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Debby now a hurricane, threatens Florida, other parts of US southeast
Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders.
Firefighter, 24, is first victim of huge west Canada blaze
A 24-year-old firefighter has died while battling a vast and still uncontrolled wildfire in western Canada, the federal police announced Sunday.
North Korea's Kim blasts South media over flood damage 'rumours'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualties in his country, state media said Saturday, days after Seoul reached out to offer humanitarian aid.
13 killed in India floods, stranded pilgrims airlifted
Monsoon downpours caused flash floods that killed 13 people in India's Himalayan foothills, officials said Friday, with helicopters rescuing hundreds stranded near a renowned Hindu shrine.
Pakistan's second-largest city Lahore hit by record rain
Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets in the metropolis submerged.
Net zero goal critical to Earth's stability: study
Bringing planet-heating emissions to net zero by 2100 is critical to avoid triggering "tipping points" that could destabilise the systems that keep Earth in balance, a new study said Thursday.
China says July was its hottest month since records began
Chinese weather authorities said Thursday July was the country's hottest month since records began six decades ago, as extreme temperatures persist across the globe.
French storm damage leaves rail passengers stranded
Tens of thousands of rail passengers booked on the Paris-Lyon line were unable to travel on Wednesday after trees felled by a storm blocked tracks, French rail operator SNCF said.
Mediterranean heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change: scientists
The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been "virtually impossible" in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday.
Solar storms could cause more auroras
Massive explosions on the Sun have triggered warnings of geomagnetic storms that could create dazzling auroras in the northern United States, Europe and southern Australia from Tuesday night.
Evacuations, destruction as California's largest fire of year rages
Throngs of firefighters were mobilized in California Monday to battle the state's largest blaze of the year, which has prompted thousands of evacuations and already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles.
California's largest fire of year rages in state's north
Thousands of firefighters and hundreds of trucks were mobilized in California Monday to continue fighting the state's largest blaze of the year, which has already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles.
Heat warning issued for Paris during Games on Tuesday
France's meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on Tuesday as it hosts the Olympic Games.
Wind, temperatures pick up as fire scorches northern California
Crews continued to fight a massive fire in northern California on Sunday, as authorities in the western US state warned of increasing winds and rising daytime temperatures.
Bearded fireworm stalks shallows as Mediterranean warms
The fish in Alfonso Barone's net are hauled aboard off Sicily half- eaten, ravaged by bearded fireworms, a voracious predator flourishing in the increasingly warm Mediterranean sea.
Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China
Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday, as Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.
Wildfire engulfs parts of main town in Canada's Jasper National Park
An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze.
Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic,' UN chief warns
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
UN says Ethiopia landslide death toll could reach 500
The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday and the number could soar up to 500.
Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks
The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island's second-biggest city on Thursday, while rescuers searched for six sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm.
Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 9 sailors missing after ship sinks
The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed three people and flooded parts of the island’s second-biggest city on Thursday, while rescuers searched for nine sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm.
Flash floods and landslides kill seven in Vietnam
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed seven people in northern Vietnam and swept away homes, disaster officials and state media said Thursday.
Ship sinks off Taiwan, 9 sailors missing as typhoon heads towards China
Typhoon Gaemi swept towards southern China on Thursday after killing at least two people in Taiwan, with nine sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in stormy weather.
Typhoon Gaemi weakens as it leaves Taiwan for China
Typhoon Gaemi passed through Taiwan overnight and was headed towards eastern China on Thursday, leaving two dead as heavy rains and strong gusts continued to lash the island in its wake.
Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall
Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on Taiwan's eastern coast in the early hours of Thursday, after unleashing torrential rainfall and whipping winds across the island that left two people dead.
Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches
Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which authorities said could be "the strongest" to hit in eight years and has already killed one person on the island.
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Gaemi approaches
Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island, bringing torrential rains and whipping winds to its northeast.
Streets turned into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi blows past Philippines
Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on Wednesday, triggering floods in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon.
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi to make landfall
Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island, bringing torrential rains and whipping winds to its northeast.
Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative
With the proliferation of solar panels and wind turbines an unusual phenomenon is becoming more and more frequent: wholesale electricity prices turn negative.
Oil-tainted lake a symptom, and symbol, of Venezuela's collapse
A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry.
French police clash with water demonstrators after port blockade
Environmental protesters clashed with police in France's western port of La Rochelle Saturday, AFP journalists saw, as conservationists and small farmers mobilised against massive irrigation reservoirs under construction.