Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday -- a megaflash that stretched for ...
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China says cumulative 44 dead, 9 missing in Beijing rains
China said Thursday that a total of 44 people were killed and nine unaccounted for following heavy rains that soaked ...
Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C
A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after ...
Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C
A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after ...
Portugal battles to contain wildfires in Arouca
Images of firefighters working to contain a large fire in the Arouca municipality as forest blazes across Portugal have led ...
Turkey marks 50.5C heat record in southeast
Turkey's environment ministry said Saturday that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a ...
Greece brings in emergency heatwave measures for workers
Greece introduced emergency measures on Tuesday to help workers cope with temperatures of up to 43C in a heatwave due ...
Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing
A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least three people, with ...
France-Italy train suspended after storms: operator
Train travel between France and Italy has been suspended for "at least several days" after violent storms earlier in the ...
Japan had hottest June on record: weather agency
Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across ...
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