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A view shows a flooded area following heavy rainfalls in Mikulovice, Czech Republic, September 14, 2024.
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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves — extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

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September 19, 2024

Europe floods: EU plans €10 billion aid for affected members

September 18, 2024

Extreme weather: Flooding and wildfires across Europe

September 17, 2024

Europe floods: Tusk in southern Poland for crisis meeting

September 17, 2024

Myanmar: Death toll from floods rises to 226

September 16, 2024

China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

September 15, 2024

Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon Bebinca

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An aerial view of firefighters preparing for an operation on the flooded streets.

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland

In southern Poland, thousands are struggling to cope amid a state of disaster.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 20248 images
Polen | Hochwasser in Breslau

Towns in southwestern Poland prepare for flood peak

Towns in southwestern Poland prepare for flood peak

People in southwestern Poland have come out in force to protect their towns and cities against the rising water.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 202402:54 min
A Nigerian woman displaced by flood cooks beside a truck where she set her shelter along an expressway.

Nigeria braces for potential floods in 11 states

Nigeria braces for potential floods in 11 states

More than 400,000 people in Nigeria are already facing the devastating impacts of a recent flood.
CatastropheSeptember 19, 202401:47 min
The Danube River in flood. In the background are a bridge, dark clouds and, on a hill, Bratislava Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 2024

Slovakia's capital hit by biggest floods in 30 years

Slovakia's capital hit by biggest floods in 30 years

Slovakia is facing its biggest flood in decades. Some parts of the capital were cut off from the rest of the city.
CatastropheSeptember 18, 2024
Workers assemble a flood barrier in an archway in Dresden

Germany: How Dresden prepared itself for flooding

Germany: How Dresden prepared itself for flooding

Amid widespread flooding in central Europe, the flood protection system in the Germany city of Dresden has held up.
SocietySeptember 18, 202402:21 min
A man tips out a bucket of muddy water. Behind him, other people wearing gum boots hold buckets.

Floods leave trail of devastation in Romania

Floods leave trail of devastation in Romania

As the cleanup of the flood-hit regions begins in eastern Romania, southwest Poland is bracing for floodwaters.
CatastropheSeptember 17, 202401:46 min
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Cars and emergency services vehicles, one with a boat strapped to its roof, drive through a flooded road.

How is climate change impacting global flooding?

As Europe battles floods, five visualizations to help understand the role climate change is playing in extreme rainfall.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 16, 2024
Emergency workers are trying to deliver food to people – while also searching for those who remain missing.

Nigeria floods exacerbate existing food shortage crisis

Emergency workers are trying to deliver food to people – while also searching for those who remain missing.
CatastropheSeptember 14, 202401:40 min
A fire-fighting plane flies over a forest shrouded in smoke and sprays red extinguishing liquid.

California's 'monster fires' force thousands to evacuate

Forest fires near Los Angeles are spreading at breakneck speed, with the governor declaring a state of emergency.
CatastropheSeptember 12, 20248 images
Youth wade in a storm surge and crashing waves brough on by typhoon Yagi

World Risk Report: Where are natural disasters most common?

The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting how to protect the countries most at risk from natural disasters.
CatastropheSeptember 9, 2024
Many houses are seen along a river, with floodwater everywhere

Time to criminalize environmental damage, says survey

A majority of people across 22 countries have said those who hurt nature and the climate must pay a price.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 2024
Two men on mopeds look at a carpet of dead fish that have washed up along the waterfront, Volos, Greece, August 28, 2024

Mass fish die-off in Greece: The search for answers begins

With the recent mass fish die-off near Volos, Greece is facing yet another environmental disaster. Who is responsible?
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 3, 2024
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