カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Flights and trains cancelled as heavy snow and freezing rain leave many stranded during busiest travel periodMillions of people in China have had their annual visit home for lunar new year disrupted by blizzards and freezing rain, with delayed or cance…
People were rescued from buildings that collapsed under the weight of snow as extreme weather and blizzards gripped China. Millions of people across the country have been unable to travel in the run-up to the Chinese new year amid severe weather condit…
As tourists cancel trips to Gulmarg amid an unprecedentedly warm season, thousands of Kashmiris who rely on snowfall face ruinAs evening draws near, Bashir Ahmad Bhat is still waiting for his first customer of the day. Seven years ago, Bhat, 34, gave u…
Mosquito-borne disease once largely limited to Dhaka spreads countrywide as climate change fuels fivefold increase in cases in a year, with actual figures likely to be several times higher • All photographs by Fabeha Monir for WHOIn a small, dimly lit …
Weather observatory records period of more than 300 hours in which temperatures remained below freezingThe Chinese capital, Beijing, experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951, after a cold wave hit much of the country. Temperatures f…
Turkey also affected by fog, with 10 killed and 57 injured in serious road crash involving three busesDuring the Christmas period, parts of South America experienced intense showers and thunderstorms, resulting in substantial rainfall in various region…
Transport hit in Chinese capital as cold spell expected to continue across north of country through weekendHeavy snowfall affected China last weekend in regions north of the Yangtze River, with Beijing experiencing its first snow of the season.As a con…
Mangroves, vital in protecting villages from environmental disasters, have been destroyed to build luxury hotelsIn the crook of a river near the west coast of Fiji sits Yavusania village. One day soon, if nothing is done to help, residents fear it will…
Economic loss from disruption on important travel route for grain exports estimated to be $20bnExtreme drought and a warm autumn have left water levels on the Mississippi exceptionally low for the time of year. This is causing problems for farmers who …
Cyclone Michaung has made landfall on the southern Indian coast with intense winds which reached 110 km per hour.Its arrival was preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed several people. Urban areas across the states of Andhra Pradesh and T…
Parts of southern India were hit by heavy rainfall and flooding on Tuesday before the arrival of Cyclone Michaung. Urban areas across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were submerged, as authorities evacuated thousands of people in affected c…
Foxconn and Pegatron temporarily shut factories near Chennai because of torrential rains that have claimed at least four livesTaiwan’s Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production of Apple iPhones at their factories near Chennai in southern India becaus…
Heavy rain and strong winds force schools and businesses to shut and leaves thousands without powerTyphoon Koinu made landfall in southern Taiwan on Thursday morning, reaching the country as a category 4 typhoon on the Hengchun peninsula as the storm’s…
Homes were destroyed, bridges collapsed and at least 14 people were killed in the Indian state of Sikkim after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering floods in a mountain valley. Video footage showed the muddy flood waters surg…
Catastrophic overflow of Lhonak Lake in state of Sikkim caused a dam to partially collapse and submerged army basesAt least 14 people have been killed and 102 are still missing in the north-east Indian state of Sikkim after heavy rain caused a glacial …