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Half a million ordered to evacuate Gulf Coast because of Hurricane Laura

More than half a million people have been ordered to flee the US Gulf Coast as forecasters warned of "catastrophic damage" from Hurricane Laura - saying a potentially deadly surge…

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Death toll from northern Turkey flash floods rises to six

The death toll from flash floods in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region rose to six late on Sunday, as search and rescue efforts continued for 10 missing people, the state-run…

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Thousands evacuate as dueling storms take aim at U.S. Gulf Coast

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to flee, and flooding roads…

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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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Photo Story: Heavy rains cause flooding in Bhopal, India

Residents make their way through a waterlogged street during heavy rain in a flooded locality of Damkheda after the water level of Kaliyasot river crossed the danger mark level due…

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Photo Story: Fatal floods in Giresun, Turkey

People stand on a flooded-hit street following heavy rainfall in Dereli district of Giresun, Turkey, 23 August 2020. According to media reports at least 4 people have died in the…

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Rare snowfall across southeast Australia

Parliament House is seen in front of snow-covered hills surrounding the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in Canberra, Australia, 23 August 2020. Antarctic air reaching Australia’s south east triggered snowfall down…

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Thermometer in Death Valley, California shows highest global temperature in over 100 years

A temperature of 54.4C – or 129.9F – has been recorded in Death Valley, California, in what some extreme weather watchers believe could be the hottest reading ever reliably recorded…

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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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Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old Sanaa houses collapse in heavy rains

Houses in Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains, as months of floods and storms assail a country already reeling from war, food shortages and disease.…

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Dutch heatwave proves fatal for some swimmers

At least four people have drowned in choppy seas off the Dutch coast on Sunday, police and news reports said, as thousands flocked to beaches to escape scorching temperatures. Two…

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Baby among seven killed as thunderstorms hit Greece

At least seven people were killed when torrential rain and thunderstorms caused flash flooding on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend, officials said. Three of the victims, including…

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Photo Story – Beating the heat in Hungary

A dog frolics in a fountain on a hot summer day in Budapest, Hungary, 09 August, 2020. Hungarian Meteorological Service has issued a first heat wave alert as the temperature…

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Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute issues heatwave warning

The Netherlands is currently in the grips of a heatwave with temperatures above thirty degrees Celsius. The Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute has issued code orange for the provinces of Limburg,…

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Floods in Greece

A Greek Orthodox priest walks in front of a flooded 18th century church in the village of Kavalari, Thessaloniki, Greece, after heavy rains hit the greater Langadas area in Greece.…

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Companies worldwide experience lower productivity due effects of rising temperatures as a result of climate change

An associate professor at Greece’s University of Thessaly says that companies worldwide have begun to respond to the effects of rising heat, as a result of climate change, on the…

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Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

US weather forecasters have issued warnings of a potentially life-threatening heat wave over the weekend in south-western areas of the country. The National Weather Service (NWS) said temperatures could reach…

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Florida, North Carolina declare emergencies as Hurricane Isaias nears

Florida and North Carolina declared states of emergency on Friday as Hurricane Isaias churned toward the U.S. East Coast, prompting authorities to close COVID-19 testing sites and people to stock…

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Hurricane Isaias forecast to move near Florida over the weekend

Atlantic hurricane Isaias is forecast to move near or east of the Florida peninsula on Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The…

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Photo Story: Flood situation worsen in Assam, India

Indian villagers move to a safe place with the help of a banana raft in the flood affected area of Goalbil, Baksa district, Assam, India. According to news reports, heavy…

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Photo Story: Hot weather in London

The sun rises behind a view of St Paul's Cathedral in London, Britain, 31 July 2020. The Met Office has predicted 31 July to be the hottest day of the…

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Photo Story: Floods in South Korea

Residents evacuate their homes with the help of rescuers as the parking lot and lower sections of apartment buildings are flooded due to heavy rain in Daejeon, South Korea, 30…

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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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Fivefold growth of forest fires in Siberia

Russia’s forest fire aerial protection service says forest fires in Siberia have grown nearly fivefold over the past week. The fires come amid a notable heat wave in parts of…

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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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Photo Story: High water in Venice as storms lash Italy

An overview of San Marco square flooded by high water, Venice, Italy. Thunderstorms and high winds will hit central and southern parts on Thursday evening and Friday, forecasters said Thursday.…

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Mumbai braces for Cyclone Nisarga

Bracing for the first ever cyclone to hit Mumbai in living memory, people in India's most populous metropolis stayed off the streets and scrambled to protect their homes before the…

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Tropical storm Amanda batters El Salvador

Tropical storm Amanda made landfall in El Salvador on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and unleashing floods that left at least 10 people dead. ''We are facing a critical situation,'' El…

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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 bln in India, may rise in Bangladesh

A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials…

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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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Hottest Winter ever recorded in Europe

This winter has been by far the hottest recorded in Europe, scientists have announced, with the climate crisis likely to have supercharged the heat, reports The Guardian The EU’s Copernicus…

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Tornadoes wreck havoc and kill at least 25 people in the US

Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee on Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 25 people. One caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a…

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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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144 flights affected as sandstorm covers Spain’s Canary Islands

All incoming flights to Spain's Canary Islands were diverted on Sunday, airport operator AENA said, after a sandstorm from the Sahara hit the archipelago, coating the islands with orange dust…

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The UK battered by Storm Dennis, thousands of homes underwater

Communities across Britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos, following the torrential rain brought by Storm Dennis. Some areas of the country were struck by winds over…

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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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Photo story: Storm Ciara hits Belgium

A man walks his dog near an uprooted tree partially removed from the street after storm Ciara, in Brussels, Belgium, 10 February 2020. Severe warnings have been issued for Western…

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Sydney hit by heaviest rainfall in 30 years

The Australian city of Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing flooding and travel chaos and forcing thousands from their homes. Some rural areas received…

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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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Photo Story: First snow on the Vesuvius

The first snow on Vesuvius volcano is seen from the ruins of the archaeological site of Pompeii, near Naples, Italy. Naples and other parts were swept by icy winds after…

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Photo Story: Southern Poland in the grip of cold weather

People walk during a snowfall in Zakopane at Tatra Mountains, southern Poland. Temperatures in Zakopane were reported at minus 1 degree Celsius. Photos: EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot

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Photo Story: The aftermath of Storm Gloria in Spain

A view of cars piled up on a street in the aftermath of storm Gloria, at the neighborhood of Campanillas, in Malaga, Andalucia, southern of Spain. The heavy rains caused…

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Extreme weather linked to 12% drop in wine output in Italy

The Italian National Institute of Statistics, ISTAT, announced that Italian agricultural production fell by 1.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with negative climate factors, including many extreme-weather events,…

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Photo Story: Floods in the South of France

French firemen patrol in flooded streets as Storm Gloria hits the south of France, in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France. The storm had earlier battered Spain causing victims before moving onto France.…

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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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Spain battered by Storm Gloria

Powerful Storm Gloria started battering Spain on Sunday with high winds, heavy rain and snow, forcing the closure of Alicante airport and killing one man in the northern region of…

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Photo Story: Victims increase as severe weather continues to grip Pakistan

An aerial view of snow-covered areas in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, 16 January 2020. At least 89 people were killed in weather related incidents in Pakistani administered Kashmir and Baluchistan province…

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Photo story: Severe weather warnings for north coast of Spain

Big waves break on the coast in Suances, Cantabria, Spain, 15 January 2020. Yellow warnings have been issued by the Spain's State Meteorological Agency for most of the country’s northern…

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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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Dubai and Abu Dhabi braced for more bad weather

Further rain fell across the UAE on Sunday morning following a wet weekend which saw flooding and thunderstorms. The rainfall is expected to continue in some parts throughout the day,…

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2019 sets record for Europe’s hottest December – Copernicus

The European Union's climate change monitoring agency, Copernicus, has reported that temperatures across Europe in December 2019 were the hottest on record for that month. Data shows the average surface…

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