カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Pakistan is suffering extensive flooding after unusually heavy monsoon rains lashed large parts of the country. Flash floods fuelled by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials have said. More than 75% of Balochistan, the…
Melting glaciers and torrential rains are wrecking lives. Western governments must step up their responseThe harm and distress caused by floods in Pakistan are difficult – if not impossible – to quantify, as a crisis of vast proportions keeps unfolding…
Foreign minister urges countries and IMF to help stricken country after climate change minister speaks of climate ‘catastrophe’Pakistan’s government has appealed for international help to tackle a flooding emergency that has killed more than 1,000 peop…
More than 33 million people have been displaced as destructive monsoon rains continue to wreak havocFlash floods triggered by destructive monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more …
Heavy rain has pounded large areas of Pakistan as the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had affected more than 30 million people. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes…
Authorities say more than 900 killed and 220,000 homes destroyed in worst monsoon rains disaster for a decadeHeavy rain has pounded large areas of Pakistan as the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had affected more …
Highs of over 40C in Chengdu dry up hydropower reservoirs and raise demand for air conditioningA provincial capital in south-west China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy as the area struggles with a po…
A fourth straight day of rain brought by an ‘atmospheric river’ has damaged roads and homes and forced more than 400 households to evacuateTorrential downpours that have battered New Zealand for four days straight have caused floods that could take yea…
A third straight day of rain has brought flooding, landslips and road closure to both the North and South islandsTorrential rain has slammed the west and north of New Zealand’s South Island for a third straight day, forcing hundreds to evacuate their h…
Government accused of inaction as downpours leave schools destroyed, homes ruined, crops failing and cholera on the riseMore than 580 people have died and thousands have lost their homes across Pakistan as torrential rains batter the country.An estimat…
Move likely to hit output of lithium, used in electric car batteries, from factories in Sichuan where temperatures sit above 40 degreesChinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported…
Warnings of floods and mudslides on Honshu island south-west of Tokyo as storm heads towards the capitalTropical storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan’s main Honshu island as it headed northward towards the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese we…
Knee-deep water leaves roads and homes badly damaged and businesses losing billions of rupees in goods and revenueFlash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 310 people and injured hundreds, with the government issuing warnings of further extreme…
Readings above 40C expected on Saturday with some cities at highest alert level and warnings of dam failures due to melting glaciersChina is set for the return of more heatwaves over the next 10 days, with temperatures set to start spiking in parts of …
Portugal declares ‘state of contingency’ as France, Spain and Morocco also battle fires, while record heat hits China Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle wildfires cause…