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Tens of thousands evacuated as China storms spread northwards

Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death toll from heavy rains that have deluged Henan province…

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Storm alert issued for Sicily

The Italian Civil Protection is on alert after a storm warning was issued. The bad weather is expected to prevail over Central and Southern Italy including Sicily on Sunday. The…

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Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska

Meteorologists were stunned this week when three successive thunderstorms swept across the icy Arctic from Siberia to north of Alaska, unleashing lightning bolts in an unusual phenomenon that scientists say…

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UPDATED: As floods hit western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rain

The extreme rainfall causing deadly flooding across western Germany and Belgium has been so alarming, many across Europe are asking if climate change is to blame. Scientists have long said…

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German floods kill at least 133, search for survivors continues

Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of western Germany for survivors on Saturday as water levels remained high in many towns and houses continued to collapse in the country's worst natural…

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High water still closes Rhine in south Germany to shipping

Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Friday after a rise in water levels following recent torrential rain, German authorities said. At least 42…

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UPDATED: Further flooding feared in western Germany with death toll above 80

Further flooding was feared in western Germany on Friday as a breach at another dam loomed and the death toll rose to more than 80 in what is Germany's worst…

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Dozens dead in Canada as heatwave shatters records

The Canadian province of British Columbia suffered nearly double the average deaths as temperatures hit a record high of 46.6°C (115.88°F) during the past four days of "extreme heat", officials…

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Photo Story: Rainy weather in Turin

Vehicles drive slowly on a flooded street in Turin, Italy after heavy rainfall. Currently there is a yellow alert for thunderstorms throughout Piedmont north of the Po river. This rainy…

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More cyclones than usual forecast for east Asia by September

Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said…

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Scores missing at sea as cyclone pummels Indian coast, killing at least 29

The Indian Navy mounted a massive air and sea rescue mission on Tuesday for 79 oil workers and crew whose barge sank in heavy seas following a powerful cyclone that…

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India’s monsoon rains forecast to be average in 2021 – weather office

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, April 16 (Reuters) - India is likely to receive an average amount of rain in the 2021 monsoon, the state-run weather office said on Friday, raising expectations of…

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Cyclone off Western Australia forces people to evacuate

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tropical cyclone Seroja strenthened off Western Australia on Sunday, with emergency services opening shelters in preparation for high winds and coastal flooding later in the evening. Officials…

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Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone wreaks havoc in Indonesia

Rescuers searched for dozens of people missing in remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday while expecting more casualties in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 128.…

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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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Heavy rain, flash flooding batter Australia’s east coast

Australia's east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as the fast-moving waters unmoored houses, engulfed roads, stranded…

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Biden approves major disaster declaration for Texas

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Texas which has suffered widespread power blackouts and water shortages during a deadly deep freeze,…

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Lockdown by nature – Dutch told to stay home as blizzards blast in

AMSTERDAM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Netherlands was set to enter an even stricter lockdown as forecasts of heavy snow and strong winds on Sunday triggered the country's first nationwide…

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Snowstorm in Spain leaves four persons dead

A storm in Spain killed four people, paralysed travel and blanketed the capital Madrid in so much snow on Saturday that skiers took to the main Gran Via thoroughfare. Forecasters…

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Rare snowstorm closes Madrid airport, creates travel chaos

MADRID, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena left thousands of Spanish drivers trapped in their cars on Friday as roads were blocked and Madrid airport was closed.…

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Photo Story – Can we build a snowman?

Two persons next to two snowmen in the snow at Campsie Fells, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 29 December 2020. People in the area made the most of the weather. EPA-EFE/ROBERT PERRY

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