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An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest person to successfully climb El Capitan - a 3,000-foot cliffside in Yosemite. Sam Baker, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been climbing since he was two years old and has been training to climb El Capitan since he was six.On Friday, the boy's father, Joe Baker, posted that t... | Extreme Sports |
A Portland man was arrested for allegedly planning a shooting at a rock climbing festival over the weekend in Oregon, authorities said.
Samson Zebturiah Garner, 39, was arrested Thursday after "evidence of a planned attack," including a rifle and two handguns, were found in his vehicle, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s O... | Extreme Sports |
A newly-wed couple have celebrated their marriage by climbing Skye's second highest summit in their wedding outfits.
Victoria Forbes and Mark Lyons carried the wedding dress, suit and climbing gear up Sgùrr Dearg.
The keen climbers from the Scottish Borders then donned their wedding outfits to scale the top section, c... | Extreme Sports |
Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar and a woman were killed in a rock climbing accident near Southern California on Wednesday, officials said.The Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. local time to Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild following a distress call. Official... | Extreme Sports |
'It was very traumatic': Group of mountaineers witness solo climber, 22, fall 200 feet to his death from San Diego's El Cajon Mountain before search-and-rescue team had to hike two hours on foot to retrieve body from tough terrainThe 22-year-old male had been 'free soloing' - rock climbing done without the use of a rop... | Extreme Sports |
A rookie skydiver found herself in a dangerous snarl on her very first jump after having her parachute tangled in power lines in California, setting the stage for a dramatic caught-on-camera rescue.
The nail-biter took place just before noon Monday in the 31900 block of Croydon Street in Lake Elsinore, located 70 miles... | Extreme Sports |
A TikTok influencer has died while skydiving in Toronto after her reserve parachute did not have enough time to inflate, according to reports.Tanya Pardazi, 21, who had more than 100,000 followers on TikTok, died on 27 August during her first solo dive after completing a course with Skydive Toronto.
She had also taken ... | Extreme Sports |
Surf’s up, dawg! This past weekend at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, California — about a 20-minute drive south of San Francisco — a variety of dogs and their owners gathered for the World Dog Surfing Championships. The organization, billed as “Where the Top Dog Surfers come together” on its Instagram, subscribes to the ... | Extreme Sports |
Watch this 104-yr-old woman break the world tandem skydiving record
Dorothy Hoffner tried skydiving for the first time on her 100th birthday and loved it.
If you're looking for some aging inspiration, look no further, because Dorothy Hoffner is about to blow your mind.
At 104, Hoffner just became the oldest person to p... | Extreme Sports |
Heart-stopping moment YouTuber attempts Dorset's cliff 'walk of death' with a 160ft vertical drop either side and wearing just trainers - before he bottles itPaul Brown diced with death after he tried to shuffle along the edges of Old Harry Rocks in DorsetYouTuber walks up to the drop wearing trainers and favourite Ame... | Extreme Sports |
A new world record for the oldest tandem parachute jump was set when a Swedish woman parachuted at the age of 103 years and 259 days. Rut Linnea Ingegard Larsson jumped in tandem with parachute expert Joackim Johansson, according to Guinness World Records. New record: Oldest tandem parachute jump (female) - Rut Linnéa ... | Extreme Sports |
The idea of skydiving is enough to get even the most daring adrenaline junkie's palms sweating.And while the average skydive takes place from a height of around 10,000ft, this pales in comparison to a record-breaking jump that took place 10 years ago.On this day in 2012, daredevil Felix Baumgartner, now 53, jumped from... | Extreme Sports |
The women were tandem skydiving when they lost control about 20 or 30 feet from the ground and crashed, authorities said.June 21, 2022, 6:48 PM UTC / Source: Associated PressMILWAUKEE — Two women suffered serious injuries while skydiving in Racine County on Sunday, authorities said.According to the Racine County Sherif... | Extreme Sports |
Lewis Hamilton Catchin' Waves In Malibu ... Impressive Surfing Skills 6/27/2022 3:04 PM PT BACKGRID Lewis Hamilton isn't just a killer on the track -- the Formula 1 superstar clearly knows his way around the water, too ... showing off his incredible moves during a surf session in Malibu this week. Of course, Lewis is a... | Extreme Sports |
Man goes skydiving with a cardboard sign asking for work. His new boss responded the same way.
Sometimes you gotta just take a leap of faith.
Chris Serrano, a creative director who “does all his own stunts,” found himself in one of these abysmal situations after getting laid off.
However, Serrano quickly turned his luc... | Extreme Sports |
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A scientist with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) handles grains in Texcoco, Sonora, Mexico.Marco Ugarte/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
A dozen or so farm workers perched on wooden stools carefully ema... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
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Two people were found dead inside a car after the McKinney fire, the largest of 2022, scorched swaths of Northern California, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday, as many in the West brace for what experts worry may be a prolonged and deadly fire season. Firefighters found two people dead insid... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
BEMPOSTA, Portugal (AP) — More than 3,000 firefighters battled Thursday alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes from several wildfires that raged across the European country, fanned by extreme temperatures and drought conditions linked to climate change.Central Portugal has been particularl... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A firefighter works to extinguish a forest fire, during a heatwave, near Thiendorf, north of Dresden, Germany, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias RietschelRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJuly 21 (Reuters) - Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to d... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
This year's flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced 33 million.Sherry Rehman, the country's top climate official, has warned Pakistan is "at the ground zero" of "flash foods, multiple glacial lake outbursts, heatwaves and now the monster monsoon of the decade".
Since monsoon season started ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Wildfires broke out across the UK today as residents tried to save houses with buckets of water amid blazes across the country in record 40.3C heat.Firefighters have described blazes tearing through homes and buildings in London as 'absolute hell' - with residents evacuated after at last five houses were destroyed, two... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSAN CASCIANO IN VAL DI PESA, Italy, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Farmers in Tuscany, the heart of Italy's prized wine and olive oil industry, are battling to salvage as much as they can of this year's crop from the ravages of drought and heatwave.A lack of rainfall since spring... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
BEIJING (AP) — Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way, state media reported Sunday.In the southwestern province of Sichuan, at least six people have died and another 12 are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods, state-owned ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson | Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin reco... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Record-breaking temperatures are already causing chaos across the country today, with trains grinding to a halt and thousands facing an unbearably sticky morning commute. But the scorching temperatures have also led to a range of other more unusual outcomes, from a beach being closed because the sand is too hot, to sch... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Reality Check teamBBC NewsImage source, Getty ImagesPeople on social media have been comparing the high temperatures in much of the UK with the heatwave of 1976, suggesting that the severity of the current hot weather is being exaggerated. So, what does the evidence show? How hot was the summer of 1976?The peak that... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
London Fire Brigade has 'never seen anything like the sheer scale of yesterday's wildfires' London Fire Brigade's assistant commissioner says he has not seen anything like the fires that unfolded yesterday in terms of the "sheer scale across the whole of London".Speaking in Wennington where a significant fire broke out... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
PHOENIX — Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along dusty sidewalks. Here, in the hottest big city in America, thousands of homeless people swelter as the summer’s triple digit temperatures arrive.The stifling tent ci... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
UK records hottest night everThe UK recorded its provisionally warmest night ever from Monday into Tuesday.The mercury never got below 25C in places, the Met Office said this morning. That beats the previous nighttime high of 23.9C in Brighton in August 1990.Key events:10m agoUK records hottest night ever43m ago'Unprec... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Some of Britain's beauty spots continue to be plagued by pollution, after dog walkers found foul smelling oil dumps, sheep manure led to swimming being banned at a Devon beach and deadly E.coli was discovered in a river in Kent. Days after dozens of beaches were flooded with pollution, the safety and cleanliness of Bri... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The startling heatwave has brought drought to some parts of England which has seen their driest month since records began, the Met Office has said.The lowest amount of rainfall in July since 200 years ago, in 1836, has been had in southern England. The South-east and central southern England saw an average of only 5.0m... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Government health officials today insisted there was no reason for schools or workplaces to close during next week's unprecedented 41C (106F) heatwave - as the Gatwick Express was cancelled and teachers and rail workers shup up shop as a 'national emergency' was declared..Bosses have also shot down the idea of Britons ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
This aerial photograph taken on September 1, 2022 shows flood-affected people taking refuge in tents after heavy monsoon rains in Dera Allah Yar town of Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province. - Monsoon rains have submerged a third of Pakistan, claiming at least 1,190 lives since June and unleashing powerful floods ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Heat-related deaths in Spain and Portugal pass 1,000 As Europe faces a record-breaking heatwave, Spain and Portugal have confirmed at least 1,169 people have died from heat-related issues.According to the ministry of health in both countries at least 510 people have had heat-related deaths in Spain between 10 July and ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the United Nations climate change high-level champion for Egypt, says November’s Cop27 summit must focus on adapting to life in a changing climate and grapple with finance for loss and damage given the increasing frequency of extreme weather events.Mohieldin told the Sydney Energy Forum on Wednesday ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CNN — More than 7 million people in Bangladesh are in desperate need of shelter and emergency relief after what one aid agency has described as the worst flooding to hit South Asia in living memory. Hundreds of thousands of homes near the Bangladesh-India border are underwater, and in the worst-hit areas whole neighb... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CNN — New records have been set as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across much of Spain and Portugal Wednesday amid a persistent heat wave across western Europe. In northwest Spain, the city of Ourense set its all-time temperature record of 43.2 degrees Celsius (109.76 degrees Fahrenhe... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas but m... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
U.S. August 12, 2022 / 8:59 AM / CBS News Climate change boosts risk of extreme weather Climate change elevating risk of dangerous weather 04:31 In Billings, Montana and other cities across the central and northern Plains, temperatures are forecast to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit this week. In England, the source ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
JACKSON, Kentucky -- More rainfall threatens eastern Kentucky on Sunday, including some areas hardest hit by the deadly flooding which has claimed the lives of at least 26 people and left rescuers scouring the region for those who remain missing."The forecast is concerning, and we're watching it very closely, obviously... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.Temperatures in the province – home to nearly 84 million people – have hovered above 40-42 degrees Celsius (104-108 degrees fahrenheit)... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A car is submerged in flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in in Garrett, Kentucky, July 28, 2022.Pat McDonogh | USA Today Network via via ReutersThe White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.Vice Pre... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Continuous dry weather has also contributed to the Italian island of Sardinia’s worst locust invasion in 3 decades. July 14, 2022, 2:36 PM UTCWildfires blazed across the Iberian Peninsula and half of Portugal has been placed on an extreme weather alert as a searing heat wave oppressed Western Europe on Thursday.Meanwhi... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CBS Mornings Updated on: July 18, 2022 / 10:15 AM / CBS News Heat wave across Europe Evacuations in Europe as wildfires continue 02:06 London — People across the United Kingdom have been warned to brace for what could be Britain's hottest day ever recorded, with temperatures expected to soar over the 100-degree mark. P... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The climate crisis is the prime suspect for the devastating scale of flooding in Pakistan, which has killed more than 1,000 people and affected 30 million. But the catastrophe, still unfolding, is most likely the result of a le... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Australia is badly prepared for food insecurity fuelled by the climate crisis and war, former military leaders have warned.A new report, to be released on Tuesday, describes Australia and the Asia-Pacific as a “disaster alley” for climate change, but says governments in Canberra have not properly planned for the impact... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Two sunbathers enjoy the cooling waters of fountains in Trafalgar Square in London on July 19, 2022. In the UK, Google searches for “air conditioner” skyrocketed just last week in anticipation of what has been 48 hours of history-making weather, and the public response has r... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Walter G. Arce Sr./ASP via ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Phoenix is America’s hottest city, and it’s getting hotter. The global climate crisis and decades of sprawling urban growth have turned this desert city into a hazar... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Homeowners have told how they were forced to grab their beloved pets and flee for their lives as their properties were decimated by an fire thought to have been sparked by a compost heap which spontaneously combusted. Two rows of terraced houses, four other homes, 12 stables and five cars were destroyed by the inferno ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The UK must learn to live with extreme weather, a minister has said, as the government was accused of going missing “while Britain burns”.Hundreds of firefighters battled fires across England as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C on Tuesday. More than 60 homes were destroyed in wildfires, and fire services... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
MITCHELL, S.D. – A derecho swept across South Dakota earlier this week, unleashing strong winds, heavy rain, hail and eerie green skies.The severe storms caused damage across the state, even impacting farmers and their crops. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVChet Edinger has been farming for 30 years. Due to the weather r... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A house that was pulled into Rock Creek in Red Lodge, Mont., by raging floodwaters is seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022.Matthew Brown | APThe forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to visit, often from the comfort of th... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A huge wildfire has destroyed at least five homes after sweeping through fields in east London.The homes on Sandy Lane, Rainham, were evacuated by firefighters as they tackled the blaze. A spokesman for Havering council said it was believed that five to seven homes had been set alight.Wildfires have broken out across t... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A general view shows Tianjin Port, in northern China February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason LeeRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, July 5 (Reuters) - Heatwaves are predicted to sweep through northern China in the next two weeks, with more than 250 million people expected to grapple with temperatures... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
U.S. August 4, 2022 / 10:52 AM / CBS News "Mega-drought" threatens Western water supply Lake Mead's low water level prompts feds to consider declaration of Colorado River water shortage 04:33 Millions of people in the Western U.S. are at risk of seeing reduced access to both water and power as two of the nation's bigge... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The scale of the flooding crisis unfolding around Sydney is on another level.Not only is the city being hit with almost non-stop rain, some suburbs have had multiple floods this year already.
It's taking a toll on the community.Barbara Mascoll has lived in the town of Windsor in Sydney for 35 years. Speaking to us on h... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Reality Check teamBBC NewsImage source, Getty ImagesPeople on social media have been comparing the high temperatures in much of the UK with the heatwave of 1976, suggesting that the severity of the current hot weather is being exaggerated. So, what does the evidence show? How hot was the summer of 1976?The peak that... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days of August with parts of China and Japan setting all-time heat records Friday.
In the United States a heat... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Council leaders have urged swimmers and dog-walkers to stay out of Lake Windermere because of the potentially toxic algae covering the water's surface - after experts warned that fish in the lake are choking to death and rivers and canals across 'Tinderbox Britain' turned green during the heatwave. Aerial photos show t... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The risk of fires from tinderbox dry conditions across parts of England and Wales has been raised to "exceptional" - the highest it can be - as a four-day amber weather warning comes into force.The top level on the Fire Severity Index applies to much of southern England, and reaches as far west as Abergavenny in Wales,... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
As the country struggles to cool down in ever hotter summers, the communities that will be hardest hit and/or least able to cope have been identified by new research. Birmingham has by far the most communities that urgently need help to cope with hotter weather, according to analysis from Manchester University and camp... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
BEIJING (AP) — Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way, state media reported Sunday.In the southwestern province of Sichuan, at least six people have died and another 12 are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods, state-owned ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
LOST CREEK, Kentucky — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, as they visited the state to meet with families and first responders.At least 37 people have died since last month’s delu... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Britain recorded its highest ever temperature on Tuesday as 39.1C was provisionally recorded at Charlwood in Surrey.Met Office forecasters predicted 41C later in the day which would further surpass 2019’s 38.7C record.After the hottest night on record and the highest minimum temperature (25.8C in Kenley in London in th... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The UK could hit its highest-ever temperature today or tomorrow, surpassing the current record of 38.7C (101F) which was set in Cambridge in 2019.The mercury may soar above 38C (100F), 39C (102F) or even 40C (104F) in some parts of the country, with the current heatwave due to peak on Tuesday, before cooler conditions ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A cyclist rides through Richmond Park at sunrise during a heatwave in London, Britain, July 18, 2022.REUTERS/Hannah McKayRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 22 (Reuters) - Flooding and heavy rains hit the Dallas, Texas area on Monday, leaving at least one person dead after their vehicle was swept away by rising water, authorities said.The body of a 60-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was recovered from he... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The Southwest's dangerous flooding Monday overwhelmed the Old West town of Duncan, Arizona, prompting "mass evacuation" and a local state of emergency.The Duncan Valley Rural Fire District declared the "mass evacuation of flood prone areas in Duncan" early Monday, listing more than a dozen streets in the 712-person tow... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The forecast is “absolutely unprecedented,” a senior British meteorologist said. “Our lifestyles and infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming.”July 18, 2022, 11:24 AM UTC / Updated July 18, 2022, 3:48 PM UTCLONDON — Residents told not to venture outside. Salt trucks spraying sand on roads to stop them melting. ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The UN is appealing for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods.More than 1,150 people have been killed and nearly half a million displaced in the disaster.
"Pakistan is awash in suffering," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the launch of the appe... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Tables are prepared for a religious service performed for rain to end the drought, in a field near Draganesti-Vlasca, Teleorman county, Romania, July 24, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comDRAGANESTI-VLASCA, Romania, July 24 (Reuters) - Iulia Coleasa, an 81-... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The extreme heatwave, set to make the UK hotter than the Sahara and India, is expected to come to an end on Wednesday as heavy rain will cool the country down after record-breaking highsVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableHeatwave: How to cope in extreme temperatures The scorching 40C heatwave will come to an abrupt end this... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
World June 21, 2022 / 11:57 AM / CBS News New Delhi — At least 114 people have been killed by floods, lightning strikes and landslides in Bangladesh and northeastern India in the past week as heavy monsoon rains have flooded dozens of districts in the two countries.The deadly flooding, one of the worst to hit the regio... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Homeowners have told how they were forced to grab their beloved pets and flee for their lives as their properties were decimated by a fire thought to have been sparked by a compost heap which spontaneously combusted. Two rows of terraced houses, four other homes, 12 stables and five cars were destroyed by the inferno i... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Who says the end of the world has to be a bad thing?
The makers of the new Netflix documentary series Life On Our Planet have a surprisingly objective view of the violent, grueling, and sometimes slow-motion cataclysms that have wiped out most of the living things on Earth over the eons. The series, out Oct. 25th, uses... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
'Frightening': What it's like in Portugal as temperatures hit 43C by Hannah Thomas-Peter, climate change and energy correspondent in PortugalStanding in the forested hills north of Lisbon feels like standing in an oven.Our thermometer showed 43C (109.4F) at around midday as a hot, bone dry wind whipped ash into our fac... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSummaryHomes and campsites evacuated, livelihoods threatenedFlames tear down hillside near Portugal's PombalBlaze rages near tallest sand dune in EuropeEurope is a 'heatwave hotspot', says scientistLEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia, July 14 (Reuters) - Wildfires rage... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A cancer patient receives chemotherapy outside the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Silchar after floods hit India's Assam state in June. Photo: Dr. Poulome MukherjeeHospital workers surrounded by murky floodwaters lift the woman on a stretcher and put her on a makeshift raft, made of wooden planks and inf... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned that Pakistan is facing a “monsoon on steroids” as the government issued more flood warnings for the next 24 hours.Heavy rains over two months have caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1m homes.Guterres said on Tuesday that south As... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A man looks at the carcasses of animals that died due to the El Nino-related drought in Marodijeex town of southern Hargeysa, in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Somaliland region, April 7, 2016. Picture taken April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comGENEVA, Ju... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The extreme rainfall and flash flooding that killed at least 37 people in Eastern Kentucky this week, washing away houses and cars and turning streets into raging rivers, is one more example of how climate change is poised to overwhelm infrastructure across the United States in the years to come."We have dozens of brid... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country's first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, disrupting travel, health care and schools.
The red heat alert covers a big chunk of England and is due to last thro... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill.
That’s “very nerve-wracking” when you’re grazing 600 to 700 cattle, said Kemp, who manages an organic beef farm in Sudbury. He descri... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Matt TaylorBBC WeatherImage source, AFPPeople around the globe are experiencing dramatic heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires as a result of climate change.The UK and parts of Europe have seen temperatures of above 40C this month, leading to transport disruption and water shortages.Emissions caused by the burning ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The Luton Airport runway was closed because of a 'surface defect' in the heat today as Wales recorded its hottest day on record with England set to follow later after fires broke out, trains were cancelled and schools closed.Flights were diverted from the airport, which told MailOnline: 'Following today's high temperat... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
As climate change makes droughts more frequent and severe, major population centers across the world are suffering through droughts this summer.According to the National Weather Service, 36% of the New York City metropolitan area — the most populous metropolitan region in the United States, with more than 20 million re... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The harm and distress caused by floods in Pakistan are difficult – if not impossible – to quantify, as a crisis of vast proportions keeps unfolding. They have killed around 1,000 people so far this summer, with at least 119 losing their lives in one 24-hour period last week. The number of those who have lost their home... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. weather office says Britain has shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degree Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Charlwood, England.The highest temperature previously recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019.The hi... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Last week's record-breaking heatwave in the UK was made at least 10 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study.Hundreds of people are expected to have died during the record temperatures, though official figures are yet to emerge, the rapid analysis by the World Weather Attribution group (WWA) said.
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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. weather office says Britain has shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degree Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Charlwood, England.The highest temperature previously recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019.The hi... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The dried bed of the drought-affected Doubs River is seen in Arcon, France, August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comVILLERS-LE-LAC, France, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddl... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A dried olive is seen on a branch, as Tuscany's famed wine and olive oil industry suffers from a heatwave and drought, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer LorenziniRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSAN CASCIANO IN VAL DI PESA, Italy, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Farmers in Tuscany, the h... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Dozens of people have been rescued overnight in the Sydney area, with about 50,000 residents facing evacuation amid severe flooding in Australia. Thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes on the east coast on Tuesday after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels.
The latest wild storm cell brought a yea... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Some of the most extreme weather globally is currently happening in the UK, which is in the middle of an exceptional and unprecedented heatwave. The UK’s highest observed temperature previously stood at 38.7C (101.7F), which was set in Cambridge in July 2019.The UK maximum temperature record is expected to be broken ag... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Mississippi’s governor, Tate Reeves, declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the state braces itself for massive flooding that was predicted for Monday.“If predictions prove accurate, the Pearl River is expected to crest on Monday, August 29th, at 36 feet,” several feet over what is considered a major flood stage,... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a red flag warning for counties in north and central parts of Texas as ongoing extreme weather conditions have elevated the risk for wildfires in the area.The warning will go into effect at 10 a.m. Tuesday and last until midnight Wednesday, the weather service said.... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
At least 24 people have died and more than 5,600 people have been displaced by flash flooding in eastern Uganda.Two rivers burst their banks after heavy rainfall swept through the city of Mbale over the weekend, submerging homes, shops and roads, and uprooting water pipes. About 400,000 people have been left without cl... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says.Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
1 min agoHere's why the Supreme Court ruling on the EPA is so devastating for the climate crisisFrom CNN's Angela FritzAt the heart of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling was a question over the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate planet-warming emissions from power plants, which are a huge contributor ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Subsets and Splits
Unique Topics Sorted
Provides a simple list of all unique topics in the training dataset, which helps identify the range of subjects covered but offers minimal analytical insight beyond basic categorization.
List Unique Topics
Simple retrieval of unique topics from the dataset, useful for basic exploration but lacks deeper insights.