Recent News Headlines : Weather

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES FLAMES SEEN FROM SPACE


Thousands of people living in California have been forced to flee their homes after a number of wildfires took hold around Los Angeles... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 540

CALIFORNIA FIRES: WHY IS EVERYTHING BURNING?


Ferocious winds in Southern California have whipped up explosive wildfires, burning a psychiatric hospital and scores of other structures... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 1183

FLASH FLOODS HIT MELBOURNE AS STORM MOVES ACROSS VICTORIA


Victorians are told to brace for more rain overnight, particularly in the north-east, after parts of Melbourne experience flash flooding from heavy thunderstorms... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 96

CLIMATE CHANGE IS RADICALLY RESHUFFLING UK BIRD SPECIES, REPORT FINDS


Weatherwatch climate change means lots of birdsong, even in november... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 550

'WORST YET TO COME': MELBOURNE TO EXPECT MONTH'S WORTH OF RAIN IN TWO DAYS


Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said the metropolitan area had already seen 30mm of rainfall on Friday... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

AMERICAN LEADERS SHOULD READ THEIR OFFICIAL CLIMATE SCIENCE REPORT


What the report also shows is that the biggest uncertainty in future climate change is us... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 1948

MOROCCO PRAYS FOR RAIN AMID SHORTAGE


The king of Morocco called for all mosques in the country to pray for rain on Friday, amid a shortage threatening the country's agriculture... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 466

WHITE CHRISTMAS ODDS SLASHED BY BOOKIES BUT MET OFFICE WARNS IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL


Bookmaker Coral has started the race odds-on at 4-5 that snow will fall anywhere in the UK on Christmas day... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 38

GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION MUST BE GENDER EQUAL


For women, fighting for justice - including climate justice - can be downright dangerous... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 2060

CLIMATE CHANGE IS COSTLY FOR MANUFACTURING, STUDY SAYS


In aggregate, the study authors note, rising temperatures could cost the global market for manufacturing products billions by the middle of the 21st century... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 27

GLOBAL INSURANCE PLAN AIMS TO DEFUSE POTENTIAL CLIMATE DAMAGE 'BOMBSHELL'


It pushes the poor people of the poor countries to pay the insurance premiums from their limited resources, an African diplomat told Climate Home... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 238

'WE NEED TO THINK STRONGLY ABOUT ADAPTATION,' SAYS VICTORIA CLIMATOLOGIST


Zwiers warned warmer temperatures will increase the likelihood of extreme weather situations, such as flooding and fires... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 330

WINTER TRAVEL ADVISORY ISSUED FOR OTTAWA


Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory starting Thursday evening for commuters in the Ottawa area... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 2445

DEATH TOLL FROM VIETNAM STORM TOPS 60 AND DAMS NEAR BURSTING


Typhoon Damrey tore across central Vietnam at the weekend just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 0

2017 SET TO BE ONE OF TOP THREE HOTTEST YEARS ON RECORD


The cop23 climate change summit in bonn and why it matters... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 2151

ENVIRONMENT CANADA SAYS 'SIGNIFICANT' RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY


Environment Canada issued a special weather statement late Friday warning of the potential for significant rainfall amounts on Sunday... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 90

CLIMATE CHANGE 'WILL CREATE WORLD'S BIGGEST REFUGEE CRISIS'


But Trent said that although climate change undoubtedly posed an existential threat to our world it was not to late to take decisive action... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 30569

INDIA'S FIRST ALL-FEMALE MILITARY CREW CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE WORLD ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA


Cape Horn is already notorious for it's high seas and rough weathers, she said... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 173

PACIFIC ISLANDERS CALL FOR AUSTRALIA NOT TO FUND ADANI COALMINE


Australia needs to make a stronger contribution to fight climate change and its impacts, the report says... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 6206

WEST QUEBEC MAYORS GRAPPLE WITH 'NEW NORMAL' AFTER LATEST FLOODS


Joanne Hamilton's property on Meech Lake suffered heavy damage after a beaver dam broke uphill from her home during the rainstorm... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 163

HEAT, STRONG HEADWINDS TRAPPING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES UP NORTH AT SOUTHBOUND MIGRATION TIME


Monarch butterflies should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 61

WHAT DOES A SEXIST GOOGLE ENGINEER TEACH US ABOUT WOMEN IN SCIENCE?


She is also a lead author of the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special report on ocean and cryosphere... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 488

BBC APOLOGISES OVER INTERVIEW WITH CLIMATE SCEPTIC LORD LAWSON


Simon Bullock, at Friends of the Earth, said It was a real choke-on-cornflakes interview, with Lord Lawson's misleading climate-denial views given undue weight, and passing unchallenged... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 15548

HIGHWAY 101 REOPENS AFTER HEAVY FLOODING IN TILLAMOOK


KGW-TV reports that the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office says the mountains got 10 inches of rain and the Wilson River rose 5 feet above flood stage at the storm's height... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 0

10,000 HOMES, COMPANIES AND FARMS STILL LACK POWER AFTER STORMS


While the vast amount are still dealing with the impact of ex-hurricane Ophelia, ESB Networks said some of those cut off were affected by Storm Brian... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 0

HIGHWAY 101 REOPENS AFTER HEAVY FLOODING IN TILLAMOOK


KGW-TV reports that the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office says the mountains got 10 inches of rain and the Wilson River rose 5 feet above flood stage at the storm's height... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 0

HIGHWAY 101 REOPENS AFTER HEAVY FLOODING IN TILLAMOOK


KGW-TV reports that the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office says the mountains got 10 inches of rain and the Wilson River rose 5 feet above flood stage at the storm's height... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 0

HIGHWAY 101 REOPENS AFTER HEAVY FLOODING IN TILLAMOOK


KGW-TV reports that the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office says the mountains got 10 inches of rain and the Wilson River rose 5 feet above flood stage at the storm's height... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 0

TYPHOON BEARS DOWN ON JAPAN, WILL HINDER VOTING IN NATIONAL ELECTION


Local authorities in Okinawa have decided to move the voting date to Saturday for some remote islands... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 250

EXTREME WEATHER MAY BE CALIFORNIA'S NEW NORMAL


Saltwater would intrude deeper into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, rendering current water supplies undrinkable for more than 20 million Californians... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Weather

'WE EUROPEANS MUST TAKE OUR DESTINY INTO OUR OWN HANDS'


Angela Merkel says Germany can no longer rely on Donald Trump's America 'We Europeans must take our destiny into our own hands'... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 108302

WHY ARE THE CRUCIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HURRICANE HARVEY NOT BEING ASKED?


Hurricane Harvey has devastated a place in which climate breakdown is generated, and in which the policies that prevent it from being addressed are formulated... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 69045

CHINESE MEDIA SAYS 'SELFISH AND IRRESPONSIBLE' TRUMP HAS CRIPPLED U.S. LEADERSHIP


It calls decision to withdraw from Paris accord a huge setback in battle against climate change... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 26123

MUMBAI BUILDING COLLAPSES AS MONSOON RAINS WREAK HAVOC


In Bihar, the death toll has reached 514, with people still living in makeshift huts days after the flooding started... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 19385

IRMA AND HARVEY LAY THE COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL AT TRUMP'S DOOR


Scientists are still not sure about the other ways in which climate change may be impacting hurricanes... READ MORE

10th September, 2017 15735

ITALY FLOODING KILLS SIX PEOPLE IN LIVORNO


At least six people have been killed after heavy rainstorms and flooding in the Italian city of Livorno... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 13418

FLOOD VICTIMS BRACE FOR MORE RAIN AS WATER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH ACROSS QUEBEC


This comes as more than 400 Canadian Forces soldiers from CFB Valcartier were deployed on Saturday in a number of regions facing severe flooding... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 10364

STORM AILEEN SET TO BATTER BRITAIN WITH 75MPH WINDS


UK weather Storm Aileen set to batter Britain with 75mph winds... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 10206

DELUGE BRINGS MONTH'S RAIN IN ONE DAY, FORCING SECOND DAY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL CLOSURES


Intense rainfall is predicted on Thursday afternoon, before the weather is expected to clear early on Friday... READ MORE

25th April, 2017 10019

'WE ARE NOT WELL PREPARED': AN EXPERT'S VIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEXT BIG STORM


According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, spring flooding around Ottawa cost 223 million in insured damages... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 7730

PERU BRACES FOR MORE FLOODING AFTER AT LEAST 67 DEATHS


Local El Ninos in Peru tend to be followed by the global El Nino phenomenon, which can trigger flooding and droughts in different countries, said Gutierrez... READ MORE

18th March, 2017 6618

ATTENTION IS ON HARVEY BUT FLOODING HAS KILLED THOUSANDS THIS MONTH IN OTHER COUNTRIES TOO


Below are some photos from Sierra Leone and South Asia that give a sense of the enormity of the catastrophes there... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 5094

EXTREME WEATHER 'COULD KILL UP TO 152,000 A YEAR' IN EUROPE BY 2100


Extreme weather could kill up to 152,000 people yearly in Europe by 2100 if nothing is done to curb the effects of climate change, scientists say... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 3861

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HARVEY: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED


Does the Trump administration acknowledge the link between extreme weather and manmade climate change?... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 3809

ALASKA IS UNPREPARED FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE WORST TIME


Environmental change is not a theoretical in Alaska, says Rick Thoman, the state's climate sciences and services manager for the National Weather Service... READ MORE

11th March, 2017 3385

HURRICANE HARVEY AND THE INEVITABLE QUESTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE


University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann also pointed to the influence of human-caused climate change on the storm's unusual movement... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 3380

2 SAILORS RESCUED IN MID-ATLANTIC WHILE OTHERS AWAIT HELP


A Cormorant helicopter from the Royal Canadian Air Force has also been dispatched from Gander, N.L., to help... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 3321

MEDICAL SCIENTISTS REPORT ON THE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING ON HEALTH


The study reports that if you live on the West Coast, wildfires, extreme temperatures, poorer air quality, extreme weather events, and agricultural risks are occurring... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 3117

'HUMAN FINGERPRINT' FOUND ON GLOBAL EXTREME WEATHER


A key factor is the fast-melting Arctic, which is now strongly linked to extreme weather across Europe, Asia and north America... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 2965

HURRICANE HARVEY IS A BILLION-DOLLAR DISASTER - AMERICA'S 10TH IN 2017


From 1980 to 2016, according to Noaa records, the US experienced an average of five and a half 1bn-plus weather and climate disasters a year... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 2123

CANADIAN FORCES SENDING 225 MORE TROOPS TO HELP WITH B.C. WILDFIRES


Canadian Forces sending 225 more troops to help with B.C. wildfires... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 1849

THERESA MAY URGED TO PERSUADE TRUMP NOT TO QUIT PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD


A recent ComRes survey showed almost two-thirds of British adults 64 percent accept that climate change is happening, and that it is primarily due to human activity... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 1769

TEMPERATURE-BOOSTING EL NINO SET FOR EARLY RETURN THIS YEAR


They also exacerbate the increased extreme weather events occurring due to the continued heating of the world as a result of human-caused climate change... READ MORE

29th April, 2017 1729

AS FLOOD WATERS RISE, IS URBAN SPRAWL AS MUCH TO BLAME AS CLIMATE CHANGE?


But others argue that urban development is as much to blame for the floods as climate change... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 1690

YOUR PHOTOS: STORM WREAKS DAMAGE ACROSS MONTREAL


Thousands of people are without power across Quebec as strong winds took down trees and power lines Tuesday afternoon... READ MORE

23rd August, 2017 1648

AS IT HAPPENED: NERVOUS WAIT FOR NORTHERN NSW


Heavy rain is wreaking havoc across Queensland and northern NSW as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie move south... READ MORE

27th April, 2017 1541

ENVIRONMENT CANADA UPGRADES N.L. WEATHER WATCHES TO BLIZZARD WARNINGS


Environment Canada says the northeasterly winds will keep the pack ice along northeast-facing coastlines and may cause ice pressure to build up as winds increase... READ MORE

3rd April, 2017 1407

ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN SOUTHERN EUROPE TO SOAR WITH AIR CON - SCIENTISTS


Climate change is not the most important thing for electricity demands in the future, he said... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 1285

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN LEARNING LESSONS FROM IRMA AND MARIA


As a Caribbean climate scientist, I am often asked to speak about how climate change affects small islands... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1265

ARIZONA, VEGAS DEAL WITH STIFLING HEAT


Phoenix and Las Vegas are used to 43 C heat, but temperatures above 46 C are rare... READ MORE

20th June, 2017 1201


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