Beryl has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm as it nears Caribbean
MIAMI (AP) — Beryl has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm as it nears Caribbean.
MIAMI (AP) — Beryl has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm as it nears Caribbean.
Japan's Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years. The first snowfall on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, could be seen from the southwestern side of the mountain, according to the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency. The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji on Tuesday broke the previous record set on Oct. 26, 2016, meteorological officials said.
Japan’s iconic peak was snow-free in early November for first time in 130 years
Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed Wednesday, after the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.But photographs taken from different points around the active volcano, where the skies were clearer early on Wednesday, showed a covering of snow on its peak.
Some have suggested the creature is a lemur, but an animal expert believes the critter is something else
Flooding that killed at least 217 people, mostly near Valencia, dumped rain on Barcelona on Monday
AccuWeather reported that the hurricane’s most probable US landfall will be the Louisiana coast
Forget snakes, it's scorpions Brazilians most need to worry about.The most widely found species in the country, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is the most dangerous scorpion in South America.
A strong typhoon was forecast to hit the northern Philippines on Thursday, prompting a new round of evacuations in a region still recovering from back-to-back storms a few weeks ago. Typhoon Yinxing is the 13th to batter the disaster-prone Southeast Asian nation this season. "I really pity our people but all of them are tough,” Gov. Marilou Cayco of the province of Batanes said by telephone.
A “dangerously fast” wildfire fanned by hurricane-strength winds was burning out of control near Los Angeles on Wednesday, with thousands of residents ordered to evacuate and some taken to the hospital.
Rising LNG imports reflect Europe’s need to compensate for potential shortages and increase reliance on gas.
Harley, a beloved macaw at the Cincinnati Zoo, helped staff “organize” a drawer at the facility, footage from September shows.In footage posted by the zoo, Harley can be seen plucking lids from a drawer with his beak and dropping them on the floor.“Thanks for your ‘help’,” the zoo wrote.Harley has a special bond with keepers at the zoo, who taught him to fly in 2022. Credit: Cincinnati Zoo via Storyful
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead of next week's U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, where countries will try to agree a huge increase in funding to tackle climate change. Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election has dampened expectations for the talks.
Flash floods in Spain killed at least 217 people, but the total number still missing is not known
“There is larger-than-normal uncertainty regarding Rafael’s intensity later in the forecast period,” the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday, Nov. 6
380 municipalities across France have been designated as natural disaster zones, according to a decree published in the Official Journal on Tuesday. This is mostly due to damage caused by exceptional floods that occurred from 16 to 20 October which particularly affected regions in the centre-east and the south of the country. 11 departments fall under the "natural disaster zone" designation, which will open the way to insurance compensation for people affected by last month's floods.380 towns we
The category three storm made landfall on Wednesday and is expected to bring storm surges and floods.
In a Nov. 5 speech in Cape Town, he specifically mentioned ranger Anton Mzimba, whose 2022 murder had a profound impact on the Prince of Wales
Wind farm developers have seen billions wiped off their stock market values after Donald Trump won the US election.
California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee.
Spain on Tuesday announced an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 219 people.The exceptional Mediterranean storm that lashed eastern Spain a week ago triggered surging torrents of muddy water that have left a trail of destruction and an unknown number of missing.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a series of measures including aid to small and medium-sized businesses, self-employed workers and households who have suffered deaths, incapacity and damage to homes and belongings.Tax relief and a three-month postponement to repaying mortgages and loans were also among the announcements, which Sanchez likened to the state's intervention during the Covid-19 pandemic to protect the economy and livelihoods.The government would take on all emergency spending by local councils linked to clearing mud, debris and ruined property and restoring drinking water, Sanchez said.Spain has also requested aid from the EU solidarity fund, he added.Security force and emergency services personnel are working around the clock to repair damaged infrastructure, distribute aid and search for bodies in Spain's largest peacetime deployment of its armed forces.Sanchez said almost 15,000 troops, police officers and civil guards were in the eastern Valencia region which has suffered most of the deaths and destruction, up from 7,300 on Saturday.Firefighters combed through piles of damaged vehicles and pumped out water from inundated garages and car parks where more victims may be discovered, AFP journalists saw.Maribel Albalat, mayor of the ground-zero town of Paiporta, told public broadcaster TVE they were doing "better, but not well" with many streets still inaccessible and residents struggling to get a phone signal.Rescuers in the southeastern town of Letur have found one of the missing bodies they were looking for, announced the central government's representative in the Castilla-La Mancha region, Pedro Antonio Ruiz.- 'Only the people are helping' -Many survivors are furious with the authorities for failing to warn the population on time last Tuesday and provide urgent rescue and relief work.That anger reached breaking point in Paiporta on Sunday when crowds heckled and hurled mud at King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Sanchez."Only the people are helping... And the politicians, where are they? Why didn't they raise the alarm? Murderers!" Matilde Gregori, 57, told AFP in the mud-soaked town of Sedavi."They don't know how to take care of their people, let them go home... We know how to do better," said Gregori, whose shop fell victim to the floods.The authorities have warned survivors to shield themselves from health hazards in the stagnant flood water, which may contain toxic waste, chemicals or bacteria from dead humans and animals.Biology teacher Jose, 58, wore a mask and gloves during the clean-up of a garage in Sedavi awash with water for almost a week."Having stagnant water that can breed germs is a great danger that we want to avoid... We'll see if we can manage," he told AFP.Storms coming off the Mediterranean are common during this season. But scientists have warned human-induced climate change is increasing the ferocity, length and frequency of extreme weather events."Climate change kills... we have to adapt to this reality," Sanchez said in his news conference, lashing out at the "irresponsible discourse of deniers".bur-imm/rlp