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Severe floods in southeast Brazil kill at least 23 and force hundreds to evacuate
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (211+ words) Severe floods in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 23 people and left dozens missing in the state of Minas Gerais, officials said Tuesday. Meteorologists warned more rain is expected in the region in the next few days. The torrential rains…...
Five injured as Spain and Portugal battered by fresh storms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (424+ words) A major road near a historic city has collapsed during the heavy rain and strong winds The Iberian Peninsula was placed on high alert on Thursday as torrential rain and powerful winds lashed Spain and Portugal, causing widespread disruption, felling…...
Ten flight routes with the worst turbulence revealed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) Staying safe during flight turbulence: Simon Calder explains Source: Simon Calder Ten flight routes with the worst turbulence revealed - Turbli.com has published its 2025 rankings of the airports and flight routes with the most turbulence in North America, based on…...
Storm systems bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest and a wintry mix to the Upper Midwest
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (509+ words) The first of a series of powerful storms hit the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain, swelling rivers and prompting high water rescues, authorities said. Fire crews rescued two people who were trapped by floodwaters at a campsite in…...
Unusual weather has turned 2025 into a ‘mast year’ – what is it?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) The UK is experiencing a "mast year" as trees produce an abundance of crops A summer of sun followed by a spell of rain has set the UK up well for a bright and colourful autumn, as a bumper crop…...
A landslide buries homes outside Guinea's capital, killing 11 and injuring 10
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (187+ words) Heavy rains caused a landslide that struck homes in a rural community in Guinea, killing at least 11 people, authorities said Thursday. Another 10 people were seriously injured and the death toll was expected to rise. The landslide occurred Wednesday night in…...
Hurricane Erin shifts trajectory after lashing the Caribbean with rain and high winds
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (604+ words) Category 2 hurricane could bring "life-threatening surf and rip currents" across the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada Hurricane Erin made a sudden shift in trajectory Wednesday as Category 2 winds raced towards the U.S. East Coast, resulting in closed beaches and a state…...
At least 33 feared dead after flash flood devastates remote Himalayan village
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) Nearly 200 people missing as flood sweeps away dozens of vehicles and motorbikes At least 33 people were feared dead after a flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rain devastated a remote village in the restive Himalayan region of Kashmir. Nearly 200 people…...
July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) The world experienced it's third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, after two consecutive years when temperatures soared past previous records. Despite a slightly lower global average temperature, the scientists said…...
Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (526+ words) Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating the surge in killer heat waves, droughts and floods, a new…...