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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…

Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homes. Millions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six…

  Bermuda shutters schools and ports for Hurricane Paulette Hurricane Sally moves towards US Gulf coast   For only the second time in recorded history, five tropical cyclones are churning in…

  Past three months were 1.17C above 20th-century average 2020 on track to be one of five warmest years, Noaa finds This summer was the hottest ever recorded in the northern hemisphere,…

Just hours before Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with wind speed surpassing that of Katrina, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a Republican National Convention…

At least 100 people killed and hundreds of homes destroyed as seasonal rains cause worst flooding in Parwan province. Heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 100…

Scientists monitor frequency of Danube freezing over to track rising temperatures. As a landlocked country in the heart of Europe, Hungary has a typically continental climate, with little or no…

Known for their anvil-shaped tops, these threatening-looking clouds often produce heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in…

As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear KANGEMA, Kenya, Aug 6  - In these hills a two-hour drive north of…

The 2020 hurricane season is now expected to be the most active since at least the early 1980s, meteorologists at Colorado State University, a standard bearer for seasonal hurricane predictions,…

Tiny west African country enjoys warm temperatures, which are cooler on its tourist-filled coast. As the smallest country on the African mainland – just 30 miles (50km) across at its widest point,…

Main pollutant in smog is ozone - formed when sunlight reacts with evaporating solvents, personal care products and paints. The heatwave in June brought summertime smog to most of England. This type…

Noctilucent clouds, on the edge of the atmosphere, are increasingly seen outside of polar regions. Something magical appeared at night over London and other parts of Britain on 21 June: ripples of…

Report also warns Australia will experience more extreme fire seasons due to climate crisis. The amount of pristine tropical rainforest lost across the globe increased last year, as the equivalent…

During summer in central New York, residents often enjoy a refreshing dip in the region's peaceful lakes. But sometimes swimming is off-limits because of algae blooms that can make people sick. "…

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…

The devastation caused by hurricanes in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, North Carolina and Houston over the last few years is a direct effect of the climate crisis, which is making tropical storms stronger…

Abstract Humans’ ability to efficiently shed heat has enabled us to range over every continent, but a wet-bulb temperature (TW) of 35°C marks our upper physiological limit, and much lower values…