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Hurricane Hilary weakens but fears of 'catastrophic flooding' remain

Forecasters said the storm was still expected to enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages.

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The week in pictures: fires, football and F-16s

The best pictures from across Europe this week.

Climate

Uganda: My journey to the frontlines of climate change

There are few parts of life in Uganda that have not been affected by rising temperatures.

World News

Tenerife firefighters hope to have its wildfires under control

Hundreds of firefighters have been responding to the blaze on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife as extreme weather brings a 40-degree heatwave to Switzerland

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Climate

Italy reports 11 extreme weather events per day in 2023

One of the hottest years in the history of the country has also brought an average of 11 extreme weather events per day in Italy, from floods and droughts to devastating wildfires.

Green News

Italy, France, Switzerland: Europe braces for another heatwave

Weather forecasters predict temperatures up to 42C in Italy, 40C in France and 37C in Switzerland.

Green News

Entire city evacuated as Canada’s record wildfire season blazes on

What’s behind Canada's fires and is climate change to blame?

Destinations

Norway in summer? Extreme heat is changing how people travel in Europe

Heatwaves in southern Europe are causing travellers to seek out cooler destinations this summer.

Green News

Dogs, cats and love birds rescued from the ashes of Hawaii wildfires

As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but thousands remain lost.

Climate

El Niño's biggest impacts likely to be felt in 2024

Heat-trapping greenhouse gases and El Niño could see the world’s climate move ever further from what we are used to.

Climate

NASA: 2023 could break heat records - and 2024 will be even hotter

The biggest impacts of El Niño will be felt between February and April, NASA warns.

World News

Extreme weather continues in Europe as Italy hit by mud landslides

Central and eastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic also experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rains and hail.

Climate

‘Winter storms’ in August destroy crops in northern France

‘We've never seen anything like it,’ says a French farmer who has lost half of his harvest due to weather extremes.

Green News

Valencia: Record-breaking temperature of 46.8°C seen in coastal city

Local residents say the city is 'unlivebable'.

World News

Extreme weather: Norway considers more evacuations, Portugal fires

From torrential rain and subsequent flooding in Norway and Croatia, to scorching temperatures in Spain and Portugal, we take a look at this week's weather across Europe.

Green News

Dozens dead in Maui wildfires as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaiian island

Already the state's deadliest natural disaster since a 1960 tsunami killed 61 people on the Big Island, the death toll will likely rise further as search and rescue operations continue, officials say.

Climate

Did an undersea volcano eruption impact this summer’s heatwaves?

Scientists agree that human-caused climate change is by far the biggest cause - but what else is at play?

Climate

Extreme weather brings raging fires and torrential rain to Europe

Torrential rain, flash floods and raging wildfires have devastated Europe this summer.

Climate

Fruit, bread, pizza: The European staples at risk from extreme weather

Six out of 10 pears have disappeared from Italian orchards this summer, a farmers association warns.

Climate

Chile suffers ‘extraordinary’ 37C winter heatwave

Winter heatwaves could become ‘more and more normal’, climatologists say, as temperatures soar 15C above average.