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World weatherwatch

Our regular column reporting on weather events around the world

23 April 2022

  • Emergency service personnel operate during a rescue operation in the aftermath of a landlside at a Bharat Nagar slum in Chembur, Mumbai, India.

    World weatherwatch: floods in South Africa, landslides in India and snowstorms in US

    Severe weather causes thousands to be displaced in SA and India, and record snow in north-eastern US

19 April 2022

  • A stunning-looking severe hail storm over plains in Kansas.

    Bumpy ride in store for central US as large cold trough forms

    Wild temperature variations possible in some states with potential for extreme weather

28 October 2021

  • A flooded highway near Rampur in India's Uttar Pradesh state.

    Late monsoon rains bring floods and landslides in Nepal and India

    More than 300mm recorded in 24 hours in Uttarakhand, storm hits parts of Europe and downpours in US

21 August 2021

  • Lima Cathedral, Peru.

    World weatherwatch: Peru’s saint of storms brings salvation to cities and ski slopes

    Seasonal storms that blow up on the Peruvian coast at this time of year are named after St Rosa

5 August 2021

  • Fire devastates the village of Sirtkoy, near Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey.

    World weatherwatch: deadly Turkey wildfires rage on

    Greece, Italy and Bosnia also affected by wildfires caused by heatwave in south-east Europe

13 May 2021

  • People look at flood waters in Guzara district,Herat province, Afghanistan

    World weatherwatch: flash flooding in Afghanistan, as Europe warms up

    There was also extreme weather in China, where a thunderstorm claimed the lives of at least 11 people

1 April 2021

  • A woman sifts through the remains of houses destroyed by a string of tornadoes in Ohatchee, Alabama, last week.

    Tornadoes leave trail of destruction and death in Alabama

    Five people killed in Ohatchee, Calhoun County, homes destroyed and thousands left without electricity across state

10 December 2020

  • A street is flooded in the area of Nonantola, near Modena, Italy,

    Heavy rain in Italian regions, while US gets a taste of winter

    Families evacuated in Modena after Panaro River bursts its banks; north-eastern US has first winter storm of the season

25 November 2020

  • The Russky Bridge over the eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok, Russia,

    Ice storm leaves thousands without power in Vladivostok

    Russian city brought to a standstill, as hurricanes and cyclones strike elsewhere in world

11 November 2020

  • Flooded cars along a highway in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, days after Hurricane Eta hit the region.

    Hurricane Eta leaves trail of destruction in Central America

    Nicaragua and Honduras bear the brunt as storms cause landslides and flooding, and leave 100 dead

28 October 2020

  • STraffic is diverted off freeway 71 during the Blue Ridge fire in Chino Hills, California

    US experiences winter and wildfires at the same time

    Fires continue to burn in California and climate extremes are recorded across three continents

14 October 2020

  • Flood waters brought by Hurricane Delta surround structures already destroyed by Hurricane Laura in Creole, Louisiana.

    Record number of hurricanes make landfall in US in 2020

    Storm from Hurricane Delta strikes Louisiana only six weeks after destruction wrought by Laura

30 September 2020

  • Commuters make their way through a flooded road following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai.

    Mumbai has wettest monsoon season in more than 61 years

    Indian city had 3,679.9mm of rain in June-September, with 395mm falling over 48 hours last week

2 September 2020

  • Phoenix Arizona

    Weatherwatch: Phoenix breaks record with high temperatures

    Temperature in Arizona capital hit 43.3C (110F) for 50th time this year, breaking previous record

19 August 2020

  • The remains of a fish lies on the parched Loire riverbed in Ancenis, western France.

    August brings fierce heat to Europe and storms to Atlantic

    Weather conditions this month include soaring temperatures and earliest-forming ‘J’ storm

5 August 2020

  • Aerial photo shows water gushing out from the Three Gorges dam in central China’s Hubei province.

    Monsoon rain puts pressure on China’s Three Gorges dam

    Some parts of China had double the normal amount of rainfall in June and July

22 July 2020

  • Surfers ride large waves at Terrigal Beach on the central coast of New South Wales.

    Huge waves batter Australian coast and put homes at risk

    Swells over 10 metres high struck New South Wales, eroding some exposed coastlines

8 July 2020

  • A landslide in Country Leitrim caused by heavy rains at the end of June,

    Weatherwatch: soggy end to June across the UK and Ireland

    Parts of north-west England had three times more rainfall than usual and heavy downpours caused landslides in Ireland

24 June 2020

  • Children play in the Krugloe lake outside Verkhoyansk

    Siberia temperature hits record high amid Arctic heatwave

    Russian town of Verkhoyansk reaches 38C, in region known for exceptionally cold winters

17 June 2020

  • Dark storm clouds rumble over houses before the thunder in Reading, UK.

    Weatherwatch: the science behind 60-mile thunderstorms

    Mesoscale convective systems can last for as long as 12 hours and bring copious amounts of rain
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