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February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (301+ words) The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding, the European Union's climate monitor said on Tuesday. Global temperatures last month were 1.49C above preindustrial times, defined as the 1850-1900 period before…...
Mozambique: Cyclones increasing in number, winds stronger - report
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (572+ words) The number of cyclones that hit Mozambique "has been increasing over the last decade", as has the intensity of the winds, warns the State of the Climate in Mozambique 2024 report by the Mozambican Meteorological Institute (INAM), which Lusa saw on…...
Mozambique: Known cyclone death toll reaches 14
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (544+ words) The known death toll from cyclone Jude, which struck much of northern and central Mozambique on Monday and Tuesday, now stands at 14, according to the government spokesperson, the Minister of State Administration, Inocencio Impissa. Speaking to reporters in Maputo on…...
Mozambique: UN agency to hand out 2,800 emergency kits to cyclone Jude victims
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (412+ words) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will distribute 2,800 emergency kits to those affected by tropical cyclone Jude in Zamb'zia and Nampula, provinces in central and northern Mozambique, the United Nations agency announced on Friday. "Despite the enormous challenges, IOM is…...