Hurricane Beryl has strengthened after becoming the earliest ever Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, with the system heading toward Jamaica with life-threatening winds and heavy rainfall. Maximum sustained winds increased to 165 miles (270 kilometers) per hour with higher …
Hurricane Beryl, described by forecasters as “extremely dangerous,” is set to cause massive damage across the Caribbean’s Windward Islands on Monday. Beryl’s winds roared across the region at 120 miles (195 kilometers) per hour, making it a Category 3 hurricane …
A wildfire in an eastern Canadian province moved closer to a huge power plant on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of workers from a nearby town, officials said. “So (this is) very concerning,” Newfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey told reporters, …
Trinity Public Utilities District’s power lines snake through the lower reaches of the Cascade Range, a rugged, remote and densely forested terrain in Northern California that has some of the highest wildfire risk in the country. But for several years, …
European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend. High pressure over southern Scandinavian will bring the highest temperatures this year to the UK, with London and parts of the …
Estimated insured losses from flooding, which hit Southern Germany on May 15-June 5, will range from €2.4 billion (US$2.6 billion) to €3.6 billion (US$3.9 billion), according to Verisk, the data analytics and technology firm. Moody’s RMS recently estimated insured losses …
Tropical Storm Alberto is strengthening as the system neared the Gulf coast of Mexico, and is expected to dump heavy rain across the northeast of the country and into southern Texas. The center of Alberto is expected to reach the …
Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing the streets of New Delhi. The first half of 2024 has laid bare the catastrophic extremes that now characterize the …
Insured losses from floods that hit Central Europe between Thursday, May 30 and Monday, June 3 will likely fall within the range of €2 billion to €3 billion (US$2.1 billion to US$3.2 billion), according to Moody’s RMS Event Response. The …
Greenhouse gases produced by human activity made the recent deadly flooding in Brazil twice as likely as it would have been in the preindustrial era, according to a rapid analysis of the event by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international …
