Extreme Weather

Trump Administration Rolls Back Key Climate Change Policies —————————– The Trump administration is advancing major rollbacks of climate change regulations, including plans to revoke the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, a CNN…

Climate Change Linked to 2,300 European Heatwave Deaths, Scientists Warn ————————————- A recent heatwave in early July may have caused 2,300 deaths across a dozen major European cities, with scientists attributing about 1,500 of these fatalities directly to human-caused climate…

Pacific Nations on Alert After Powerful Quake Triggers Tsunami Warnings …………………. Communities across the Pacific Ocean were placed on high alert Tuesday following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast, The Guardian reported. The quake, one of the strongest ever…

Shanghai Evacuates Nearly 283,000 as Typhoon Co-May Nears ————————- Shanghai authorities have evacuated almost 283,000 residents as Typhoon Co-May approaches the bustling city, bringing with it intense rainfall and high winds, Arab News reported. State media reported the extensive evacuation…

Climate-Driven ‘Climateflation’ Could Raise UK Food Prices by Over a Third by 2050, Report Warns ————————————— Britain faces a growing “climateflation” crisis as extreme weather threatens food production and supply chains, potentially pushing UK food prices up by more than…

Record-Breaking Heat Scorches Global Regions, Fueling Wildfires and Raising Alarms —————————- Multiple regions across the globe are enduring an unprecedented and persistent heatwave, with temperatures soaring to record highs since early June and showing no signs of abatement, Anadolu Agency…

Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Shows Signs of Critical Fracturing, Threatening Global Sea Levels ——————————— The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, the largest glacier in the world by width, is showing signs that it might break apart soon, Earth.com reported. If…

Tropical storm increases Philippines’ weather toll with 25 dead, 278,000 evacuated this week ————————— Tropical Storm Co-may, known locally as Emong, struck the northern Philippines on Thursday night, worsening a week of severe weather that has caused at least 25…

Global Study Warns of Sharp Rise in Extreme Heat Days Over the Past Three Decades …………………. A new international study has revealed a troubling increase in the number of extremely hot days worldwide over the past three decades, raising growing…

Deadly Floods Highlight Urgent Need for Faster, Broader Warning Systems, UN Warns —————————————— Recent deadly floods across the globe—from the Himalayas to rural Texas—have exposed critical gaps in early warning systems, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a…