North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from rights groups that the country faces dire food shortages and economic instability.
Speaking at a party conference, Mr Kim appeared to compare
It's been a blistering start to spring in the Southwest with record heat kicking off the first weekend in April. AccuWeather meteorologists say the heat is expected to persist, and even though widespread record-challenging temperatures aren't expecte
Read more…Americans across the southern United States are next in line for the threat of another outbreak of damaging storms heading into the weekend. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that people living in states from Texas to Georgia could be at risk for sever
Read more…A volcano has begun erupting on the Eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent.
More than 16,000 residents were evacuated as volcanic activity on La Soufrière increased on Thursday, with the volcano emitting plumes of ash.
Evacuees are being given te
Even though the phrase "April showers" is used often this time of year, AccuWeather meteorologists say heavy April downpours will continue across the Southeast instead.
This week began with warm, dry weather across much of the region. Easter Sunday w
Read more…A snow survey in California revealed that the state only received about 50% of its average precipitation during the 2021 water year, tying it for its third-driest on record
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/california-reports-third-driest
Read more…Heat that has been building in the Southwest over the past couple of days has peaked across California, but for states farther east, the warmest air is yet to come. Temperatures through the early week are expected to soar 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit abo
Read more…Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days.
With 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 announced in British Columbia yester
Read more…The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign of spring, has peaked at the earliest date since records began 1,200 years ago, research shows.
The 2021 season in the city of Kyoto peaked on 26 March, according to data collected by Osaka Univer
Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed to the BBC.
In total, 30 people out of 18 million vaccinated by 24 March had these clots.
Two women who refused to go into hotel quarantine after arriving home from Dubai have been remanded in custody with consent to bail.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0403/1207737-courts-quarantine/
Read more…Following winter's brief return, the north-central United States is about to get on another temperature roller coaster ride, but this time on the upward trend.
AccuWeather forecasters say that temperatures may climb high enough to challenge decades-o
Read more…A taste of summer marked the final days of March across western Europe, with multiple cities sneaking in new record highs for March just before the calendar flipped to April.
While temperatures more reminiscent of late spring or early summer can ling
Read more…Some residents of the West may wonder if the calendar flipped to August as opposed to April, with temperatures expected to soar to record-high levels into Easter weekend.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/summerlike-heat-to-challenge
Read more…An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was burned or hacked down last year, as the destruction of tropical forests accelerated despite a global economic slowdown, according to new research.
The worst losses were in Brazil, three t
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