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Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
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Key FactsStorm Austen: Strong Winds Forecast for Wales
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: walesonline.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: walesonline.co.uk
- On Friday, Wales will have two yellow wind warnings, running from midnight to 5pm and from 10am to 9pm.
- At around 5am, St Davids is forecast to see gusts above 70mph; Cardiff may later reach 53mph and north Wales 54mph.
- The Met Office warns that flying debris and large waves could cause injuries and endanger lives along coasts.
- Storm Boelo is expected to affect Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of northern England with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
We’ve updated Amber and Yellow severe weather warnings for Storm Austen. This is the first stormy weather in the south of the UK this season and we expect some disruption as it moves through. With trees in leaf, it is likely fallen branches and trees could obstruct roads and railways so take extra care on the Friday morning commute.— Neil Armstrong, Met Office chief forecaster, commenting on Storm Austen warnings.
2.8-Degree Warming: Climate Goals “Dangerously Far” Away: According to the latest report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
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UN Report: Earth Is Indeed Heading Toward a 2.8-Degree Warming—UN Identifies the U.S. as the Driving Force
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Arizona may have seen its strongest tornado in 15 years: The Wednesday twister came amid a widely predicted severe weather outbreak that also dumped hail larger ...
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Can plants defend coasts against storms?: Salt-marsh plants can protect inland areas against huge waves — but seemingly only up to a point ...
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Weather: Irish weather warning ahead of Storm Austen: The Republic of Ireland's weather service warns of potential of flooding and travel disruption.
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CAF could take ‘9-12′ months to investigate fatal grassfire at Alberta military base
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OpinionRAF Chinooks and A400M to fight UK wildfires from the sky: The Royal Air Force will equip its Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas transport aircraft to fight ...
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Once the strongest storm on the planet this year, Typhoon Champi is now heading toward Taiwan.
At its peak, the storm packed 185 mph winds ... Show more
Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs
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Key FactsMet Office extends Storm Austen warnings across Wales
9 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: walesonline.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: walesonline.co.uk
- On Friday, October 23, Wales has two yellow wind warnings: one from midnight to 5pm and another from 10am to 9pm.
- For southern and western Wales, the Met Office warns of possible danger to life from flying debris, large waves and beach material.
- According to the Met Office, inland gusts of around 45 to 55 mph are possible across mid and North Wales on Friday.
- Combined with locally heavy rain, conditions could cause power outages, road closures, and delays or cancellations affecting travel.
Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible. Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.— A Met Office forecaster during Storm Austen warnings
Storm Adam flooding: At least four dead in southern France: The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.
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Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail
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Super Typhoon Champi: Hong Kong airlines cancel at least 12 Taiwan, Japan flights
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Taiwan suspends Friday work and classes as Typhoon Champi approaches | Taiwan News | Oct. 22, 2026 20:46
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Town devastated by Storm Babet prepares for Austen: Preparations for Storm Austen are taking place in Midleton, Co Cork, which was devastated by Storm Babet in ...
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Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. A Reuters data-driven examination of global temperatures reveals the emergence of what we call heat storms ... Show more
The Age of Heat Storms
The Age of Heat Storms
Taiwan issues land warning for Typhoon Champi | Taiwan News | Oct. 22, 2026 11:48
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Storm Austen: What is 'explosive cyclogenesis' and where will be affected?
ITV Weather Presenter Lucy Verasamy shares her insights itv.com
According to the UN, the Earth is heading toward a 2.8-degree rise in temperature
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sciencealert.com Oct 21
Scientists Transplanted 306 Square Meters of Wild Salt Marsh Into The World's Largest Wave Machine And Let a Simulated Extreme Storm Rip
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Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world: As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are ...
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Key FactsMet Office forecasts Storm Austen gusts up to 80mph
1 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- The amber warning runs from 3am to 10am Friday; gusts reach 60–70mph, with up to 80mph in exposed places.
- A broader yellow warning applies from midnight to 2pm across parts of Wales, Herefordshire in the West Midlands, and southeast and southwest England.
- The Met Office warns of possible power cuts, building damage and danger to life along seafronts and coastal roads from large waves and beach debris.
- Winds of 50–60mph are expected across southern England and Wales from Thursday night, with exposed locations potentially reaching 70mph or higher.
More than 1.9 million hectares of land, an area 12 times the size of London, have burned in wildfires that have raged for months across Indonesia ... Show more
‘You just feel so helpless’: Family of soldier badly burned in CFB Wainwright fire holds onto hope
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According to a new analysis, the Earth will heat up more than previously estimated. The risk of floods, heat waves, and wildfires is increasing ... Show more
Wimbleball Reservoir hits record low of just 14% capacity as drought fears deepen across the South West
Typhoon Champi, also called Typhoon No. 30, could near Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture by as early as Monday, but is expected to weaken between now and ... Show more
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Factory workers in Pakistan endure extreme heat as brands fail on safety pledges: Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for ...
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New Scientist Oct 21
UK’s rewards for North Sea drilling will be droughts, floods and fires: The decision to proceed with the Jackdaw gas field will make the UK complicit in pushing ...
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CNA Oct 21
President Prabowo berates countries that 'insult' Indonesia over wildfires: The haze sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia ...
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Heavy rain to batter Scotland for 21 hours as Storm Austen hits UK: The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for much of Scotland from 6am on Friday ...
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Hildesheim plans to rebuild an entire district - | now it's clear when it will start
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Students in Indonesia are clashing with police amid anger over devastating wildfires, corruption and economic hardship. Their protests come as young people in ... Show more
Olive Press News Spain Oct 20
Storm Adam brought chaos to Malaga, with around 120mm of rain falling in just one hour on El Palo
Streets, homes and businesses were flooded ... Show more
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Met Éireann could update weather warnings as track of Storm Austen becomes clearer
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defence-blog.com Oct 21
Ukraine hits Russian heavy rocket launcher near Black Sea coast: Ukrainian drones have destroyed a Russian 9K515 Tornado-S heavy multiple launch rocket system in ...
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Brace yourselves - it's about to get wild! 🚨
Storm Austen is forecast to batter the UK with strong winds and heavy rain later this week as the Met Office ... Show more
vietnamnews.vn Oct 21
Việt Nam could face a super typhoon comparable in intensity to Typhoon Yagi on average once every seven years if global temperatures rise by four degrees ... Show more
Việt Nam could face super typhoon like Yagi every seven years
Việt Nam could face super typhoon like Yagi every seven years
Super Typhoon Champi’s sustained winds swelled to 185 mph, making it the strongest storm to form on the planet this year.
Indonesian authorities are struggling to contain wildfires in Sumatra, as thick haze grounds helicopters and hampers firefighting efforts ... Show more
When coral bleaches during a heat wave and ejects its symbiotic algae, it usually means either a death sentence or a slow recovery over months or years ... Show more
Drinking water shortage due to drought in Bavaria: | "The situation is very serious!"
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Key FactsDrought Strains Drinking-Water Supplies in Eastern Bavaria
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: sueddeutsche.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: sueddeutsche.de
- Freyung’s own water resources no longer cover every household; Kreuzberg-Dorf is temporarily supplied from Mauth.
- In Hauzenberg, spring flows within the municipality recently fell 75 percent below average.
- The NID reports low levels at 83 percent of shallow and 82 percent of deep groundwater monitoring stations.
- The city has prepared for the worst case, in which tankers would have to supply Kreuzberg.
We're sliding toward a catastrophe.— Rudi Hirz, mayor of Hauzenberg; quoted by Passauer Neue Presse
UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
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