9 h. ago A ‘Himalayan tsunami’ has just devastated Nepal. It should be a wake

Massive glacial bursts are becoming more frequent and more dangerous due to the climate crisis, experts tell Mukesh Pokhrel, warning: ‘They are not going to stop anytime soon’

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10 h. ago How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common

More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensifyMonday night’s downpour was one of the most intense rainstorms in New York City history, the kind of storm that’s now happening much more often due to climate warming.More than 2in of rain fell in New York City’s Central Park in the 7pm hour on Monday evening, part of a regional downpour that filled the city’s highways and subway tunnels and prompted several water rescues. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Here’s how climate change is making floods more dangerous across the country

Two women were killed this week after floods slammed New Jersey

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6 d. ago Foreign Office issues warning to tourists heading to popular European holiday spot

The Foreign Office has issued new travel advice to holidaymakers planning to visit Portugal this summer, warning that the country is now in a more dangerous period

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6 d. ago Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains

Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its rivers

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7 d. ago Pope Leo cries climate change during prayer for Texas flood victims in yet another thinly veiled jab at Trump

Pope Leo has interrupted his two-week vacation to urge the faithful around the world to 'oppose the destructive power of the princes of this world' and fight the climate change crisis.

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7 d. ago Pope Leo cries climate change during prayer for Texas flood victims in yet another thinly

Pope Leo has interrupted his two-week vacation to urge the faithful around the world to 'oppose the destructive power of the princes of this world' and fight the climate change crisis.

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7 d. ago How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls

Most U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause

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8 d. ago Scotland's most dangerous areas named by government as major city tops list

The latest crime rate statistics also name the least dangerous areas across the country

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1 week ago Grok uses climate change stats to explain Karoline Leavitt’s post about Texas floods

Trump administration has repeatedly downplayed severity of climate change, rolling back regulations and cutting funding

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1 week ago China on high alert for floods as record rain triggers landslides and building collapse

Meteorological centre forecasts more storms across north and west even as east coast bakes under a scorching sun

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2 w. ago ‘Bomb cyclone’ brings extreme rain, floods and damaging winds to Australia’s east coast

Millions of people are in the path of the storm which is expected to dump over 100 mm rain in just hours

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan warns 50,000 basement flats in London at risk of flash flooding due to climate change

City Hall reaches out to thousands of households with advice on preparing for and handling flash floods

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2 w. ago Tropical storm slams into parts of southern China already reeling from deadly flooding

Latest storm raises fears of renewed flooding in areas still struggling to recover from impact of Typhoon Wutip, which killed at least five people and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate just two weeks ago

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3 w. ago UK's most dangerous places to live if nuclear war breaks out – and London isn't one

EXCLUSIVE: The nuclear red button is on the verge of being pushed and the United Kingdom could be a target – so we've figured out the most dangerous places in the country to be

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3 w. ago ‘The final countdown’: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez fights for his political life

Series of allegations facing those around the PM have hit the reputation of the socialist-led minority governmentPedro Sánchez could be forgiven for remembering the autumn of 2018 with a deep and nostalgic sigh. Back then, having been in office for just six months, Spain’s socialist prime minister could afford to mock his opponents’ frequently hyperbolic attempts to depict him and his administration as an existential threat to the country.“I know you think I’m a dangerous, extreme leftwinger who’s trying to break Spain apart,” he told the senate at the end of October that year. “I know that everything I do, and everything my government does, is illegal, immoral and even fattening.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Beautiful 31C country loved by Brits named among world's most dangerous

Even tourist-riddled areas in this country are starting to be impacted by crime and violence, in a huge blow to UK tourists desperate for guaranteed sunshine and pristine beaches

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