14 h. ago Multiple dead as severe storms, flooding hit Texas and New Jersey

In parts of the United States, mainly New Jersey and Texas, multiple deaths have been reported after heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding and power outages.

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63 h. ago Europe’s heat wave, wildfires leave multiple dead as temperatures soar

At least eight people have died as a heat wave hits parts of Europe, with two dead in France, two in Italy and four in Spain, according to officials.

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5 d. ago Tropical storms Barry, Flossie form off Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Barry formed Sunday near Mexico’s southeast coast and is expected to drench the region for several days. The storm’s centre was located about 55 km east-northeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and was moving northwest at […]

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1 week ago Weekend storm topples trees, traps campers at provincial parks in northern Ontario

A couple from Sudbury, Ont., say they’re still reeling after surviving a severe weekend storm in northern Ontario that toppled trees and trapped campers in two provincial parks. David Pitawanakwat says he and his wife Shana were at their trailer in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park on Saturday when a sudden storm hit the area. […]

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1 week ago Weekend storm topples trees, traps campers at northern Ontario parks

A couple from Sudbury, Ont., say they're still reeling after surviving a severe weekend storm in northern Ontario that toppled trees and trapped campers in two provincial parks.

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2 w. ago Massive rainstorm to hit Calgary, southern Alberta on anniversary of 2013 flood

An intense storm system that could dump up to 200 millimetres of rain on some parts of southern Alberta will arrive on the twelfth anniversary of the catastrophic 2013 floods.

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2 w. ago Opinion: Homeowners pay heavy price for weather disasters; need to build more resilient communities

Extreme weather is making its mark on Alberta again this year. Communities evacuated. Structures destroyed by wildfire. Numerous hail and severe storm warnings. All this, and summer has yet to officially begin. Long a fact of life in Alberta, severe weather is getting worse and our communities are not resilient enough to withstand the damage […]

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4 w. ago Violent turbulence hits Ryanair flight, forcing emergency landing and injuring 9

BERLIN — Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said in a statement Thursday. The flight, travelling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, encountered turbulence so intense around 8:30 p.m. that […]

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