Articles by Priscila Azevedo Rocha, Lars Paulsson and Elena Mazneva

Hurricane-Force Winds Cause Chaos, Blackouts Across Europe

Storm Isha is causing travel disruption and power blackouts across northern Europe, as it brought hurricane-force winds to the UK and other parts of the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning across the UK on Monday, although …

Extreme Icy Weather Paralyzes Travel in Parts of Europe

Freezing weather in Germany and other parts of Europe threatened widespread road, rail and flight disruptions as the region braced for snowfall and heavy ice build-up. Frankfurt’s airport operator canceled more than half of the flights scheduled for Wednesday, while …

Storm Babet Hammers Scotland With Warnings of Risk to Life, Flooding

The UK’s Met Office warned of the possibility of severe flooding and loss of life in the northern part of the country for a second day as Storm Babet continues to hammer the region. Parts of eastern Scotland remain under …

Baltic States Beef Up Infrastructure Defense After Suspected Pipeline Sabotage

Power grid operators around the Baltic Sea are beefing up protection of subsea cables and other critical infrastructure after the suspected sabotage on a gas link between Finland and Estonia last weekend. Government officials in Lithuania ordered more naval patrols …

Storm Henri Causes Flooding, Power Outages in Northeast; Heavy Rains to Continue

Henri is soaking the U.S. Northeast with rain and disrupting transport after being downgraded to a tropical depression. The former hurricane will produce additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts possible, over portions of Long Island, …

Record High Temperatures Hit Nordic Region, Arctic Circle, Adding to Wildfire Dangers

Record-high temperatures from Canada to Scandinavia and intense wildfires flaring up from California to Russia’s Far East are adding to extreme weather events recorded at the start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Temperatures in several towns in the …

Huge Vestas Wind Turbine Collapses in Northern Sweden in Rare Accident

A 230-meter tall wind turbine built by Vestas Wind Systems A/S collapsed at a site in northern Sweden over the weekend. The cause of the accident is unknown and the company is assembling a team that will investigate at the …

Hurricane Odile Brings Storm Surge, Flooding to Mexican Peninsula

Hurricane Odile, the strongest to hit Baja California Sur in decades, weakened slightly as it battered the Mexican peninsula with high winds and rain. Odile went ashore near the resort city of Cabo San Lucas at about 10:45 p.m. Mexico …

Mexico Issues Hurricane Warning as Odile Strikes

Mexico issued a hurricane warning for parts of Baja California as Odile struck the resort area of Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the peninsula. Mexico declared a red alert along the coastline as well as the mainland …