9 h. ago Man swept away at river crossing as severe flooding forces evacuations in New Zealand

Police say a man was missing after he and his vehicle were washed away during a river crossing near the town of Warkworth

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1 week ago Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice | Gaby Hinsliff

Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping – and attackAnother week, another freak weather phenomenon you’ve probably never heard of. If it’s not the “weather bomb” of extreme wind and snow that Britain is hunkering down for as I write, it’s reports in the Guardian of reindeer in the Arctic struggling with the opposite problem: unnaturally warm weather leading to more rain that freezes to create a type of snow that they can’t easily dig through with their hooves to reach food. In a habitat as harsh as the Arctic, where survival relies on fine adaptation, even small shifts in weather patterns have endlessly rippling consequences – and not just for reindeer.For decades now, politicians have been warning of the coming climate wars – conflicts triggered by drought, flood, fire and storms forcing people on to the move, or pushing them into competition with neighbours for dwindling natural resources. For a...

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1 week ago Tourist swept away by Arctic river current while taking part in ‘ice floating’ health treatment on ‘bucket list’ holiday

A "BUCKET list" trip ended in tragedy after a tourist was taken by the current while participating in new health craze "ice floating". The 57-year-old tourist was carried away by a strong current during a group session floating on the Tuloma River, in Russia’s extreme north. The unnamed Belarusian woman went missing last week near...

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1 week ago With Venezuela, Trump has achieved his dream of making his own 80s action movie

Given his rise during the ego joyride of the 1980s, it’s no shock that Trump’s foreign policy is to emulate that decade’s belligerent cinemaThe box office barnstormer of 2026 arrived early this year. A sleazy banana-republic dictator flooding the American streets with blow. The over-the-border Delta Force extraction squad sent to pluck this schmo out of his impregnable fortress. The bronzed tough-talker who’s firing an RPG up the tailpipe of the international rules-based order – but who gets the job done. Call it: Caracas Thunder.Sounds like a bit of a throwback, you might be thinking. But, judging by his press conference after the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump seemed to have finally achieved his dream of directing his own 80s action movie. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tourist is swept away by Arctic river current while taking part in 'ice floating' health treatment on 'bucket list' trip

The unnamed woman from Belarus vanished during a group session floating on the Tuloma River in the Arctic town of Kola, south of Murmansk, during New Year's Day celebrations.

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2 w. ago Costa Del Sol hit by flooding as rivers overflow after Storm Francis deluge

Spain’s southern coast was buffeted by devastating floods as snow and hail forced roads shut in Barcelona and Madrid

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3 w. ago Southern California hit by deadly floods as atmospheric river storm strikes

Heavy flash flooding has hit southern California over Christmas, forcing hundreds to evacuate and leaving four dead.

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3 w. ago Karen Bass declares emergency as floods wreak havoc across Los Angeles, closing roads and forcing evacuations

Thousands of California residents found themselves under evacuation orders on Christmas Eve, as disastrous floods and debris flows closed down major highways.

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