World news about “Weather”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Dustchasers seek answer to the Aral 40 years ago the Aral sea was the biggest landlocked body of water in the world. Now it is one of the driest places in… 04/06/2009 - tags: Weather, Research
Southern Britain lashed by winter stormBritain has been battered by its worst storm this year, with 150-kilometre per hour winds and heavy rains. The… 15/11/2009 - tags: Weather, United Kingdom
Hurricane Rick wanes yet remains “extremely dangerous”Hurricane Rick showed signs of weakening overnight as it roared over the Pacific off the west coast of Mexico… 19/10/2009 - tags: Hurricanes, Mexico, Weather
Arctic ice gone in 20 years says leading expertThe Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summertime within 20 years, according to one of the world’s leading experts in… 15/10/2009 - tags: Weather, Climate, Arctic
Jack Frost bites much of east and central EuropeWinter has reared its sudden and unwelcome head in large parts of central and eastern Europe. In south east… 15/10/2009 - tags: Europe, Weather, Natural disasters
Japan braced for strong typhoonJapan is bracing itself for what could be its most powerful storm for more than ten years. Meteorologists say… 07/10/2009 - tags: Japan, Weather
Typhoon Ketsana smashes into VietnamAfter the Philippines, now Vietnam and China are in the eye of the storm. The extreme weather that has claimed hundreds… 29/09/2009 - tags: Weather, Vietnam
Vietnam braced for deadly typhoonA deadly tropical storm lashing South East Asia is turning its attention to Vietnam. At least 240 people are known to… 29/09/2009 - tags: Philippines, Weather
Deadly floods hit northeastern TurkeyFlooding is causing fresh havoc in Turkey, just two weeks after dozens died when Istanbul was inundated. This… 24/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Weather, Natural disasters, Flood
Sydney cleans up after massive dust stormThey are dusting off Down Under after millions of tonnes of grimy grit from the desert Outback blew into town… 24/09/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather, Natural disasters
Sydney choked by massive duststormA huge duststorm has swept eastern Australia, blanketing Sydney. Landmarks, including the city’s Harbour Bridge… 23/09/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather
Spain and France hit by flash floodsOvernight flash flooding in France and Spain has caused widespread damage. While there were no reports of… 19/09/2009 - tags: France, Weather, Natural disasters, Flood
Guatemala hit by ‘calamitous’ droughtA punishing drought has left the Central American state of Guatemala on the brink of famine. Crops have been ruined by… 10/09/2009 - tags: Food, Weather, Crisis
Summer storms strike Europe… but holiday weather. … after extreme weather last summer, … the unseasonal weather has provided … 19/07/2009 - tags: Europe, Weather
Endeavour launch postponed againTime is running out for NASA to launch the latest shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The launch… 14/07/2009 - tags: Space, Weather
Stormy weather delays Endeavour launchThe launch of the US space shuttle Endeavour has been put back again so that NASA can assess possible damage from… 12/07/2009 - tags: Space, Weather, USA
Bangladesh/India battered by cycloneHalf a million people have been forced from their homes in Bangladesh and eastern India after a cyclone barrelled into… 26/05/2009 - tags: India, Weather, Natural disasters
Flying bell new way to clear slopes of avalanchesAs the skiing season comes to an end the cost of this exciting but dangerous passtime for some has been high. Every… 21/04/2009 - tags: Security, Weather, Technology
Aid organised for burned-out Victoria survivorsHundreds of former residents of the Melbourne suburb of Kingslake have gathered at refugee shelters that have hurriedly… 09/02/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather
Police say some fires in S.Australia “arson”Now officially Australia’s worst ever bushfire the flames have claimed over 130 lives, wreaked untold ecological damage… 09/02/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather
Australia bush fires ease but death toll risesFirefighters in Australia are continuing to battle scores of blazes across a huge swathe of the country. Scorching… 09/02/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather
No let-up in deadly fires in southeast AustraliaViolent bushfires tearing through southeastern Australia have left close to 100 people dead and another 100 missing… 08/02/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather, Flood
Morocco hit by extreme floods… The extreme weather is reported to … the worst weather. … Weather experts are … the weather should improve … 08/02/2009 - tags: Morocco, Weather, Flood
Cold comfort as Europe battles the elementsWith Europe in the grip of one of the severest winters in years authorities across the continent are waging a battle… 07/02/2009 - tags: Europe, Weather
Snow storms bring London and Paris to standstillIt has been predicted for more than a week but large parts of London and south-east England have been halted by an… 02/02/2009 - tags: Airlines, Europe, Weather, Transport
France and Spain clear up after deadly stormAt least 20 people are now known to have died in Europe’s worst storm in years, which left much of southwestern France… 26/01/2009 - tags: France, Weather
France and Spain count cost of stormsThe clean-up operation after Europe’s worse storms in a decade has begun. Authorities in France and Spain are… 26/01/2009 - tags: France, Weather
Indonesian ferry sinks in stormMore than 200 people are feared dead after an Indonesian ferry sank in stormy waters. Eighteen people are known… 11/01/2009 - tags: Indonesia, Weather, Accident
Europe shivers in cold snapTemperatures across Europe have plunged to record lows, causing travel chaos and putting more demand on power supplies… 08/01/2009 - tags: Europe, France, Weather, Climate
Europe hit by snowfall and travel chaosA winter storm has covered huge swathes of Europe in a blanket of snow. In Poland one person has been found frozen to… 05/01/2009 - tags: Europe, Weather
Severe weather hits Spain and FranceSevere weather on the Mediterranean coast of Spain has caused the deaths of at least four people. Two men drowned in… 27/12/2008 - tags: France, Weather
Snow cuts power to thousands of French homes… with the weather hampering … The bad weather is expected to … 15/12/2008 - tags: France, Weather
US northeast hunkers down and waits for reliefSnowed in in the suburbs, and just about the whole of America’s northeast, where more than a million homes are without… 14/12/2008 - tags: Weather, USA
Irish citizen missing in swollen Rome riverItalian rescue workers are searching for an Irish citizen who fell into the River Tiber in Rome, which was swollen with… 13/12/2008 - tags: Italy, Weather, Flood
Rome braces for River Tiber to overflowRome is on flood alert amid fears its famous Tiber river could be about to burst its banks, after days of rain and… 12/12/2008 - tags: Italy, Weather, Flood