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Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter night
Satellite image: Brussels, Belgium.
Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter nightNews

Image of the day: Belgium’s coldest winter night

On 17 February 2025, Belgium experienced its coldest night of the current meteorological winter, as recorded by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). In Uccle, the…
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Image of the day: Snowstorm blankets Hokkaido, Japan
Satellite imagery: Obihiro, Japan
Image of the day: Snowstorm blankets Hokkaido, JapanNews

Image of the day: Snowstorm blankets Hokkaido, Japan

In early February 2025, northern Japan was struck by a powerful cold front, described by the national meteorological agency as the strongest in several years.…
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Image of the day: Historic flooding engulfs western France
Satelite imagery: Flood, Redon, France
Image of the day: Historic flooding engulfs western FranceNews

Image of the day: Historic flooding engulfs western France

Starting on 27 January 2025, a relentless series of storms brought extreme rainfall to western France, leading to the worst flooding in decades across Ille-et-Vilaine…
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Image of the day: Atlantic winds as Storm Éowyn lashes Ireland
Data Visualization: Storm Éowyn, Ireland
Image of the day: Atlantic winds as Storm Éowyn lashes IrelandNews

Image of the day: Atlantic winds as Storm Éowyn lashes Ireland

On 24 January 2025, Storm Éowyn struck Ireland, marking one of the most severe storms to hit the region in recent years. With winds exceeding…
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Image of the day: Tropical Cyclone Sean
Tropical Cyclone Sean, Western Australia - 20 January 2025
Image of the day: Tropical Cyclone SeanNews

Image of the day: Tropical Cyclone Sean

On January 20, 2025, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology upgraded Tropical Cyclone Sean to a Category 4 storm as it churned off the coast of…
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Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert as it braces for new storm
Satellite image from the Nasa taken and released on January 11, 2025 shows the Cyclone Dikeledi approaching Mayotte
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert as it braces for new stormNews

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert as it braces for new storm

Mamoudzou, France | AFP Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced on Saturday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Winter storm blankets the Midwest, US
Winter storm blankets the Midwest, USA - satellite image
Image of the day: Winter storm blankets the Midwest, USNews

Image of the day: Winter storm blankets the Midwest, US

A powerful winter storm swept across the United States from January 4 to 6, 2025, leaving widespread impacts across the Midwest, Northeast, and even southern…
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Eastern US hunkers down in major winter storm
Winter storm
Eastern US hunkers down in major winter stormNews

Eastern US hunkers down in major winter storm

Washington, United States | AFP - A deadly storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain across the eastern United States on Monday, killing five…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article
Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold
Bench covered in snow
Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter coldClimate

Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold

By Michael Mathes | Washington, United States | AFP (Updated) - A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions…
SourceSourceJanuary 5, 2025 Full article
China says 2024 was its hottest year on record
Mountain and Great Wall, China (s. climate, heat record)
China says 2024 was its hottest year on recordClimate

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Beijing, China | AFP (Updated) - Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency…
SourceSourceJanuary 2, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Snow blankets the Pyrenees after intense storm
Sattelite Image of the Pyrenees
Image of the day: Snow blankets the Pyrenees after intense stormNews

Image of the day: Snow blankets the Pyrenees after intense storm

On December 15, 2024, the Pyrenees mountains experienced an intense snowstorm that transformed the landscape, affecting both sides of the mountain range. In Spain, the…
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Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone
Mayotte, France - satellite image
Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cycloneNews

Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone

By Jeromine DOUX with Sylvie MALIGORNE in Paris Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France | AFP - Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors and…
SourceSourceDecember 16, 2024 Full article
Cyclone kills 14 people in France’s Mayotte: security source
Cyclone kills 14 people in France’s Mayotte: security sourceNews

Cyclone kills 14 people in France’s Mayotte: security source

Paris, France | AFP - Cyclone Chido killed at least 14 people on the French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, a security source told…
SourceSourceDecember 15, 2024 Full article
Cyclone Fengal makes landfall in India’s south
Cyclone Fengal makes landfall in India’s southNews

Cyclone Fengal makes landfall in India’s south

Bengaluru, India | AFP - Heavy rains lashed India's south and a major airport shut operations as cyclone Fengal made landfall late Saturday. Cyclones --…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Record snowfall in South Korea
Image of the day: Record snowfall in South KoreaNews

Image of the day: Record snowfall in South Korea

At the end of November 2024, heavy snowfall covered large parts of South Korea for two consecutive days, blanketing large areas of the country. In…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada
Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and CanadaNews

Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada

A powerful storm struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, on 19 November 2024, leaving 290,000 buildings without power…
SourceSourceNovember 22, 2024 Full article
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecasterNews

Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster

Manila, Philippines | AFP - Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding,…
SourceSourceNovember 17, 2024 Full article
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines
Satellite image: Typhoon
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears PhilippinesNews

Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

By Cecil MORELLA | AFP Manila, Philippines (UPDATED) - Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
U.S. climate in October 2024: record drought, extreme heat, and unusual weather patterns
U.S. climate in October 2024: record drought, extreme heat, and unusual weather patternsFactsNews

U.S. climate in October 2024: record drought, extreme heat, and unusual weather patterns

In October 2024, the United States experienced rapid drought expansion, extreme heat, and a complex interplay of weather events that have set new records and…
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Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuated
Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuatedNews

Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuated

Manila, Philippines | AFP - Typhoon Yinxing slammed into the northeast tip of the Philippines on Thursday, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, weeks…
SourceSourceNovember 7, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 6, 2024
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (science)
Climate Science Digest: November 6, 2024News

Climate Science Digest: November 6, 2024

Power grids with high renewable penetration show reduced blackout intensity A study published in Nature Energy offers insights into the reliability of power grids powered…
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Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba: US Hurricane Center
Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba: US Hurricane CenterNews

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba: US Hurricane Center

Havana, Cuba | AFP - Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said. The major Category 3 hurricane…
SourceSourceNovember 6, 2024 Full article
Storms challenge albatrosses’ feasting flights, study reveals
Storms challenge albatrosses’ feasting flights, study revealsScience

Storms challenge albatrosses’ feasting flights, study reveals

New research shines a spotlight on the unforeseen challenges facing one of the world’s most iconic seabirds, the albatross, during extreme ocean storms. Known for…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 6, 2024 Full article
Spain flood death toll climbs to 205: rescuers
Graphic news (s. climate, science)
Spain flood death toll climbs to 205: rescuersNews

Spain flood death toll climbs to 205: rescuers

Madrid, Spain | AFP - The death toll from Spain's worst floods in a generation has climbed to 205, rescuers said on Friday, with the…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article