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BBCMore than 127 dead in Vietnam super typhoon
The most powerful storm to hit the country in 30 years has also left thousands stranded.
- BBC
Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam bridge
Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful to hit Asia this year, kills 60 and destroys homes across north of country.
- The Independent
Typhoon Yagi death toll soars to 143 as whole village swallowed by landslide in Vietnam
Torrent of water gushing down a mountainside in Lao Cai province buried the Lang Nu hamlet with 35 families in mud and debris
- Evening Standard
London weather: Cold Arctic air sends overnight temperature in capital tumbling to 7C
Lower temperatures follow wet weekend and weather warning in the capital
- AFP News
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll passes 150
Residents of Hanoi waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the strongest typhoon in decades passed 150, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides.The Red River in Hanoi reached its highest level in 20 years on Wednesday, forcing residents to trudge through waist-deep brown water as they retrieved possessions from flooded homes.
- AFP News
Rescue on as Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam
Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing.At least 24 others were killed as Yagi tore through southern China and the Philippines before hitting Vietnam.
- The Independent
Chinese city sees ‘underwear falling from sky’ after cloud seeding to break heatwave
People in Chongqing suspect cloud seeding caused strong winds that sent laundry flying but authorities deny claim
- Associated Press
Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
Ukraine’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the full-scale Russian invasion began, as airstrikes against the country’s beleaguered energy infrastructure intensify. Russian attacks continue to hammer Ukraine’s energy generation capacity, leaving the country heavily reliant on its three functioning nuclear power stations and electricity imports from European Union countries. “Energy resilience is one of our greatest challenges this year,” Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told a news conference in Kyiv.
- The Guardian
Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development
Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island
- CNN
Tropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains strength ahead of an expected hurricane strike by midweek, and a hurricane warning has been posted for Louisiana in anticipation of Francine’s arrival.
- Euronews
Steel bridge collapses in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi; 3 rescued
A steel bridge over the Red River in northern Vietnam collapsed after Typhoon Yagi's heavy rain and winds. Three people were rescued with no reported casualties. The typhoon has killed at least 59 and injured 299 people.
- AFP News
Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchers
Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday.But the researchers found that despite efforts to cut methane emissions, atmospheric concentrations of the gas are still rising.
- The Guardian
‘Two incredible extreme events’: Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running
Last year Antartica’s sea ice was 1.6m sq km below average – the size of Britain, France, Germany and Spain combined. This week it had even less than that
- Associated Press
Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state's ambitious wolf reintroduction program. The pack formed after 10 of the predators from Oregon were released in December over bitter opposition from livestock groups. The bid to capture them went against Colorado’s wolf management plan, which says relocation has “little technical merit” because it could create problems elsewhere if the animals continue attacking livestock.
- Reuters
Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country's north, killing at least 179 people. Asia's most powerful typhoon this year, Yagi brought gales and heavy rain as it moved westwards after landfall on Saturday, causing the collapse of a bridge this week while it scythed through provinces along the Red River, the area's biggest. "My home is now part of the river," said Nguyen Van Hung, 56, who lives in a neighbourhood on the banks of the Red River.
- The Guardian
Typhoon Yagi: dozens dead in Vietnam in region’s most powerful storm this year
Weather agency warns of more floods and landslides after at least 49 people killed with 22 missing
- CNN
Residents flee as California and Nevada wildfires get dangerously close and forecasters warn of record heat
Raging wildfires in California and Nevada are forcing the mandatory evacuations of thousands of homes as forecasters warn of a few more days of record-breaking heat for parts of the West.
- Associated Press
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead
A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155 on Wednesday. Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV said the torrent of water gushing down from a mountain in Lao Cai province Tuesday buried Lang Nu hamlet with 35 families in mud and debris. The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath has climbed to 155.
- The Daily Beast
Tropical Storm Warning: Hurricane Francine Expected to Smash Into Louisiana
After a blessed lull in this year’s hurricane season, a new storm is gathering force as it sweeps across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coastline.Dubbed Tropical Storm Francine, forecasters anticipate that, fueled by warm waters, the fierce winds will almost certainly exceed the sustained speeds of 74mph required for hurricane status, possibly reaching as high as 100mph, by the time the storm arrives in the U.S. sometime on Wednesday afternoon.The National Hurricane Center has issued a
- Associated Press
'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community
Alex Luna, a 20-year-old missionary, saw the sky turn from a cherry red to black in about 90 minutes as an explosive wildfire raced toward the Southern California mountain community of Wrightwood and authorities implored residents to leave their belongings behind and get out of town. Luna was among those who heeded the evacuation order that was issued for the community of about 4,500 in the San Gabriel Mountains east of Los Angeles. The Bridge Fire, which had burned 73 square miles (189 square kilometers) as of late Tuesday with no containment, is one of three major wildfires burning in Southern California and endangering tens of thousands of homes and other structures.