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France

French ski resorts ask locals to stay away

With snow in short supply this year, some French ski resorts are asking locals to stay away from the slopes and give priority to tourists. In towns

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Unseasonal weather in Europe and elsewhere creates air pollution spikes

Air pollution is reaching record levels in many countries, particularly in China. At least 10 cities and one province are on “red alert”. Beijing

USA

Festive period hails deadly tornado season in US

With the festive period comes the onset of tornado season in the US. Severe storms across the south and midwest have killed at least seven people and

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White Christmas cancelled due to warm weather

No show for snow

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China

First body pulled from Shenzhen landslide, at least 81 still missing

Rescuers at the site of the Shenzhen landslide have pulled out the first body from the rubble. Efforts are being focussed on six main search areas

Philippines

Typhoon in Philippines kills 41, displaces 750,000

Scores of families expect to spend Christmas homeless and without electricity.

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2016 could be warmest year on record according to UK's Met Office

More sunshine and warmer temperatures in 2016 than this year. That’s according to a new global temperature forecast from the UK’s Met Office. This

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{Watch} Dramatic footage of record flooding in Norway

Dramatic footage is coming out of Norway where there is heavy flooding after a storm in the country’s southwest. Record downpours have caused

India

Chennai struggles with worst rain in a century as lakes close to bursting

More rain is forecast to be on the way but India’s fourth-largest city Chennai is already partially underwater. The situation is currently a disaster

Iceland

Iceland hit by first big winter storm

Winter hit Iceland in a big way on Tuesday with the first mammoth snowstorm of the season causing havoc for motorists and other travellers. Despite

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WMO warns 2015 the hottest year on record

This year will be the hottest on record and next year could be even hotter, according to a new report. The World Meteorological Organisation says a

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Switzerland, winter is comming

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What's the reality of Earth's climate in 2015?

We have all heard of climate change, but what’s really happening to our planet now, in November 2015? As the COP21 summit in Paris looms in December

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[IN PICTURES] How would these iconic cities look at +2ºC and +4ºC?

With the COP21 global climate conference due to start in Paris at the end of November, NGO Climate Central has released thought-provoking images of

Brazil

Two Brazilian dams burst devastating nearby village

One of Brazil’s worst mining disasters in recent memory has left 25 people missing. Mud and waste water from burst dams at a Brazil iron ore mine

Israel

Torential rain causes widespread flooding in Gaza and Israel

Residents in Israel and Gaza have had to be rescued, as torrential rain battered the region. Roads and homes in Gaza have been flooded and in some

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And also... Modern art is rubbish; Russian police pull over speeding hearse full of caviar; Flower power in Chile's Desert

Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond, which did not reach the

Iraq

Floods in Baghdad threaten Iraq's internally displaced

The Iraqi capital’s internally displaced have been swamped following heavy rains. Flood waters are said to have carried away a three-year-old girl

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Mexico

Patricia downgraded to tropical storm but flooding extends north to Texas

Now just a tropical storm, Patricia has nonetheless caused chaos in Mexico following its landfall. Although it was feared it would be the