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Authorities in Cheongju pull a further four bodies out of tunnel as downpours trigger floods and landslides nationwide, with more rain forecastRescuers in South Korea have recovered four more bodies from a flooded tunnel where vehicles were trapped in …
Torrential rainstorm swept through township in south-eastern Pennsylvania, killing several and leaving behind a slew of damageAt least three people have been killed by a sudden flash flood in Pennsylvania while four others remain missing.On Saturday ev…
South-west and parts of the west hardest hit amid warnings to ‘take heat seriously’ as Phoenix temperature to rise to 118F SundayMore than 100 million people, around a third of Americans, were under extreme heat advisories this weekend and that record-…
Energy firms have made record profits by increasing production of oil and gas, far from their promises of rolling back emissionsIt was probably the Earth’s hottest week in history earlier this month, following the warmest June on record, and top scient…
New system pushing into region from north Africa could lead to temperatures above record 48.8CSouthern Europe is bracing for a second heat storm in a week, with Spain, Italy and Greece, along with Morocco and other Mediterranean countries being told te…
Soaring temperatures lead some to reconsider travel plans or adjust itineraries, as sweltering weather is expected to continueBritish holidaymakers aiming to travel to mainland Europe this summer are worried they are not going to be able to cope with t…
Phoenix, Arizona, logged its 16th day above 110F, and California’s Death Valley reached 122F as cities offered cooling centersA dangerous heatwave threatened a wide swath of the south-west with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Sa…
Three brush fires burning in rural areas across Riverside county, where 1,000 homes are under evacuation ordersFirefighters in southern California were battling three separate brush fires that started on Friday afternoon amid a blistering heatwave.The …
Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies• Read more: Acropolis closes to protect touristsA fierce anticyclone named after Cerberus, a three-headed monster-dog that features in Dante’s Inferno, had not…
First-aid workers drafted in to treat visitors suffering effects of 48C – 118F –temperatures at the country’s most visited monumentThe Greeks know a thing or two about heat, and they know a thing or two about dealing with it. But last week saw heat of …