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Verilumia has covered Extreme Weather in 38 stories across environment and health over the past month, drawing on 327 reports from news outlets. The most recent, on 11 November: Portugal Closes Schools as Storm Charles Weakens. Earlier coverage is listed below.
Portugal closed schools nationwide and suspended nonessential public services on Wednesday, November 11, as Storm Charles reached the mainland after weakening, disrupting air travel and prompting warnings about...
The UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow cold-health alerts for the North West and West Midlands, warning of a brief cold spell from 9am on Thursday, November 12, until noon on Saturday, November 14. The...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan issued a high air-pollution alert for Tuesday, November 10, urging residents, particularly those most vulnerable, to reduce their exposure as dense fog and light winds allowed pollution to...
The Met Office says the stratospheric polar vortex is weakening, a development that could increase the chance of colder weather in the UK later in November, though it does not mean a cold spell or snow is certain....
A rain-soaked sand embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families in Deir al-Balah on Sunday, November 8, killing at least four people and injuring several others, according to medical and civil...
The Met Office’s yellow fog warning covered parts of England through 11am Monday, with visibility potentially falling to 50 metres or less and travel delays possible. The warning area stretched from York to Bath and...
Successive storms brought damaging winds and heavy rain to British Columbia over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of customers without power as crews worked to restore service and another storm was forecast...
Heavy rain flooded tens of thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, leaving families with soaked bedding and limited protection from the cold. Gaza’s government media...
The Met Office says colder conditions could spread from northern Britain to much or all of the UK late next week, but described the possible outbreak as very uncertain. Separate weather-model forecasts point to...
The polar vortex high above the Arctic has weakened and shifted unusually early in November, with some forecasts showing its winds could reverse by mid-November. The disruption may alter weather patterns across the...
Polk County, Tennessee, declared a state of emergency Thursday after overnight flooding sent rivers over their banks and prompted rescue operations along the Georgia-Tennessee border. McCaysville, Georgia, also...
Forecasters warned that thunderstorms, heavy rain and localized flooding could complicate travel to polling places in parts of the United States on Election Day, though the effect on voting remains uncertain. The...
Met Éireann issued Status Yellow fog warnings for parts of Ireland through 10am Tuesday, warning that dense fog could reduce visibility and make travel difficult. The alerts cover Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and the...
Karnataka has sent 500 power workers and specialised equipment to Andhra Pradesh to help restore electricity infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Arnab, according to a state deployment account. Karnataka Chief Minister...
South Florida faced another day of heavy rain and possible flooding on Monday, November 2, as saturated ground and coastal water hazards added to the risk. The National Weather Service forecast repeated downpours...
Six Indian tourists stranded by heavy snowfall near Shey-Phoksundo National Park in Nepal were rescued by private helicopter on November 2, police said. The group, consisting of two women and four men, was taken to...
Heavy rain triggered evacuation orders in Arizona and southwestern Colorado on Sunday, as officials in Pagosa Springs warned that the San Juan River could rise above levels recorded during the town’s devastating...
Cyclone Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole early November 3, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that disrupted transport, damaged homes and affected local election counting. The India...
Bolivia declared a national emergency on October 31 to address drought already affecting tens of thousands of families and prepare for El Niño-related hazards, including possible flooding. President Rodrigo Paz...
Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast as a very severe cyclonic storm on October 28, killing five people in Andhra Pradesh and damaging crops, homes and infrastructure, according to state officials....
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