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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Climate

Do warning systems save lives in deadly weather?

What happens before the warning even arrives may be the most important part.

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.

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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.

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”.

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.

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.

Climate

Billion-dollar climate disasters soar to record high in US

Eight new disasters were added to the list in the last month alone.

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.

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.

Climate

Hurricane Idalia: Is climate change to blame?

Climate change could fuel a ‘rapid intensification’ of hurricanes, an expert has warned.

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Hurricane Idalia sweeps through Florida causing flooding and damage

It was a day of flooding, high winds and damage to trees and buildings as Hurricane Idalia swept across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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WATCH: Storm in California leaves trail of destruction behind

Storm Hilary has dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain in some areas as southern Californians battle flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees.

Travel News

Flights delayed and cancelled after storm hits Frankfurt Airport

The airport has urged passengers to arrive “no later” than 2.5 hours before their flight time today.

Climate

‘Winter storms’ in August destroy crops in northern France

‘We've never seen anything like it,’ says a French farmer who has lost half of his harvest due to weather extremes.