カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Weather event also caused flooding, heavy rain and gusts of over 100mph this weekAn unusually deep area of low pressure moved into California late on Tuesday. The low deepened quickly, reaching the threshold for “rapid cyclogenesis”, when a low deepens…
In the second instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath in New Zealand, Anna Rankin describes the fears, rumours and unexpected effects of a lack of internet in the town of WairoaMy Cyclone Diary: The day we watched the floo…
Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital Port Vila less than three days after Cyclone Judy cut power in the cityA state of emergency was declared in Vanuatu as category 4 Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation bat…
As people dig their houses from the silt, the country faces questions over where to rebuild, as the climate crisis heralds more and more extreme weather“It was a tsunami from the hills. It was bigger than the tides. The noise – it was like Huka Falls.”…
A week after the storm struck the North Island, police say two more bodies were found in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay areaThe death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 as many people not yet contacted a week later.The cyclone hit the North…
With emergency services stretched, residents are banding together to clean up and guard against looters – and say they are seeing humanity’s best and worstEverywhere, strewn across the valleys and plains, there are apples. Red spheres line the roads an…
Residents of Eskdale, in New Zealand, recount fears on night of flooding as they return to salvage belongings and rescuers continue search for bodiesCrouched in the dark, gripping the slick corrugated iron, Michael and Kelly McKendry hauled themselves …
North Island wakes to devastation, as flood waters continue to rise, hundreds rescued from rooftops and more than 10,000 people displaced New Zealand was attempting to come to grips with the extent of destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle, as the severe w…
James Shaw says country is entering ‘period of consequences’ for inaction over climate change as extreme weather wreaks havoc across the North IslandFull report: cyclone devastates North IslandCyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand – in picturesTell us:…
This blog is now closedFull report: cyclone devastates North IslandMinister delivers furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisisCyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand – in picturesTell us: have you been affected by Cyclone Ga…
National state of emergency invoked and thousands displaced as storm devastates large parts of North Island and minister says ‘this is climate change’Minister gives furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisisCyclone Gabriell…
Damaging storm causes wind gusts up to 160km/h. This blog is now closedCyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continueRain and wind expected to intensifyThe approach of Cyclone Gabrielle is bringing particularly…
Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leaveNew Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has warned the worst is yet to come as Cyclone Gabrielle sparks evacu…
Thousands without power in North Island, red weather warnings issued for rain and wind, schools closed and flights cancelled in AucklandFollow the latest New Zealand storm updates liveEvacuations are under way and tens of thousands of people are withou…
When the rains came last autumn, I was among the millions made homeless in Sindh province. Here is why – months later – I am still helping to patch up ruined livesRead more: Pakistan families still hungry and homeless months after the floodsThe floods …