カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Strongest storm to hit country in years has also caused widespread flooding and evacuations in province of FujianTwo people are reported to have died in severe flooding that has engulfed parts of Beijing, as Typhoon Doksuri passed through China’s capit…
Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in eastern China on Friday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Large parts of Fujian province were battered by torrential rains, powerful winds and widespread flooding. Footage released by state TV showed entire s…
China’s national forecaster says there is high risk of rainstorm disasters in area surrounding capital Rain soaked northern China on Saturday as Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in years, prompted thousands to evacuate in Beijing…
A ferry capsized in the Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 26 people, after high winds from Typhoon Doksuri caused passengers to rush to one side. The boat overturned less than 50 metres from the shore after leaving a wharf in Laguna de Bay in R…
High waves and heavy rain hit southern and eastern Taiwan on Thursday, closing businesses and schools, with landslide warnings issued. From 10am local time, Typhoon Doksuri, categorised at the second-strongest typhoon level by Taiwan’s weather bureau, …
Hundreds of cars were submerged in flood water from the Hindon river after excessive rains in Noida city in northern India. People living near its banks had to move to higher ground, and residents found it difficult to commute on heavily waterlogged ro…
A year on from devastating floods, a renowned architect is leading a project to build affordable and sustainable homes while empowering communities in the processA year ago, Shani Dana’s mudbrick house was swept away in the worst floods on record to hi…
As rising temperatures make traditionally hot and sticky Japanese summer months more severe, those toiling outside are turning to the fan-jakketo The de rigueur jacket in Japan for this year’s summer season is a functional little number with twin elect…
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in the north-western region of Xinjiang set a Chinese record of 52.2C (125.9F) on Sunday – in a country that was battling -50C weather six months a…
Extreme heat lingers, leading to wildfires and even giant hailstones. Plus Philippines braces for fifth typhoon of the seasonExtreme heat has lingered over southern Europe throughout the past week, with all-time records broken in a number of locations….
People buying full-face masks alongside hats, fans – and hats with inbuilt fans – as temperatures rise above 35CIn scorching Beijing, “facekinis” are the hottest new fashion as surging temperatures shatter records.With the air temperature rising above …
Alerts issued in Italy and China as wildfires rage in Greece, and temperature in California’s Death Valley nears global recordExtreme heatwave – latest news updatesTemperatures continued to reach extreme highs across many parts of the northern hemisphe…
Ali Salman Anchan and his team of artists travelled to meet some of the people affected by last year’s devastating monsoon rains in Sindh province. They set to work covering an aid truck with vibrant images to share people’s stories of resilience and r…
President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for overhaul of national preparedness as extreme weather becomes ‘commonplace’Extreme heatwave: live global updates Rescuers in South Korea have recovered a total of 13 bodies from a flooded road tunnel in a central city, …
Emergency workers are continuing their efforts to rescue people trapped in a tunnel that flooded when a river burst its banks in Cheongju. Water surged into the underpass, trapping an unknown number of individuals and several cars. Rescue teams were tr…