Weather tracker: Tropical Cyclone Kirrily brings 170km/h gusts to Queensland
Cyclone downgraded after dense fog hits parts of the US and India while drought affects Philippines and southern Africa Tropical Cyclone Kirrily made landfall on...
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More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk
Drought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look...
Weather tracker: rain batters Argentina and DRC as fog shrouds India and Pakistan
Turkey also affected by fog, with 10 killed and 57 injured in serious road crash involving three buses During the Christmas period, parts of South...
Weather tracker: South Africa flash floods kill six with people still missing
Catastrophic rains on Christmas Eve led to key infrastructure damage in western parts of country Catastrophic rains and flash floods in South Africa have led...
Weather tracker: first snow of winter in Beijing causes widespread disruption
Transport hit in Chinese capital as cold spell expected to continue across north of country through weekend Heavy snowfall affected China last weekend in regions...
At least 47 people killed and 85 injured by landslides in Tanzania
Toll expected to rise after heavy rains caused flooding in Katesh in country’s north At least 47 people have been killed and 85 others injured...
Climate crisis a ‘substantial risk’ to fight against malaria, says WHO
New report says disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in rising temperatures, leading to transmission in hitherto unaffected areas The climate crisis poses a major threat to the...
‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer...
Weather tracker: Ethiopia hit by severe drought amid east Africa floods
More than 50 people dead in Tigray and Amhara regions while UN warns of ‘crisis-level hunger or worse’ in Somalia The regions of Tigray and...
Madagascan heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused global heating
Study finds impact of heat on millions of people went unrecorded, highlighting limitations many African countries face A record-breaking heatwave in Madagascar in October would...
