15 Million People Live Under Threat of Sudden, Deadly Flooding as More Glaciers Melt
The countries most at risk from the disaster called “glacial lake outburst floods” are India, Pakistan, Peru, and China, finds a new study.
Extreme weather
Weather tracker: extremes of heat and cold hit South and North America
Conditions in parts of South America up to 10C above average as US records its coldest ever temperatureUnrelenting and record-breaking heat is expected to continue across parts of South America this week. Temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-to-h…
Auckland floods: city begins clean-up after ‘biggest climate event’ in New Zealand’s history
As rain and flooding eases, attention turns to assessing the scale of the damage after four people were killed by unprecedented extreme weatherInsurers say devastating flooding in Auckland was the “biggest climate event” in New Zealand’s history, as ra…
Flash flooding traps Sydney drivers in their cars after torrential rain hits city
SES called into action 19 times to free people from their vehicles and trains between Bankstown and the centre cancelled Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTorrential rain has caused flash flooding in Sydney with e…
Auckland flooding: death toll rises as New Zealand hit with more heavy rain and landslides
Four people have been killed as authorities warn severe weather conditions will continue in New Zealand’s north islandHeavy rainfall continued to batter New Zealand’s north island, causing landslides, flash floods and knocking out roads, with the death…
Larger than usual snowpack in California gives hope of reprieve in drought
Extreme weather filled the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides roughly a third of the state’s water supplyExtreme weather hammered California through the first weeks of the year – but also offered a badly needed reprieve. The deep snow dumped on the…
Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia
Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperaturesWeather authorities in Japan and the Korean peninsula have issued warnings over freezing temperatures and gales that hav…
Hottest day of 2022 saw 638 more deaths than normal in England
Experts call major spike in deaths on 19 July and following day ‘extraordinary data’ and a wake-up call over dangers of extreme heatThe hottest day on record last summer resulted in 638 more deaths in England than normal, according to official figures,…
‘Years to rebuild’: Biden takes in scale of California storm destruction on visit
President highlighted damage from punishing storms which hit state for weeks and claimed at least 21 livesPresident Joe Biden walked along the splintered boardwalk of a picture-postcard California beach town on Thursday and heard from business owners s…
Long way around: Australian man’s epic 5,000km detour to get his car back home
After the way home was cut off by floods, Chris English set off on an alternative route further than driving from Madrid to MoscowGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChristmas is meant to bring loved ones together, …