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The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers …

At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation. Since January 10, the mercury has plunged in Kabul and several other provinces, with the central region of Ghor recording the lowest …

Four Iraqi cities entered the list of the highest temperatures recorded in the world according to the Eldorado Weather website. Kuwaiti city of Jahra recorded the highest temperature reached 49.9 degrees, along with other 7 Kuwaiti cities that were among the 15 cities with the highest temperature. King Fahad Airport …

A temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius in the shade at Death Valley in the US state of California on Sunday might be the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth, officials say. A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday by the US …

Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without power on Tuesday after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region a day earlier, causing damage linked to the death of a woman found clutching a young boy in her storm-battered mobile home. The storm known as a derecho …

Isaias downgraded from a hurricane but still, a powerful tropical storm, moved along Florida’s eastern coast on Sunday, bringing strong winds but no longer posing a storm surge threat. The storm is forecast to move upward along the East Coast and reach Washington, Philadelphia, and New York City on Tuesday …

A fire destroyed a vast area of a forest in France and people in Britain filled beaches on the hottest day of the year so far. More than a dozen Italian cities were put on alert and Spain experienced record temperatures as heatwaves gripped Europe last week. A fire destroyed …

A World Health Organization official on Tuesday described the COVID-19 pandemic as “one big wave” and warned against complacency in the northern hemisphere summer since the infection does not share influenza’s tendency to follow seasons. WHO officials have been at pains to avoid describing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases like …

Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to hit the southern Texas coast as a hurricane on Saturday afternoon or early evening, forecasters said, all while another tropical storm approached the Caribbean. Hanna was centered about 140 miles (225 kilometers) east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early …

Residents in Sandusky, Ohio, were forced to take shelter as a ferocious storm descended on their town, ultimately demolishing the historic Sandusky State Theater before their very eyes. The theater, which had stood since 1928, was no match for the storm that struck the town on Wednesday, ripping away entire …

Coronavirus patients were among more than 100,000 people evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in India’s western states as a cyclone advanced toward Mumbai in Maharashtra today. Cyclone Nisarga made landfall at around 1 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET) with wind speeds of up to 110 kph (68 mph), according …

At least 20 villagers, including 10 children, were killed in landslides on Tuesday (June 2) after three days of incessant pre-monsoon rains in northeastern India, officials said. The landslides took place in the Barak Valley of southern Assam state, Forests Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said, adding that several homes were destroyed. …

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall in South Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center, radar imagery indicates that the area of disturbed weather became significantly better organized Wednesday morning. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the coast of South Carolina from Edisto Beach to South Santee …

Tropical storm Vongfong is moving west-northwest and a thunderstorm advisory has been issued over parts of the central region of Luzon, the largest and most populous island of the Philippines which is home to the capital Manila. Heavy rainfall is expected later today and Thursday, while gale force winds are …

At least six people have been killed after nearly two dozen tornadoes ripped through the south-central region of the United States, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Three people were killed and some 20 injured by a fearsome tornado in Onalaska, Texas located roughly 90 miles north of …

The spectacular eruptions of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 2018 were triggered by extreme rainfall in the preceding months, research suggests. Scientists say the finding raises the possibility that climate breakdown, which is causing more extreme weather, could lead to an increase in eruptions around the world. The 2018 …

Footage of tornado damage in Alabama in March 2020 For the second Sunday in a row, the Southern US states were in the midst of an outbreak of severe weather over the weekend, including widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, hail and torrential rainfall. Waves of severe thunderstorms blew through Louisiana to …

Flights have been canceled and the army drafted in as Britain prepares for Storm Dennis with the authorities warning of heavy rain and flooding in parts of England. EasyJet has warned of “significant disruption” to its operations whilst Luton Airport is advising passengers to check with their airlines before setting …

Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade — their city covered in snow. It was a rare moment of respite during which residents took selfies and children played in parks, lobbing snowballs before the fluffy flakes disappeared and the white cover …

Ciara or Sabine: Call it what you want, but countries across Europe are being hit by a powerful storm. Transport has been plunged into chaos and schools have been canceled. Northern Europe is currently being hit by a major storm, which is moving south. Known either as Ciara or Sabine …