Hail storm

Green News

Here’s when Europe’s scorching heatwave is finally set to lift

‘Climate change is making these hot spells worse’, experts warn.

18/07/2024

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Croatia's climate calamity, severe storms leave trail of destruction

A severe storm struck continental Croatia, hitting the easternmost region hardest.

02/07/2024

Italy

From heatwaves to hailstorms: Italy is blowing hot and cold

An extraordinary hailstorm in Seregna, a town near Milan in northern Italy, injured more than a hundred people on Thursday.

21/07/2023

World News

Storms in Europe cause huge damage and disruption

Huge storms and torrential rain across Germany, Austria and Switzerland have caused damage and disruption to houses and roads

23/06/2023

Climate

Will climate change make hail storms more severe?

Giant hailstones rained down on Catalonia this week, shattering car windows and injuring dozens. Climate change could make these events more common.

01/09/2022

Spain

Baby dies in Spain after being hit by giant hailstone in rare storm

The 20-month-old girl was killed while with her parents in the town of La Bisbal d’Empordà.

31/08/2022

France

Floods in Paris as city hit by 'near-monthly rainfall in 90 minutes'

Much of southern France is on "orange" alert for more bad weather after thunderstorms struck overnight, while Paris was lashed by heavy rain on Tuesday.

17/08/2022

Germany

Hailstones pile up as heavy storms hit Germany

The storms were so intense that half-a-metre-high piles of hailstones formed in some places.

06/06/2022

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Powerful hail storm and major dust storms in Australia

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. Wind gusts of 107 kilometers an hour were recorded in Dubbo as the dust storm descended over the town.

21/01/2020

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Powerful hail storm brings Australian capital, Canberra, to a halt

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. The storm brought down trees, caused flash flooding and inflicted minor injuries on residents.

20/01/2020

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Rare hail carpets eastern Mexican city in 1.5 metres of ice

A blanket of hail and ice covered streets in Mexico's Guadalajara region after a heavy storm of rain and hail on Sunday (June 30).

01/07/2019

Mexico

Freak hailstorm covers Mexico's Guadalajara in thick layer of ice

Hail blanketed roads in Mexico's Guadalajara that covered some parts of the city in ice 1.5 metres deep.

01/07/2019

World News

Severe weather in Europe causes devastation

In eastern France, south of Lyon, violent hailstones the size of tennis balls hit and broke car windscreens. The French Minister of Agriculture, Didier Guillaume, announced on Sunday that the affected regions would be declared a state of natural disaster.

16/06/2019

Germany

'Doomsday' hail storm smashes windows in Bavaria

A strong hailstorm with golf ball-sized stones hit parts of Bavaria on Monday evening.

11/06/2019

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Stunning hail balls hit Lake Ammersee near Munich

This video posted by a passenger on Lake Ammersee shows the hail storm that hit the lake on Monday afternoon.

11/06/2019

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Mega hailstorm hits Rome causing transport chaos

After warm summer-like days in September and during the first half of October, an unprecedented hailstorm hit Rome Sunday evening

22/10/2018

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Strong hailstorm pelts Barcelona metropolitan area

A strong hailstorm battered several municipalities in the Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain on Sunday afternoon.

23/07/2018

World News

French vinyards hit by violent hailstorm

French vinyards hit by violent hailstorm

28/05/2018

Turkey

Freak storm causes havoc in Istanbul

28/07/2017

Turkey

Summer rainstorms see Istanbul pounded by hailstones the size of golf balls

27/07/2017