Insured Losses From Canada’s Jasper Wildfire Surpass C$880 Million August 28, 2024 This summer’s devastating wildfire in Jasper, Canada resulted in more than C$880 million (US$653.4 million) in insured damage, according to...
Storm Warnings Issued Across Southern Europe – From Italy to Serbia August 27, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eva Brendel Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from the south of France to the Balkans. There are...
Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK August 23, 2024 By Paul Tugwell, Eamon Akil Farhat and Joao Lima Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian...
Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto Trigger Wind and Rain Warnings in Scotland August 22, 2024 By Dylan Griffiths, Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Thursday, as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring strong winds and...
Unseasonal Winter Heat Across Australia Raises Wildfire Risks August 22, 2024 By Ben Sharples Australia is facing elevated wildfire risks months ahead of the summer fire season, as an unusually warm winter scorches parts...
Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland August 21, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eamon Akil Farhat Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece. There are...
Storms Threaten Mediterranean From Sicily to Ionian Sea Islands August 20, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eamon Akil Farhat Thunderstorms are forecast across the Mediterranean from Corfu to Sicily, where a luxury yacht sank off the coast on Monday...
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here August 20, 2024 By Eric Roston, Matthew Griffin and Alexander Battle Abdelal Las Vegas set a heat record of 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2C) in 1942, and for 82 years no weather system...
California Pot Farmers Feel the Heat from Low Pricing, Wildfires August 20, 2024 By Mrinalika Roy Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and...
Europe’s $42 Billion Effort to Fight Wildfires Is an Uphill Battle August 19, 2024 By Eamon Farhat and Paul Tugwell Europe is spending tens of billions of euros a year to fight wildfires, yet it hasn’t stopped blazes from flaring...