Now playing Next Italy Storm Ciarán brings record rainfall to Italy as European death toll rises to 14 In France, hundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity in their homes as the storm rages on. 04/11/2023
Now playing Next Spain 850 people evacuated as wildfire strikes eastern Spain Authorities on Thursday warned villagers to stay at home as the winds fanned smoke from the blaze towards their homes 03/11/2023
Now playing Next Spain Wildfire In Valencia forces hundreds from their homes Firefighters in Valencia battled a wildfire overnight. Hundreds of people were evacuated and some 1,400 hectares of land were destroyed by the raging flames. 03/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Storm Ciarán kills several across Europe before landing in the UK Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Climate Storm Ciarán: Is climate change to blame for record-breaking weather? We asked climate experts what impact climate change is having on European storms like Ciarán. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Storm Ciaran: 1.2 million French homes without electricity Winds up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph) slammed France's Atlantic coast overnight as Storm Ciaran lashed countries around western Europe, uprooting trees, blowing out windows and leaving 1.2 million French households without electricity Thursday. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Northwest Europe on high alert ahead of Storm Ciaran Three French departments - Finistere, Cotes-d'Armor and Manche - will be placed on red storm alert, the highest level, at midnight (2300 GMT), national weather agency Meteo-France said. 01/11/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Storm Ciarán: Which trains, ferries and flights are cancelled? Jersey Airport will reopen at midday on Friday after assessing damage from the storm. 01/11/2023
Now playing Next Climate El Niño is back: How will it affect global weather in 2023? El Niño has returned. Here’s what the phenomenon means for extreme weather and global warming. 20/10/2023
Now playing Next world news Flooding and destruction as Storm Babet hits Northern Europe Storm Babet wreaks havoc across Northern Europe, with gale-force winds and heavy rain affecting Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Norway, and the UK. 20/10/2023
Now playing Next Climate Do warning systems save lives in deadly weather? What happens before the warning even arrives may be the most important part. 07/10/2023
Now playing Next Green News ‘80% of the city is without power’: Central Greece battered by storm PM says Greece overshadowed by climate changed-caused disasters as Storm Elias hits. 29/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Rescue teams in Derna find more bodies beneath the rubble Rescue teams have been searching through hollowed-out buildings in what was Libya’s fourth-most populated city before the unusual Mediterranean storm unleashed the floods. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate In photos: September brings deadly flooding around the world There have been deadly storms in almost as many days in September so far, as climate scientists warn that “nowhere is immune”. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News ‘Nowhere is immune’: Libya’s floods made worse by climate change ‘Ferocious strength’ of storm that caused Libya’s devastating floods was powered by climate change, scientists say. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Libya Libya floods: More than 2,300 people dead and thousands still missing Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighbourhoods. 12/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate Billion-dollar climate disasters soar to record high in US Eight new disasters were added to the list in the last month alone. 12/09/2023
Now playing Next Greece Evacuation orders for areas in central Greece as a river bursts Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud. 08/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate Why is it called Storm Ciarán? It's named after a weather warning hero The experts who protect us from extreme weather are honoured in this year's list of storm names. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate Hurricane Idalia: Is climate change to blame? Climate change could fuel a ‘rapid intensification’ of hurricanes, an expert has warned. 31/08/2023