Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and ChennaiClimate
Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai
By Dharmappa Hagare, Western Sydney University For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps. Although Bollywood films…
SourceJune 20, 2024
Full articlePlanetary boundary layer revealed: satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteriesScience
Planetary boundary layer revealed: satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteries
Unlocking the secrets of Earth's planetary boundary layer (PBL), a pivotal zone influencing air quality and climate, a new study offers unprecedented insights into atmospheric…
SourceJune 18, 2024
Full articleOver a dozen people missing as extreme weather hits ChinaNews
Over a dozen people missing as extreme weather hits China
Beijing, China | AFP - More than a dozen people were missing in China on Tuesday after heavy rains and flooding struck swaths of the…
SourceJune 18, 2024
Full articleAthens Acropolis to close during hottest hours Wednesday amid heatwaveNews
Athens Acropolis to close during hottest hours Wednesday amid heatwave
Athens, Greece (AFP) - The Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist site, will close to the public during the hottest hours of Wednesday as a…
SourceJune 12, 2024
Full articleClimate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwideClimateNews
Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide
By Manon JACOB | AFP Washington, United States - Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleThe mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heatClimate
The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat
By Kate Yoder & Sachi Kitajima Mulkey | Grist Predicting the future has always been a difficult, sometimes fruitless task, but scientists are surprisingly good…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleNorth China bakes under searing heatwaveNews
North China bakes under searing heatwave
By Matthew WALSH | AFP Beijing, China - An extreme heat warning was in place in Beijing on Tuesday, with temperatures soaring across northern China…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleAir pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: studyNews
Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: study
Singapore, Singapore (AFP) - Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980…
SourceJune 10, 2024
Full article25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTENNewsScience
25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTEN
By Alfred-Wegener-Institut For the past 25 years, the Alfred Wegener Institute has operated a long-term observatory in the Arctic deep sea: the HAUSGARTEN. Located between…
SourceJune 6, 2024
Full articleKey tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cycloneNews
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone
By Shafiqul ALAM | AFP Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleClimate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: reportNews
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
Paris, France | AFP - The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleExceptionally early heatwave hits FinlandNews
Exceptionally early heatwave hits Finland
Helsinki, Finland | AFP - Finland has been experiencing unusually warm weather this May, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue a heat warning on Monday.…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleBangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyedNews
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed
Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP - The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people,…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleTwo dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Patuakhali | AFP - Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleAt least 15 dead in US tornadoes, stormsNews
At least 15 dead in US tornadoes, storms
Washington, United States | AFP - At least 15 people were killed across the central United States as tornadoes and other extreme storms hit several…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleCyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleMexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 CNews
Mexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 C
Mexico City, Mexico | AFP - Mexico City recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday when thermometers hit 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit) as a…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleEl Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientistsNews
El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientists
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) - The El Nino weather pattern did not have "any influence" on widespread flooding that killed hundreds in East Africa this year,…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full article‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern FranceNews
‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France
Lille, France (AFP) - A "river of mud" triggered by a sudden storm flooded dozens of houses in northern France, prompting evacuations, authorities said Wednesday.…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleDeforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews
Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleSatellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate changeClimate
Satellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate change
By University of Reading A brand new satellite that will revolutionise our understanding of the role clouds and aerosol particles play in climate change is…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleFlash floods kill 50 in western AfghanistanNews
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan
By Abdullah Hasrat, with Mohsen Karimi in Herat | AFP Kabul, Afghanistan (UPDATED) - Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan,…
SourceMay 18, 2024
Full articleRivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south BrazilNews
Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
By Florian PLAUCHEUR Porto Alegre, Brazil - River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleDogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floodsNews
Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floods
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI Porto Alegre, Brazil - At a makeshift field hospital for pets rescued from Brazil's flooded south, a steady stream of volunteers arrives…
SourceMay 12, 2024
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