Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News

Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought and food security, a new report by health experts has warned. In 2023 – the hottest year on record – the average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures…

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Officials say at least 14 people have been killed in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Trami flooded villages, inundated rivers and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes as it approached the eastern coast. Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by the…

Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’ | Weather News

Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’ | Weather News

Florida residents are reeling after Hurricane Milton swept across the state with roaring rains and winds, killing at least 18 people, wrecking more than 100 buildings and causing mass power blackouts. But as bad as the storm was, experts and local officials are relieved it wasn’t more catastrophic with Governor…

At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai | Floods News

At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai | Floods News

The city’s Ping River bursts its banks after reaching its highest level in 50 years. At least three people have been killed after flash floods swamped Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai. The city, a popular tourist destination, was inundated by torrential rain as the Ping River swelled to 5.30…

Rescuers in Bosnia search for people missing in deadly floods | Floods News

Rescuers in Bosnia search for people missing in deadly floods | Floods News

At least 13 people have been killed in the Jablanica area due to flash floods and landslides. Rescue teams are digging through rubble and searching for people missing after the worst flash floods and landslides in years hit parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing at least 13 people and injuring…

Bosnia hit by heavy floods and landslides, killing at least 14 people | Floods News

Bosnia hit by heavy floods and landslides, killing at least 14 people | Floods News

Floods from torrential rain kill several people across Jablanica, authorities say, while more are missing. Several people have died in floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina and others are missing as torrential rain and landslides destroyed homes, roads and bridges across the centre of the country. The municipality of Jablanica, about…

More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal? | Environment News

More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal? | Environment News

Nepalese capital Kathmandu was inundated by floodwaters last week after record-breaking rains caused the Bagmati river to breach its banks. More than 200 people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in the worst flooding and landslides in the Kathmandu valley in years. So what caused the flooding and…

Massive search and rescue operation in wake of Hurricane Helene | Floods News

Massive search and rescue operation in wake of Hurricane Helene | Floods News

Crews have airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina towns that were cut off and devastated as tropical storm Helene turned the western part of the state into a “post-apocalyptic” landscape. A hurricane when it slammed into the Florida Gulf coast on Thursday, Helene tore a destructive path…

Nepal closes schools as heavy rains bring country to standstill | Floods News

Nepal closes schools as heavy rains bring country to standstill | Floods News

Some 150 people killed and dozens missing after bad weather triggers floods and landslides. Officials in Nepal said schools in flood-hit areas will be shut in the coming days as landslides and flash flooding triggered by heavy rains have killed some 150 people. The order on Sunday came as authorities…