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The cataclysms shaking our planet are becoming increasingly extreme. Many scientists link them to global warming.
On Saturday, December 14, California, USA, was hit by abnormal weather phenomena. A storm with a rare tornado, formed against the backdrop of a powerful atmospheric river, swept through several cities, causing chaos, flooding, and power outages.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck Chile. The tremor occurred at 7:38 PM local time at a depth of 68 miles. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter was located 26 miles from the city of Molina and 30 miles from Curicó, in centra...
The powerful Franklin Fire began on the evening of December 9 in Los Angeles County, California, near the famous resort city of Malibu.
On December 7, Spain was hit by a severe winter storm. It brought heavy snowfalls, rains, winds with gusts up to 81 mph, and a sharp drop in temperatures across most of the country.
On December 7th, Storm “Darragh” brought heavy rain and strong winds to the United Kingdom, with gusts reaching nearly 93 miles per hour. In Wales, 27 flood warnings were issued, and 17 were issued in England. Several areas of Scotland also issued warnings.
Storm Bora struck Greece on November 30, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds, and snowstorms. The aftermath was catastrophic: three people lost their lives, homes and roads were destroyed.
The cataclysms shaking our planet are becoming increasingly extreme. Many scientists link them to global warming.
Since November 29, a powerful blizzard has brought feet of snow to communities from Michigan to New York in the U.S.
On the morning of December 5, Northern California was struck by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it occurred at a depth of only six miles. The epicenter was located near the town of Petrolia in the Men...
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere has just begun, yet seasonal weather phenomena are already breaking all records in strength and scale. Here's a weekly overview of the disasters that occurred around the planet from November 20 to November 26.
Tropical Cyclone "Fengal," which formed on November 29 in the southwestern part of the Bay of Bengal, delivered a severe blow to southern India. It made landfall in the Pondicherry region on Saturday evening, with wind speeds of about forty-three to fifty miles per hour...
Heavy rains brought by the northeast monsoon have hit western Malaysia and southern Thailand.
On November 20, a new volcanic eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the Sundhnúkur crater series. It began at 11:14 PM local time, as scorching magma burst through a fissure approximately one and a half miles long between Stóra-Skogfell and Sýlingarfell, whic...
Since November 23, Turkey has been hit by a wave of severe winter weather affecting large parts of the country.
Storm Bert, which struck the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 23, became one of the most destructive storms in recent years.
A year’s worth of rain in six hours, anomalous downpours on several continents at once, six typhoons in a month. What do these disasters have in common? The answer lies hidden where almost no one looks — in the depths of the World Ocean. Let’s figure it out together in...
On November 20 a powerful storm hit the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada. Due to its rapid intensification the previous day, experts classified it as a "bomb cyclone."
Tropical Storm SARA made landfall at the border of Honduras and Nicaragua on the night of November 14 to 15. It brought torrential rains of up to thirty inches and caused life-threatening flash floods and landslides.
The Philippines has experienced an unprecedented series of natural disasters, with six typhoons striking the country in just one month, four of which hit within a span of only 10 days. These disasters have claimed the lives of at least 171 people and caused significant...