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The UK has experienced its hottest day on record, with temperatures in various places rising past 40C according to provisional Met Office figures. Coningsby hit 40.2C, Heathrow 40.2C, Kew Gardens 40.1C, Northolt 39.9C, Cambridge 39.9C and St James’s Park in London 39.9C. The warmest night ever was recorded from Monday ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weathe... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Rain across central China this week is expected to relieve the country’s worst heatwave on record, but weather agencies are now warning of potential floods, while analysts say the energy crisis exacerbated by the months-long drought is not over.Almost half of China has been affected by the latest heatwave, the hottest ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comKARACHI, Pakistan, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities are struggling to prevent the country's biggest lake bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the disaster management agency on Monday added further 24 fatalities to... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Firefighters continued to battle blazes in southern Europe as searing temperatures moved north and Britain braced for what could be its hottest day on record.Expectations are now high that on Tuesday the British record of 38.7C could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change and... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Texas is making national headlines for its climate change–related extreme weather again — this time for a so-called heat dome that’s trapping warm temperatures over the area. More than a year after its infamous deep freeze triggered massive blackouts, the Lone Star State is sweltering through a severe summer heat wave.... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSummaryBritain on course for hottest day on recordTemperatures begin to ease in parts of southern EuropeHeatwave consistent with climate change, scientists sayFirefighters still battle to contain wildfiresMADRID/LISBON July 18 (Reuters) - A heatwave sweeping southern... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Vangie Jacobo wipes her face with a wet rag while working outside in 106 degree heat in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca NobleRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJuly 24 (Reuters) - Virtually all the contiguous United States experienced above normal temperatures in the past week, w... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
People move a boat in a flooded area during a widespread flood in the northeastern part of the country, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comDHAKA/GUWAHATI, India, June 23 (Reuters) - Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborn... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
World Aug 28, 2022 9:47 AM EDT ISLAMABAD — Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.”
Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldier... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Hello!Extreme weather conditions ⛈️ and the danger they present to lives and livelihoods are the focus of today’s newsletter as flooding submerges entire villages in Fiji and threatens similar conditions in Uganda and Kentucky, U.S.A community running out of ways to adaptVillage elders in Fiji’s Serua Island must consi... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The devastating floods in Pakistan are "probably the worst in the country's history", according to its prime minister, as the UN appeals for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help the nation.The floods have affected more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis.
More than 1,150 have been killed, including... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
U.S. Updated on: June 15, 2022 / 7:29 PM / CBS/AP Historic flooding devastates Yellowstone Historic flooding devastates Yellowstone National Park 02:02 Search and rescue teams in southern Montana have airlifted 87 people to safety since historic floods hit Yellowstone National Park, the state's National Guard said Wedn... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
For the second time in a week, portions of Kentucky were submerged following extreme rainfall that sparked deadly flash flooding. Several inches of rain in the eastern part of the state on Wednesday turned Appalachian towns into raging rivers that swept away homes and the people who lived in them.At least three people ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Britain is bracing for its hottest night ever on record with temperatures set to remain at 86F (30C) across London and the South East until midnight.Forecasters have warned of a 'very warm and uncomfortable' night ahead as Britons struggle to drift off in the 'extreme' Spanish heatwave that has upset millions of sleep ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Janhavee MooleBBC MarathiImage caption, A month after heavy floods swept Gadchiroli district, its residents are yet to return to their homes"It's been over a month of living with nothing," Neelakka Modem, a tribal woman from the western Indian state of Maharashtra, says gloomily as rain trickles down her rickety pla... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The ICRC warns Africa’s food crisis is set to worsen. It says conflict and armed violence, failing h... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus prayer from his window, at the Vatican July 17, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSummaryUrges world to tackle climate change like other crisesSays global warming hurts poor, indigenous people mostWarnings of... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.The typically temperate nation was just the latest to be wall... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
As the country struggles to cool down in ever hotter summers, the communities that will be hardest hit and 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 campaig... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CBS Mornings June 16, 2022 / 12:42 PM / CBS News Climate change's risk to national parks Floods that devastated Yellowstone now impacting Montana, water supplies threatened 02:53 Alisha Beekman woke up on Wednesday to her 10-year-old screaming—floodwaters that tore through Red Lodge, Montana had come without warning an... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Britain today experienced its hottest day on record with temperatures soaring past 40C (104F) amid growing rail travel chaos as schools shut again and millions of people respond to the extreme heat by working from home.The mercury hit an unprecedented 40.2C (104.4F) at London Heathrow Airport at 12.50pm - around an hou... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
China’s most populous city, Shanghai, has issued its highest alert for extreme heat for the third time this summer as sweltering temperatures repeatedly tested records this week.The commercial and industrial hub of 25 million people declared a red alert on Thursday, warning of expected temperatures of at least 40C (104... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Britain is under a heat warning – reportedly stretching from London in the south to Leeds and Manchester in the north – as the mercury climbs to record levels amid an intense heat wave plaguing Europe.
Some reports say the temperature climbed to 40.2 Celsius (104 F) in Britain on Tuesday, with other media reporting a h... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Image source, Matt StaniekImage caption, The blue-green algae blooms can be harmful to people, pets and fishProlonged high temperatures have seen harmful algae blooms spread across the "entirety" of England's largest lake, a campaigner has warned.Zoologist Matt Staniek said the situation at Windermere, in the Lake Dist... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Get Metro HeadlinesThe 10 top local news stories from metro Boston and around New England delivered daily.Report card grades range from A to F and reflect what percentage of the time a waterway is safe for activities like boating and swimming, according to the report. Those percentages are based on the amount of E. col... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Villagers line up to receive water from a water supply truck amid hot temperatures in Xinshi village of Chongqing, China August 17, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSHANGHAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China warned that severe drought conditions along the Yangtze river could last ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Heavy rain has pummeled Kentucky once again, raising fears of further devastating flooding that has already killed 30 people, with hundreds more still missing.Rainfall of up to two inches an hour was anticipated in some parts of eastern Kentucky on Monday, with the ground already waterlogged from the overnight downpour... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Image source, National TrustImage caption, Bats were found dehydrated and disorientated out in daylight at the National Trust's Wallington siteBats, lichen and stately gardens have been hit hard by the hot summer weather, the National Trust has warned.The conservation charity said issues caused by the heat had been rep... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The Fire Brigades Union has warned that the UK is “completely unprepared” for the fire risk posed by the latest soaring temperatures, as the Met Office issued its highest warning under its Fire Severity Index.The “exceptional” red fire risk warning covers much of central of southern England this Sunday, when temperatur... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A third person has been found dead in the water in the north of England as temperatures climb towards the UK’s all-time record.The government’s Cobra emergency committee is meeting on Monday afternoon to consider the overall response to the extreme weather but it will not be chaired by the prime minister, Boris Johnson... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The heatwave is adding 'extreme pressure' to the NHS with some hospitals declaring 'critical incidents' and ambulances have been put on their highest alert levelBeachgoers bathe at a beach in southwest France while a cloud of smoke from a fire rises in the backgroundGlorious sunshine and soaring temperatures will have ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Widespread floods in Pakistan that have killed more than 1,000 people since mid-June may not have reached their peak yet, experts have warned.All four of the country's provinces have been hit by the unusually heavy rains, with over 30 million people affected.
Flash floods have swept away villages, crops, and 800,000 li... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
LOST CREEK, Kentucky (AP) — 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’... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The UK's iconic Lake Windermere is almost completely covered in algae as experts warn that fish may be struggling to survive as they appear to swim in circles on the water's surface - as rivers and canals across 'Tinderbox Britain' turn green during the heatwave.Aerial photos show the beloved UNESCO-protected holiday s... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought.Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest drought-suffering-but-flooded locale during a summer of extreme weather whiplash, l... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A former defence chief has warned the new government against complacency in natural disaster recovery planning, saying army troops cannot keep being deployed to fire or flood zones and raising concerns about a “huge gap” in the resources needed to combat increasingly extreme weather events.Admiral Chris Barrie made the... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A girl carries her sibling as she walks through stranded flood water, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities are struggling to preven... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Updated 4:07 AM ET, Sat July 2, 2022 (CNN)When Garrett Dickman drove through Yosemite National Park early this week, he passed through a diverse band of large trees -- conifer, red fir, lodgepole pine -- and noticed a grim pattern: many of the trees were either dead or dying."It was really striking to see that every si... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CNN — The devastating flooding that occurred along the Yellowstone River this week constitutes a 1 in 500-year event, according to a US Geological Survey (USGS) news release. Unprecedented rain and rapid snowmelt in recent days have caused rivers in parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho to burst their banks, swallowin... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Once he saw how much water had risen in the creek by his home in eastern Kentucky, "I knew we were in trouble," Larry Adams said.His fears were warranted -- the region suffered historic flooding late last month that left dozens dead and hundreds displaced after their homes were swept away or buried in debris. A yearslo... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Flash floods, cloudbursts and unusually high temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir are blamed for a loss of livestock, damage to infrastructure and dozens of deaths in what are seen as manifestations of global warming and human-caused climate change.
In one incident, 16 people died in a flash flood during an annual Hindu p... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he and first lady Jill Biden visit a flood-ravaged building in Lost Creek, Kentucky, U.S., August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLEXINGTON, Ky, Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in eastern Kentucky on Monday to surv... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
More than 33 million people in Pakistan are struggling to deal with a monsoon season supercharged by climate change.Torrential rainfall has dragged on for weeks, killing more than 1,100 people since mid-June, damaging more than 1 million homes, leaving entire villages stranded and underwater, washing away roads and at ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Germany's main industry lobby group warned Tuesday that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine River are making it harder to transport cargo. The Rhine's level at Emmerich, near the Dutch border, dropped by a further 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) in 24 ho... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Music fans have defied national rail strikes crippling the UK's transport system as well as threats of camping in torrential rain for the second day of Glastonbury.Forecasters have put a yellow warning in place between 10am and 11.59pm today - with torrential lightning, hail and flooding expected across the country.The... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
China has been hit by record heat waves and droughts this summer, a combined phenomenon that experts say that has the potential to threaten the food, energy and economic security that Beijing values.
The extreme weather — hitting southwestern Sichuan province the hardest — has lasted more than 70 days, marking the coun... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Summer has just started but millions around the country have already experienced record-breaking heat waves, forcing people to blast air conditioning and think of ways to protect their homes during an onslaught of high temperatures, all while trying to keep energy costs low.The U.S. has already seen heat indexes reach ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other offici... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
But the relentless heat of this summer — the heavy curtain that has hung over Boston, making the air thick and the going slow — is different, and has been made more likely to happen thanks to climate change, according to scientists. And while these seemingly endless strings of scorching temperatures feel terrible, thes... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By Francesca GillettBBC NewsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, People relax in the sun on the grass at the Royal Crescent, Bath, on MondayParts of England and Wales are set to swelter this week with the hottest days of the year so far. Temperatures are forecast to reach 33C (91.4F) in the south-east of England on Fri... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The country is bracing itself for extreme disruption next week, as forecasters predict possible temperatures of 40C (104F) in parts of the country.Amid warnings that lives are at risk, a "national emergency" has been declared by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office has issued its first-ever red warning for ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Northern Ireland heat record could be broken The nation is one to watch with temperatures potentially reaching their highest level on record for August. The current record is 30.6C set in 1995. There's also the potential Northern Ireland could see its hottest day ever recorded. The all-time record is 31.3C, from July 2... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Rescue workers evacuate flood-affected residents with a dinghy after heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Chaba flooded the villages, in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 4, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - All of China must prep... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
WASHINGTON -- The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other officials.... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., on ... [+] June 15, 2022.(AP Photo/David Goldman, File) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. With eye-popping price tags on everything from housing to food to fuel, the 9.1% inflation rate already is i... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Dozens of families across the UK are today having to come to terms with the devastating loss of their homes after they were destroyed by wildfires in yesterday's record-breaking 40C heatwave.As many as 41 homes were gutted across London alone yesterday - including 19 homes in the village of Wennington, near the Dartfor... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Experts are ignoring the worst possible climate change catastrophic scenarios, including collapse of society or the potential extinction of humans, however unlikely, a group of top scientists claim.Eleven scientists from around the world are calling on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Wildfires threaten to sweep across the country this weekend posing an 'exceptional risk' to homes, as an 'Extreme Heat' warning comes into force from today with temperatures set to reach at least 33C (91F) in London. A double heat warning has been put in place by experts amid increasing heatwave temperatures that are s... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The Met Office has warned that temperatures could rise even further to 43C (109F) tomorrow - with trains already cancelled, GP surgeries and schools closed amid a serious warning that fit and healthy people could die.Its chief executive Penny Endersby confirmed 'we may well see the hottest day in the UK in history' tod... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Africa's migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought.
Hotter and drier conditions due to climate change make it difficult for traveling species who are losing their water sources and breedin... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Dozens of families across the UK are today having to come to terms with the devastating loss of their homes after they were destroyed by wildfires in yesterday's record-breaking 40C heatwave.As many as 63 homes were gutted across the UK yesterday, with 41 in London alone - including 19 homes in the village of Wenningto... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A state of emergency is declared as severe flooding affects Nelson, New Zealand, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tatsiana Chypsanava Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed dam... | 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 UTCLONDON — Britain was bracing for what could be its hottest day on record Monday or Tuesday, with forecasters warning the 105-degree temperatur... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
River levels are at 30 per cent of normal levels, farmers are using a third more water and Britons have been told to take shorter showers after the lowest rainfall in more than a quarter of a century in parts of the UK.Farmers have warned of a 'significant challenge' posed by the extremely dry weather as they try to ke... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
MoneyWatch August 15, 2022 / 12:16 AM / MoneyWatch Climate change boosts risk of extreme weather Climate change elevating risk of dangerous weather 04:31 Intense heat this summer has set records in the U.S., with some regions topping 110 degrees. Utah residents suffered through 16 straight days of triple-digit heat — t... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
World August 28, 2022 / 6:08 PM / AP Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and r... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Media caption, At least 16 people have died in the Kentucky floodsAt least 16 people have died due to historic flash flooding caused by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, the US state's governor has said.Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that he expects the death toll to continue to rise. President Biden declared ... | 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, saying that such buildings could actually be cooler than homes.Bosses have also shot down the idea of Britons working from home to protect themselves - but many will fa... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
There are growing fears for people living in communities in Pakistan cut off by devastating flooding caused by unusually strong monsoon rains, as damage to major roads hampers the military-led relief effort.On a visit to a badly flooded area in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, the prime minis... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A Kentucky Army National Guard helicopter crew surveys disaster areas due to flooding during a media flight around eastern Kentucky, U.S. July 30, 2022. U.S Army/Spc. Danielle Sturgill/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLEXINGTON, Ky, Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden arri... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
This is the moment another wildfire threatens to engulf a Norfolk village as firefighters desperately battle to push back the advancing inferno.The astonishing drone footage shows rising plumes of smoke and clusters of bright flames - many in gardens and just metres away from people's homes - in a housing estate in Wat... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
The Turow coal-fired power plant is seen behind the Turow open-pit coal mine operated by the company PGE in Bogatynia, Poland, June 15, 2021. Picture taken June 15, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJuly 29 (Reuters) - Heavy rainfalls, withering droughts and othe... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A British woman is among the 13 dead after violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds ripped across France, Italy and Austria.The tourist, who was in her 60s, was swept away by raging torrents in front of her husband while kayaking on Thursday morning.He managed to find shelter, but his wife's lifeless body was se... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Historic flooding in Pakistan has now killed 1,100 people and caused $10 billion in damage since mid-June. At least 33 million people have been impacted and one-third of the country is submerged. Sara Hayat, a lawyer specializing in climate change and adjunct professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pak... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
August DELUGE! Thunderstorms bring a month's worth of rain in less than two hours as roads are left underwater amid warning heavy downpours will spark floodingEast Anglia and London are badly hit by rain today with Essex seeing 55.2mm (2.2in) between 4am and 6am Met Office issues thunderstorm warning from midnight unti... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Parts of England were hit by thunderstorms and flash flooding today as up to a month's worth of rain fell in just two hours and commuters faced a miserable journey to work with several stations inaccessible due to downpours.East Anglia and London were particularly badly hit by the wet weather, with Andrewsfield in Esse... | 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 |
“We are not ready on this at all,” said Ed Miliband, member of Parliament, who covers climate change for the opposition Labour Party. “Not by a long shot.”July 19, 2022, 10:54 AM UTC / Updated July 19, 2022, 1:22 PM UTCLONDON — The London Fire Brigade declared a major incident in response to a huge surge in fires acros... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Media caption, The Royal Welsh Show finds ways to keep animals safe during the heatwavePigs will be lathered with sunscreen as crowds flock to the UK's biggest agricultural show on what is expected to be Wales' hottest day on record.Extreme heat warnings are in force for the next two days with temperatures predicted to... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.The typically temperate nation was just the latest to be wall... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A police officer gives water to a British soldier on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace in London on Monday. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday under the country's first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for t... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
CNN — The sweltering heat did little to stop 53-year-old Eileen Hilton from topping up her tan last Tuesday as the UK recorded its highest temperature in history. As the sun beat down on her back garden in Dagenham, east London, the smell of smoke filled the air. Hilton passed it off as her neighbor lighting a bonfir... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
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 news outlet CG... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Fire official Ralph Lucas points to a forest burned by the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon near Holman, New Mexico, U.S., May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. Andrew Hay | ReutersThe U.S. Forest Service failed to account for the effects of climate change when it conducted a controlled burn in April that prompted the larg... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
A COBRA meeting will be held later to discuss the heatwave as forecasts suggest a new record UK temperature could be set early next week.Meteorologists have said there is an 80% chance the mercury will top the UK's record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) set in Cambridge in 2019.
There is a 50% chance of temperatures reac... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Flying into London City airport on Tuesday evening, a thickly veiled sunset gave the gunmetal sky a faintly nuclear glow. Far below, the burning fires left dusty streaks across the landscape. The flash of the fire engine lights and clusters of flames were visible even from hundreds of feet in the air.If it sounds apoca... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
U.S. Updated on: July 16, 2022 / 7:25 PM / CBS/AP 6 killed in massive Montana pileup Montana dust storm causes massive pileup, leaves 6 dead 00:15 Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup after a Friday evening dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90, a major route in both Monta... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Young people leave the Medusa music festival after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse, in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, August 13, 2022. REUTERS/Eva ManezRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comCULLERA, Spain, Aug 13 (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caus... | 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 |
France was on high alert on Monday as the peak of a punishing heatwave gripped the country, while wildfires raging in parts of southwest Europe showed no sign of abating.
Forecasters have put 15 French departments on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures as neighboring Britain was poised to set new heat r... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
By 2050, Stamford Bridge will be underwater. As will West Ham’s London Stadium and Fulham’s Craven Cottage.
Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park will be consumed by the North Sea. Hull City’s MKM Stadium will be submerged, as will the Cardiff City Stadium. Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium will succumb to the River Itchen.
They ... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Wildfires broke out across southern England today as Britain experienced its hottest day on record with temperatures soaring past 40C (104F) amid growing rail travel chaos as schools shut again in the extreme heat.Firefighters have described blazes tearing through homes and buildings in London as 'absolute hell' - with... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
Britons are being urged to do the "neighbourly thing" and check on people who may be more vulnerable as the UK braces for potentially record-breaking temperatures.The advice comes after the government's COBRA meeting on Saturday and less than 48 hours away from forecast highs that could nudge 40C (104F).
It's the secon... | 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, prompting "mass evacuation" and a local state of emergency.The "mass evacuation of flood prone areas in Duncan" was declared early Monday by the Duncan Valley Rural Fire District, which listed more than a dozen streets in the 712-person ... | 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 |
With temperatures in parts of the UK set to hit 100F (37C) this week, the heatwave is already causing chaos for many Britons.The Met Office has extended its amber 'extreme heat' warning to include all of next Tuesday, having previously issued it for Sunday and Monday.Forecasters said the 'emphasis on the peak of the ho... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
An entire building and roads washed away by raging waters in Yellowstone. People desperately swimming from their homes in St Louis. Dozens dead after torrential downpours in Kentucky. The summer of 2022 has been one of extreme floods in the US, with scientists warning the climate crisis is worsening the devastation.The... | Extreme Weather and Cataclysms |
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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.