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Environment May 5, 2024

Cyclone bears down on flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania

Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya.

Environment May 3, 2024

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania on alert as cyclone nears

Kenya and Tanzania were on alert on Saturday for a cyclone heading towards their Indian Ocean coastlines, threatening to pile on more misery after deadly floods that have ravaged the region.

Earth Sciences May 3, 2024

Demystifying the complex nature of Arctic clouds

With dancing ribbons of light visible in the sky, a team of researchers flew on a series of scenic and sometimes stormy flights into the cold unknown, trying to learn more about why one of the most frigid places on Earth ...

Environment May 2, 2024

Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist

Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.

Environment May 1, 2024

April temperatures in Bangladesh hottest on record

Bangladesh's weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heat wave.

Earth Sciences Apr 30, 2024

An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection

The return of spring in the Northern Hemisphere touches off tornado season. A tornado's twisting funnel of dust and debris seems an unmistakable sight. But that sight can be obscured to radar, the tool of meteorologists. ...

Environment Apr 27, 2024

'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heat wave relief

As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city's parks, the coolest place to spend an evening during yet another power blackout.

Environment Apr 24, 2024

Extreme heat scorches Southeast Asia, bringing school closures and warnings

Extreme heat scorched parts of South and Southeast Asia Wednesday, prompting schools across the Philippines to suspend classes, heat warnings in the Thai capital and worshippers in Bangladesh to pray for rain.

Earth Sciences Apr 23, 2024

Climate change expected to increase wildfire danger

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) researchers expect an elevated wildfire danger in the Alpine Foreland from 2040 onwards due to changing meteorological conditions. The danger currently remains very low ...

Environment Apr 23, 2024

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level

Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer.

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