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Cuba

Cubans batten down the hatches ahead of Hurricane Ian

Citizens prepared for the strengthening Hurricane Ian as rain and winds lashed the island's western tip Monday night.

Canada

Storm Fiona batters Canada's east coast

After battering the Caribbean, hurricane Fiona was downgraded to a storm and it made landfall on Canada's east coast early Saturday morning bringing down electricity pylons and damaging homes.

World News

Hurricane Fiona sweeps through Turks and Caicos

The storm’s eye passed close to Grand Turk, the capital of the small British territory, after the government imposed a curfew and urged people to flee flood-prone areas

World News

Tropical storm hits the Caribbean and hurricane warnings issued

One man was killed in Guadeloupe after heavy rains caused by tropical storm Fiona burst the banks of a local river and swept away his house. Fiona is now heading to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico where hurricane warnings are in place.

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Sandstorm sweeps through China's Haixi region

A massive sandstorm hit northwestern China's Qinghai province recently.

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Storm tide hits Germany's North Sea coast

Northern Germany was hit by strong winds and a tidal surge overnight into Sunday as storm Nadia moved in, severely restricting rail and road travel.

Green News

New York could be underwater by 2050. But the city has a plan

It is the largest climate resiliency project in a dense urban area in the US.

Series

Meet the filmmaker who swapped a London flat for an off-grid boat

After returning from the Alaskan wilderness, James Levelle found himself searching for a wilder more remote existence than bricks and mortar could offer.

Climate

In pictures: Shelters forced to evacuate animals after Hurricane Ida

Animals have been flown across the US in search of their forever homes.

USA

'The world is in peril,' says Joe Biden as he inspects storm damage

"The nation and the world are in peril, that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact. They've been warning us the extreme weather would get more extreme over the decade and we're living it in real-time now."

Green News

Hurricane Ida was an environmental disaster, photos reveal

An oil company has been accused of being responsible for the massive oil spill.

Green News

Was 'warning fatigue' to blame for the Hurricane Ida deaths in the US?

As flood alerts lit up phones, experts suggest that people weren't as concerned by the weather warnings as they should have been.

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A community comes together after tornado from Ida’s remnants

Residents in Mullica Hill, New Jersey come together to help after a tornado from Hurricane Ida’s remnants touched down

Green News

Fact check: Does this photo really show flooding in New York?

A photo of taxis in New York City has been circulating online, with some claiming it's from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Climate

Climate change has increased weather disasters five-fold since 1970

However, fewer people are dying from these extreme weather events than before.

Green News

First Europe, now the States: Extreme weather hits the US

After a summer of wildfires and extreme heat in Europe, the USA is feeling the effects of climate change as hurricanes, wildfires and flooding leaves thousands without homes.

USA

Hurricane Ida: More than a million homes without electricity

Two people are known to have died due to the tropical storm. Authorities expect the death toll to climb.

USA

Hurricane Ida knocks out power in New Orleans, claims first life

Ida — a Category 4 storm — hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.

USA

Hurricane Ida winds already 150 mph ahead of Louisiana landfall

Hurricane Ida arrived on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005.

Mexico

At least 8 dead after Hurricane Grace hits Mexico's gulf coast

At least eight people, including children, died and three were missing after mudslides and flooding, said Cuitláhuac García, governor of Mexico's Veracruz state.

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