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A person walks through the snow as cold weather continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Heavy Snow Disrupts UK Travel; Two Coal Plants On Standby

Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks, and roads, while two coal plants were put on standby in case of a power crunch as the country recorded its…

12, Dec 2022

FILE- People wade through flooded roads in Bayelsa, Nigeria, Oct. 20, 2022. Climate change is to blame for the deadliest yet heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the neighboring Sahel region between the months of June and October leaving more than 800 people dead. (AP Photo/Reed Joshua, File)

Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change

Heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad and the surrounding region between June and October this year was made 80 times more likely because of climate change, a rapid analysis by…

AP 16, Nov 2022

People watch from their homes a road flooded by the rain of the tropical storm Hermine, in Pozo Izquierdo, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Flights Cancelled As Storm Hermine Hits Spain's Canary Islands

Flights were canceled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. …

25, Sep 2022

Relatives mourn by the body of Mohamed Usman, 15, who was killed by lightning on Friday at Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Heavy Rains, Lightning Kill at Least 36 in Northern India

Hazardous weather has killed at least 36 people in northern India over the past 24 hours, including 12 who who were struck by lightning, officials said as they warned of more heavy downpours in the…

AP 24, Sep 2022

This image provided by the National Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a satellite view as Hurricane Fiona moves up the United States Atlantic coast, Thursday night, Sept. 22, 2022. Hurricane Fiona pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds as it swept by the island on a route that has it reaching northeastern Canada as a still-powerful storm late Friday. (NOAA via AP)

Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then To Canada

Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a…

AP 23, Sep 2022

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