WEATHER REPORT

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700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN
Jun 25, 2020 (AFP)
That is equivalent to the distance between Boston and Washington DC in the United States, or between London and Basel, Switzerland, the World Meteorological Org...
Lightning kills at least 107 in India monsoon
Jun 25, 2020 (AFP)
Some 83 people were killed in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar after being struck by lightning, and another 24 died in northern Uttar Pradesh state. Doze...
Europe basks in hot weather as experts fear virus risk
Jun 24, 2020 (AFP)
The European Meteorological Service issued a warning of extreme temperatures from the south to the usually cooler north of the continent -- with "dangerous" hea...
UN says seeking to verify Arctic heat record; As Europe sizzles
Jun 23, 2020 (AFP)
The suspected record temperature was measured in the Russian town of Verkoyansk on Saturday during a prolonged heatwave, which has also seen a hike in wildfires...
ESA's storm hunter ASIM turns two
Jun 16, 2020 (ESA)
Launched in April 2018, the payload began operating on 14 June 2018 and has been studying thunderstorms 400 km above Earth ever since. Specifically, ASIM is on ...
India landslides kill 20 after pre-monsoon rains
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
The landslides took place in the Barak Valley of southern Assam state, Forests Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said, adding that several homes were destroyed. Offi...
Taj Mahal damaged in deadly India thunderstorm
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, India's top tourist attraction has been shut since mid-March as part of measures to try and combat the coronavirus pa...
India wilts under heatwave as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
The hot spell is projected to scorch northern India for several more days, the Meteorological Department said late Tuesday, "with severe heat wave conditions in...
Virus heightens heatwave health risks, UN warns
May 26, 2020 (AFP)
The World Meteorological Organization urged governments to make plans to keep people safe during heatwaves without spreading the novel coronavirus. This year is...
Virus-confined Med states wilt in record heat wave
May 18, 2020 (AFP)
The mercury has shot above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and the suffocating heat since the weekend is forecast to run for several more days. On the holid...
At least six dead in US state of Mississippi after tornadoes
Apr 13, 2020 (AFP)
The tornadoes caused "catastrophic" damage, according to US media, and prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a tornado emergency, its highest lev...
Tornadoes bring death, destruction in southern US
Apr 13, 2020 (AFP)
Twisters caused catastrophic damage Easter Sunday and early Monday morning as storms moved through a region stretching from Texas to Georgia, prompting the Nati...
Lightning strike leaves 20 dead in Congolese capital
Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)
The mayor of Kintele, Stella Mensah Sassou Nguesso, told state radio that seven bodies had been sent to a nearby morgue and another 13 to a mortuary in the capi...
Tornadoes tear though Tennessee, 25 dead
Mar 04, 2020 (AFP)
Voting hours were extended due to the devastation the twisters wrought when they touched down shortly after midnight -- rubble was strewn across the state capit...
Sandstorm forces closure of airports on Spain's Canary Islands
Feb 23, 2020 (AFP)
Air travel was first disrupted on the archipelago on Saturday after strong winds carrying red sand from the Sahara shrouded the tourist hotspot, forcing flights...
Man dies as Storm Dennis slams UK, power cuts hit France
Feb 21, 2020 (AFP)
The man fell into the River Tawe, in south Wales, police said. The storm also battered much of France, with some 60,000 people suffering power cuts in the north...
Storm Dennis wreaks deadly havoc across flood-hit Britain
Feb 17, 2020 (AFP)
Winds of more than 90 miles (140 kilometres) an hour, along with more than a month's worth of rain in 48 hours in some places, led officials to issue rare "dang...
N. Hemisphere faces 4-fold rise in extreme heat periods: study
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
So-called compound hot extremes, 24-hour periods where daytime and nighttime temperatures stay exceptionally high, pose a significant risk to human health as th...
Storm Ciara lashes Europe, disrupts travel
Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)
Swathes of northern France were put on orange alert and 130,000 homes had electricity cut off amid fears of coastal storm surges. Ciara was heading south throug...
Britain, Ireland hit as Storm Ciara whips over northwest Europe
Feb 09, 2020 (AFP)
The bad weather also hit France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany throughout Sunday, causing scores of flights to be cancelled. In Britain, mor...
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