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USA

Harvey is upgraded to a hurricane as it approaches landfall in Texas

A hurricane could hit Texas for the first time since 2008 as Harvey takes aim

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At least 16 dead at Typhoon Hato batters southern China

At least 16 people have died after Typhoon Hato, the most powerful storm in 50 years, came aground in southern China.

Nepal

Elephants rescue tourists in flood-hit Nepal

Some 250 people have died in India, Bangladesh and Nepal which has suffered its worst rains in more than a decade

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: hundreds feared dead in massive mudslide after heavy rain in Freetown

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Floods wreak havoc in Nepal

Greece

Heatwave Lucifer testing southern Europe

Greece will feel temperatures soar next as heatwave 'Lucifer' causes deaths in Italy and storms in Austria

Italy

Storms and floods follow heatwave in parts of Europe and Russia

From Italy and Austria to Russia's far east storms have brought floods, but hot weather is forecast to continue across much of Europe.

Japan

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

France

Traffic hell in southern France

Busiest day of the year on the roads for the chassé croisé in France

World News

Extreme weather deaths in Europe 'could rise 50-fold'

A study by researchers says weather disasters could kill more than 150,000 people a year by 2100

World News

Record-breaking heat wave set to continue into next week

Several countries issue health warnings as this week's record-breaking weather conditions look set to continue into next week.

USA

Flash flood traps Californian drivers

The sludge engulfed roads, overflowed onto a busy motorway and even halted local train services. Several stranded drivers had to be rescued by helicopter, but no serious injuries were reported.

World News

Alert in Europe over rising temperatures

Health warnings issued across Europe as temperatures reach potentially dangerous levels in many places

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Taiwan and cities in southern China hit by extreme weather

Taiwan

Typhoon Nesat makes landfall in Taiwan

Tropical storms sees winds gust to 180km/h and heavy rain flood streets and homes.

Germany

Up a notch: Hamburg takes on sea level rise

In this 360° video, witness how the German city is building higher and higher above sea level to protect itself from floods.

Italy

Vatican switches off fountains and prays for rain in drought-hit Italy

Water reserves in Rome are so low that local authorities said they may be forced to introduce water rationing, by closing household taps for as long as eight hours a day.

Italy

Rome takes further drought measures

Italian authorities have ordered a halt to pumping water out of a lake near Rome following a prolonged drought.

Italy

From ice to rocks: A tale of glacier retreat in the Italian Alps

Discover in this 360° video how Italy's Ventina glacier has receded by about one kilometre in less than a century.

France

Scientists in search of the wine of tomorrow

What if tomorrow’s wine contained more alcohol and was sweeter because of climate change and earlier grape picking seasons?