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Cuba

Hurricane Matthew sweeps across the Caribbean

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05/10/2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew batters the Caribbean

Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica are bracing for "catastrophic" floods and mudslides that forecasters fear will be triggered by the storm's 230 kph winds and a metre of rainfall.

04/10/2016

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

03/10/2016

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Typhoon leaves trail of destruction in China

Typhoon Meranti has ripped through China’s Fujian province leaving a trail of destruction.

17/09/2016

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Taiwan: Motorbike rider blown away by typhoon

Motor biker blown off his bike by strong wind and then nearly hit by flying debris.

15/09/2016

Russia

Russian arctic meteorologists besieged by polar bears

Five meteorologists working on Russia’s Izvesti Tsik Islands are trapped in their base, and have been for almost two weeks, because they are besieged by polar…

14/09/2016

Taiwan

'World's strongest storm' of 2016, Typhoon Meranti hits Taiwan

Described as the strongest storm in the world so far this year, Super Typhoon Meranti has hit Taiwan, bringing strong winds, torrential rain and flooding.

14/09/2016

Taiwan

Taiwan braces itself for super typhoon "Meranti"

High seas, strong winds and lashing rain are expected when super typhoon Meranti slams into southern Taiwan

14/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Farmers use drones to fight drought

In drought-stricken California, every drop counts.

12/09/2016

Next Series

Could optical fibre sensors save lives?

When driving on a road embankment, we hope that it won’t collapse under the wheels of our vehicle, but how certain can we really be?

12/09/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: groundbreaking sensors

Optical fibre can do more than high-speed internet: it can save lives on the road.

12/09/2016

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Residents evacuated from Algarve villages

People have been evacuated from three villages in the Algarve region in southern Portugal, including a holiday resort, as hundreds of firefighters continued to battle wildfires across the country on…

09/09/2016

Greece

Greece hit by flash floods

In Greece, four people have died and one other is missing after heavy downpours caused flash flooding from Thessaloniki in the North East, all the way to Sparta in the…

07/09/2016

World News

Hurricane Newton proves deadly for Mexico

Hurricane Newton has given western Mexico a hammering but despite the first reported loss of life, the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas knows it could have been a whole lot…

07/09/2016

Spain

Spain: Wildfires rage on the Costa Blanca

Three separate wildfires, which authorities say were started deliberately, have been raging along Spain's Costa Blanca since Sunday, aggravated by soaring temperatures and strong winds.

05/09/2016

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Northern lights in Finland

04/09/2016

USA

Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Category 1 hurricane has brought winds of 130 kilometres an hour to several areas of the US state.

02/09/2016

World News

Florida braces for first hurricane in more than a decade

Florida is bracing itself for what is set to be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade.

01/09/2016

Japan

Storms sweep Pacific bringing strong winds and rain

Hawaii is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Madeline which is sweeping across the Pacific towards the island chain.

31/08/2016

Norway

Lightning strike kills 323 wild reindeer in Norway

A lightning strike in Norway has killed more than 300 reindeer.

29/08/2016