Disaster Season

How has Cyclone Dana impacted life on India's eastern coast?

<div>A severe cyclonic storm, named Dana, battered India's east coast on Friday morning, disrupting some civic services and damaging crops and trees.</div>

Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave

<div>Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the days ahead, according to the weather department.</div>

'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible

<div><p>Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared. </p></div>

China braces for blistering cold this week

People stand near Qianmen Street on a snowy day in Beijing, China December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang A general view of the city on a snowy day in Beijing, China December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Chinese authorities warned on Tuesday of heavy snowfall, blizzards and plunging temperatures this week in most parts of the country in what could be one of the coldest December snaps in China in decades. Beijing is expected to be hit by temperatures as low as minus 18 Celsius (minus 0.4 Fahren

Schools shut, tourists asked to leave as eastern India braces for cyclone

<div>Schools in some parts of India's eastern state of Odisha were ordered to shut and tourists asked to vacate the popular beach city of Puri, as authorities braced for a severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit later this week.</div>

Death toll in Mexico from Hurricane Otis reaches 43

A man walks among rubble, in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha The death toll from Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm that battered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, has risen to 43, said Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado in a social media post. As of Saturday, the Mexican government had reported 39 deaths with 10 people missing. The new tally of fatalities comprised 33 men and 10 women, Salgado said in a post on the plat

Warmest April on record extends planet's hot streak to 11 months

<div><p>With an average surface temperature of 59.05 degrees, the month was about 0.25 of a degree warmer than the previous hottest April, in 2016.</p></div>

Rescue worker dies in southern Germany floods

<div>A firefighter died while trying to rescue residents trapped by major flooding in southern Germany after heavy rain that was expected to continue throughout Sunday.</div>

Floods cause damage, power outages in southeast France after heavy rainfall

<div>Massive floods caused serious damage and power outages on Friday in parts of France's mountainous southeast region after days of heavy rain, though there were no immediate reports of any casualties.</div>

Floods and snow hit Northwest Europe after latest Atlantic storm

<div>Parts of northwestern Europe struggled on Wednesday to cope with the impact of the latest in a series of Atlantic storms which dumped rain or snow on already saturated ground, while northern Scandinavia experienced extreme cold.</div>

Cyclone Dana uproots trees, snaps power lines on India's east coast

<div>A "severe cyclonic storm" pounded India's eastern coast on Friday, uprooting trees, snapping power lines and inundating some areas, authorities said, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported.</div>

Tropical Storm Trami kills 46 in Philippines, and could return next week

<div>The death toll in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Trami rose to 46 on Friday with another 20 people missing as officials warned the weather pattern could loop back and lash the country with heavy rain and winds again next week.</div>

Heavy rain creates havoc in India's tech hub Bengaluru again

<div>Parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru were flooded on Tuesday after heavy overnight rain, and a number of people were feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed due to the downpour.</div>

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March

<div><p>With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees, last month was warmer than any previous March on record, according to European climate officials.</p></div>

2023 in photos: Extreme climate

By Reuters Photographers Filed: December 5, 2023, 11 a.m. GMT Extreme weather featured in headlines frequently in 2023. Drought dried up lakes, record heat sparked wildfires, rains turned streets into rivers, and deadly storms wiped out entire towns. In early 2023, California experienced an unusually wet, snowy winter, drenching the state and causing mudslides that left some homes precariously balanced on cliffsides, while in the Southern Hemisphere scorching temperatures fanned wildfires

India and Pakistan swelter, Bangladesh braces for storm

<div>At least 11 people have died of suspected heat-related causes in western India and Pakistan also sweltered on Friday in extreme heat, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states braced for a likely cyclone hit this weekend.</div>

Hurricane Beryl heads for Cayman Islands, Mexico after striking Jamaica

<div>Hurricane Beryl rumbled towards the Cayman Islands and Mexico on Thursday, after pummeling Jamaica with winds and rain that caused floods and widespread power outages and leaving a deadly trail of destruction in several smaller Caribbean islands.</div>

When will Hurricane Milton hit Florida and why is it so catastrophic?

<div>Hurricane Milton became the third-fastest intensifying Atlantic storm on record as it headed towards Florida's west coast, threatening to swamp low-lying areas with a life-threatening storm surge, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.</div>

Tanzania flood, landslide death toll rises to over 50

Summary: Floods have so far killed at least 238 in Kenya, Somalia Tanzania's death toll at over 50 The death toll from floods and landslides in northern Tanzania following torrential rains over the weekend has risen to more than 50, with 750 acres of farmland destroyed, the president's office said on Monday. Zuhura Yunus, spokesperson for President Samia Suluhu Hassan's office said in a statement that the landslides and floods had affected 1,150 households, or 5,600 people. Severe flooding caus

Deadly California storm triggers flooding, mudslides, power outages

<div>A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, crept over Southern California on Monday, unleashing torrential downpours that triggered street flooding and mudslides throughout the region.</div>