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Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHCNews

Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHC

Tampa, United States (AFP) - A major storm bearing down on Florida strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, US meteorologists said, as the US state mandates…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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John makes landfall in Mexico as major Category 3 hurricane: NHCNews

John makes landfall in Mexico as major Category 3 hurricane: NHC

Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Hurricane John on Monday made landfall in southern Mexico as a major Category 3 storm, the US-based National Hurricane Center…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Storm Boris lashes central Europe, toll climbs to 18News

Storm Boris lashes central Europe, toll climbs to 18

By Julia ZAPPEI and Kiyoko METZLER with Jan FLEMR in the Czech Republic | AFP Vienna, Austria (UPDATED) - Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in…
SourceSourceSeptember 16, 2024 Full article
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Global climate summary for August 2024NewsFacts

Global climate summary for August 2024

The 15th consecutive month of record-setting global temperatures and the second-lowest Antarctic sea ice extent again. The latest NOAA global climate report for August 2024…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 16, 2024 Full article
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Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai: state mediaNews

Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai: state media

Shanghai, China (AFP) - Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, Chinese state media reported, with a red alert in place as strong…
SourceSourceSeptember 16, 2024 Full article
Study reveals unequal economic impact of erratic weather globallyScience

Study reveals unequal economic impact of erratic weather globally

A new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that erratic weather events, exacerbated by global warming, are increasingly disrupting global…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 13, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana: NHCNews

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana: NHC

Houma, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall Wednesday evening along the southeastern US state of Louisiana, according to the…
SourceSourceSeptember 12, 2024 Full article
At least three dead after Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam: state mediaNews

At least three dead after Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam: state media

HAI PHONG, Vietnam (AFP) - At least three people are dead and more than a dozen others are missing after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern…
SourceSourceSeptember 7, 2024 Full article
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June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitorNews

June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor

By Benjamin LEGENDRE | AFP Paris, France - The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2024 Full article
South Korea posts highest average summer temperature on record: weather agencyNews

South Korea posts highest average summer temperature on record: weather agency

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea recorded its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago, the weather agency said…
SourceSourceSeptember 5, 2024 Full article
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Finland’s Lapland sees warmest summer on recordNews

Finland’s Lapland sees warmest summer on record

Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - Finland's far north Lapland region has been hit by its highest recorded summer temperatures, an expert at the nation's Meteorological Institute…
SourceSourceSeptember 2, 2024 Full article
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12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi mediaNews

12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi media

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Flash floods triggered by torrential rainfall have killed at least 12 people and left more than 20 others missing…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2024 Full article
Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears JapanNews

Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears Japan

By Kyoko HASEGAWA | AFP Tokyo - Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2024 Full article
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During a heatwave, temperatures not the only threat: expertNews

During a heatwave, temperatures not the only threat: expert

Marie GIFFARD | AFP Madrid, Spain - Spain has just emerged from a 21-day heatwave that engulfed Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, posing a health threat…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2024 Full article
Seoul residents sweating with record ‘tropical nights’ weatherNews

Seoul residents sweating with record ‘tropical nights’ weather

By Hieun SHIN | AFP Seoul, South Korea - Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2024 Full article
Global climate summary for July 2024ClimateFacts

Global climate summary for July 2024

July 2024 has officially become the warmest July ever recorded globally, according to data released by NOAA. The global surface temperature for the month was…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 15, 2024 Full article
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Japan cancels flights and trains as another typhoon approachesNews

Japan cancels flights and trains as another typhoon approaches

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were cancelled Thursday in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2024 Full article
Korean peninsula swelters, Seoul nears ‘tropical nights’ recordNews

Korean peninsula swelters, Seoul nears ‘tropical nights’ record

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) - A streak of super-hot tropical nights is set to break a century-old South Korean weather record, according to official data…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2024 Full article
Arctic Svalbard sees record August temperatureNews

Arctic Svalbard sees record August temperature

Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic saw its highest August temperature ever recorded at the weekend, topping 20 degrees Celsius, Norway's…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2024 Full article
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Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coastNews

Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coast

Miami, United States (UPDATED) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, killing at least four people and threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2024 Full article
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How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disasterClimate

How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster

By Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal in Thiruvananthapuram | 360info The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2024 Full article
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Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern ChinaClimateNews

Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China

By Isabel Kua and Oliver Hotham | AFP Beijing, China - Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday,…
SourceSourceJuly 26, 2024 Full article
UN Secretary-General issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat amid record temperaturesClimateNews

UN Secretary-General issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat amid record temperatures

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has joined nine other specialized United Nations entities in supporting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Call to Action on Extreme Heat.…
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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hoursClimateNews

Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours

Rabat, Morocco (AFP) - A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal,…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article