Update: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Near Japan’s Fukushima March 16, 2022 By Shoko Oda, Kana Nishizawa and Gearoid Reidy A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring dozens, as well...
Climate Change Is Making Australia a More Difficult Place to Live: Prime Minister March 9, 2022 By Ben Westcott and Sybilla Gross Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded that a changing climate is making the country a more difficult place to live...
Sydney Faces ‘Tough 24 Hours’ as Floods Force Evacuations March 8, 2022 By Renju Jose Flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as...
Record Floods on Australia’s East Coast Have Cost At Least 14 Lives March 3, 2022 Sydney was preparing on Wednesday for dangerous flash flooding as population centers farther north began a massive cleanup operation after...
Insured Losses for 2 Recent European Windstorms Estimated at €3B-€5B: Verisk February 25, 2022 Insured losses due to wind from Winter Storms Dudley/Ylenia and Eunice/Zeynep will range between €3 billion and €5 billion (US$2.2...
Storm Eunice Batters Britain and Ireland With Record Winds Hitting 122 Mph February 18, 2022 By Paul Sandle and Muvija M An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing...
Update: Devastating Mudslides, Floods Bring Rising Death Toll in Brazil February 18, 2022 By Mauricio Savarese and Mario Lobao PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) – Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away...
UK Braces for ‘Storm Eunice’ and Hurricane-Strength Gusts on Friday February 17, 2022 By Rachel Morison and Brian K. Sullivan Britain’s Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for parts of the UK, saying hurricane-strength gusts of 90 miles...
Storms With Hurricane Gusts Set to Batter NW Europe, Driving Wind Power Generation February 16, 2022 By William Mathis and Rachel Morison Storms across northwest Europe are set to drive electricity generation from wind farms to records this week in gusty conditions...
Cyclone Batsirai Kills 20 in Madagascar, Weakens Quickly as It Hits Land February 8, 2022 By Laetitia Bezain ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) – Cyclone Batsirai is blamed for the deaths of 20 people in Madagascar and for making more...