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23 04 2021 | 10:32

A rare tropical cyclone is approaching one of Africa's most populated cities

(CNN)A rare tropical cyclone is approaching Tanzania and could become the first cyclone to make landfall in the nation in modern records. Tropical Cyclone Jobo, located near Madagascar in the South…

05 10 2020 | 10:16

Zombie storms are rising from the dead thanks to climate change.

2020 presents to you... "zombie storms." Wildfires are burning the West Coast, hurricanes are flooding the Southeast — and some of those storms are rising from the dead.  "Zombie storms," which…

25 05 2020 | 08:17

Tropical cyclones have become more destructive over past 40 years, data shows.

US study identifies statistically significant trend in line with climate scientists’ predictions. Tropical cyclones have become more intense around the globe in the past four decades, with more…

24 05 2020 | 09:30

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020.

Satellites have now spotted the churning cyclone. Satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North…

21 05 2020 | 10:36

Amphan: Indian city of Kolkata devastated by cyclone.

The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone. Cyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people as it lashed…

25 04 2020 | 13:56

The age of stability is over, and coronavirus is just the beginning.

Humanity has only recently become accustomed to a stable climate.

19 04 2020 | 07:16

Cyclone Harold and coronavirus: Pacific Islands face battle on two fronts.

After a deadly cyclone slammed through several countries in the Pacific, there is growing concern that the coronavirus pandemic could disrupt efforts to help the survivors undo early work to protect…

07 04 2020 | 08:55

Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu.

Cyclone Harold is strengthening and threatening Vanuatu, which is still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Cyclone Pam in 2015 Cyclone Harold is strengthening and threatening Vanuatu,…

14 12 2019 | 14:39

Deadly Cyclone Belna makes landfall in northwest Madagascar.

Nine people were killed and more than 1,400 rendered homeless after a major storm slammed into the island. Nine people were killed and three are missing in northwest Madagascar after Cyclone Belna…

01 10 2019 | 10:28

Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as capital shuts down treatment plant.

Harare (CNN)Authorities in Zimbawe are scrambling to meet the water needs of the country's capital Harare after the city's main water treatment plant was shut down on Monday, leaving 1 million people…

17 05 2019 | 13:24

Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones.

The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. Current…

15 05 2019 | 08:49

Their Islands Are Being Eroded. So Are Their Human Rights, They Say.

Indigenous Australians from low-lying islands in the Torres Strait argue that the government, by failing to act on climate change, has violated their fundamental right to maintain their culture.…

16 04 2019 | 08:25

Mozambique Warns of More Flooding from Cyclone-Filled Dams.

MAPUTO —  Mozambique's President Filipe Nysui is warning countries ravaged by Cyclone Idai could face more flooding. The cyclone's heavy rains, which killed at least 750 people in Mozambique and…

30 03 2019 | 05:44

Mozambique confirms first cholera cases in wake of Cyclone Idai.

Five cases have been confirmed in the badly damaged port city of Beira, according to health officials. Mozambique said five cases of cholera had been confirmed around the badly damaged port city of…

24 03 2019 | 08:40

Cyclone Idai: How the storm tore into southern Africa.

Aid agencies are scrambling to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai, which swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last week, destroying towns and villages in its path. Hundreds of people have been…

22 03 2019 | 20:01

1.7M Cyclone Survivors Face Hunger, Disease in Southern Africa.

Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa Friday after a cyclone killed hundreds and swept away homes and roads, as survivors face a…

20 03 2019 | 07:10

Cyclone Idai: 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN has said. The region has been hit by widespread flooding and…

18 03 2019 | 06:22

Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe school hit by landslide

Two boarding school pupils are among 31 people to have been killed in eastern Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai. They were asleep in their dormitory when rocks swept down a mountain and knocked over a wall,…