The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the second hectic season in a row following the record-breaking 2020 season, with new storms spinning up in rapid fashion and very few breaks between each new system. However, due in part to an almost entirely i
Read more…Residents in southern Queensland are on high alert as major floods inundate towns.
Two people lost their lives this week when their vehicles were swept away by rising waters.
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Read more…The ban is expected to come into effect at midnight on Sunday, following full cabinet approval.
Israel has so far confirmed one case of the potentially more infectious Omicron variant first detected in South Africa.
Dutch health authorities have found at least 13 cases of the new Omicron strain among 61 quarantined passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from South Africa.
"The Omicron variant has so far been identified in 13 of the positiv
Read more…The storm-weary Northwest can’t seem to catch a break as another atmospheric river will cause more soaking rain to impact the region, as well as British Columbia, through this weekend.
After months of heat waves and drought, weather in the Pacific N
Read more…The Netherlands will tighten its partial Covid lockdown with the early closure of bars, restaurants and shops to curb a spike in cases, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said.
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Read more…Paris has made the wearing of face masks outdoors mandatory again at public gatherings as the Covid-19 infection rate in the French capital soars, police said.
Meanwhile, Belgium has detected Europe's first confirmed case of the Omicron variant and a
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Read more…Francis Lagan, principal of St Mary's Primary School in Maghera, Co Derry died yesterday evening on the Dublin Road, Antrim, as gusts reached almost 145km/h in parts of Northern Ireland.
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Read more…The mercury dropped to -32.2℃ in Utsjoki on Wednesday.
Finland's northernmost municipality Utsjoki has broken this winter's cold weather record for the second time. The Kevojärvi weather station, located in the village of Kevo in Utsjoki, registered
Read more…The Czech government has declared a state of emergency for 30 days due to a surge in coronavirus cases, according to the public Czech Television.
A state of emergency allows the government to order restrictions on public life.
It is not known what re
Read more…NASA is set to launch a mission that will see a spacecraft crash into an asteroid in a bid to smash it off course.
The double asteroid redirection test (Dart) will test defence technologies for preventing a hazardous asteroid impacting Earth.
It aims
Read more…Austria has shut shops, restaurants and festive markets ahead of the Christmas holidays and returned to lockdown in the most dramatic Covid-19 restriction seen in Western Europe for months.
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Read more…A once-in-500-year flood event in British Columbia swallowed highways, washed away bridges and cut off railroads. Thousands remain stranded as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
A historic storm that produced epic amounts of rainfall triggered de
Read more…In Denver, an unusual weather pattern has been taking place this fall, and despite a close call this week, the Mile High City is poised to break a record that has stood since 1934.
Denver is poised to shatter its all-time record for the latest first
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