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Henri makes landfall in northeastern United States as tropical storm

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island. Just prior, it was packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 100 kilometres per hour .

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.

USA

Storm Henri to have dangerous effects as hurricane over Northeast US

Parts of the Northeastern United States could begin to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Henri as soon as late Saturday, as the system that is expected to become a hurricane by the end of the day barrels toward the region.

World News

Extreme weather in Europe: a continent battling flames and heavy rain

Euronews rounds up the latest weather dangers across the continent.

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Green News

Euroviews. Sicily's heat is a warning to us all: What life is like here right now

Yesterday it hit 48.8C in Syracuse, Sicily. A journalist living on the island explains what daily life is like in these extreme conditions.

Eco-Innovation

From poo to jellyfish: 10 unconventional 'clean' energy sources

Could these alternative sources of renewable energy be powering our homes in the near future?

Green News

Baking Balkans as heatwave set to sizzle parts of southeast Europe

Temperatures are predicted to rise as high as 43 degrees celsius

United Kingdom

'Major incident' at two London hospitals due to flooding

Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals are urging people to use other emergency facilities because of operational difficulties caused by the flooding.

China

China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 33

The equivalent of a year's worth of rain in three days swallowing up an underground line and turning streets into rivers.

China

Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, kills at least 25

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their home after Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20 centimetres of rain in just an hour.

Belgium

After devastating floods sweep Europe, a continent mourns its dead

Nearly 200 people lost their lives in Germany and Belgium.

United Kingdom

UK's Met Office issues first extreme weather warning over heatwave

The UK has been under heatwave conditions in recent days but temperatures will climb further this week, possibly reaching 33°C in some western parts, the Met Office said.

Travel News

World famous rum bar destroyed in London flash floods

Heavy rain early this week saw water cause catastrophic damage to Trailer Happiness on Portobello Road.

Czech Republic

Deadly tornado rips through the Czech Republic

The tornado formed on Thursday night during a series of thunderstorms across the entire country.

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Deadly tornadoes roar through Alabama

Deadly tornadoes roared through Alabama

Climate

Wildfire risk increases in the UK due to climate change, says study

Periods of 'exceptional danger' could rise to four days per year on average by 2080.

Green News

Australia’s ‘unprecedented’ flooding triggers climate change concerns

Thousands have been affected in some of the same regions hit by Australia's devastating wildfires last summer.

Travel News

Space hurricane over the North Pole caught on camera

A swirling mass of plasma that rains electrons instead of water was caught on satellite in 2014, but the images have only just been uncovered.

World News

Europe's winter temperatures have been extreme this year. Here's why.

From one extreme to another, the temperatures across Europe have been on a rollercoaster journey this winter.

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our round-up of the week's biggest news stories as captured through the lens' of photographers around the world.