Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean.
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Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists
- 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
- Reuters
Flooding in Thailand maroons thousands in northern province
Thailand deployed military special forces in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Thursday after flooding marooned thousands that authorities are trying to reach with boats and helicopters. At least 33 people have died across Thailand since mid-August from a spate of rain-related incidents including landslides, with nine fatalities this week in two northern provinces hit by adverse weather brought by Typhoon Yagi, according to the government. Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, has killed at least 197 people in Vietnam, where it made landfall on Saturday and flooded parts of capital city Hanoi.
- The Independent
Huge landslide in Greenland triggered ‘mega-tsunami’ that caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
A colossal rockslide that triggered a mega-tsunami caused the Earth to ‘hum’ for days, an event scientists say is directly linked to climate crisis
- Evening Standard
London weather: Arctic air sends night temperature tumbling to 6C... but a warmer weekend is on the way
Lower temperatures follow wet weekend and weather warning in the capital
- SWNS
Orange County airport fire rages on as 22,000 acres burned
The airport fire in Southern California continues to spread with more 10,000 homes and other structures threatened. The fire started on Monday (Sept 9) in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County and has now burnt more than 22,000 acres of land. More than 600 firefighters, helicopters and airtankers have been deployed to tackle the blaze as it remains 0% contained. A total of eight firefighters and two civilians were injured and sent to local hospitals for treatment.
- Reuters
Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi
The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government's disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, which made landfall in Vietnam's northeastern coast on Saturday. Several districts in capital Hanoi remained flooded on Thursday, but the weather agency late in the day said flood pressure had eased, while flash floods and landslides continued to affect areas across northern Vietnam.
- AFP News
Millions in SE Asia battle floods, death toll passes 250
Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 250.Myanmar's national fire service confirmed the country's first Yagi-related deaths after 17 bodies were recovered from flooded villages in the Mandalay region, while more than 50,000 people have been forced from their homes.
- 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.
- LA Times
SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13
Fast-moving wildfires have burned homes and scorched more than 100,000 acres in a matter of days, leaving firefighting resources dangerously thin.
- Sky News
High chance of cooling La Nina weather pattern brings little respite for surging global and ocean heat
A La Nina cooling weather phenomenon is likely to kick in at the end of the year, say weather experts, but will do little to dent soaring global and ocean temperatures. La Nina and El Nino are natural changes to temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean, and are the biggest fluctuations in the Earth's climate system, with far-reaching impacts on people and extreme weather. The United Nations's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday there is now a 60% chance the current neutral conditions will give way to La Nina between October and February next year.
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Flooding in Hanoi after deadly Typhoon Yagi batters northern Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi battered Vietnam at the weekend, killing nearly 200 people and causing major flooding. Hanoi evacuated thousands living near the Red River as water levels reached a 20-year high. The typhoon has taken a heavy toll on residents, some of whom have been left without electricity.
- CNN
Hurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with Louisiana
Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday.
- Associated Press
Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were mostly heat-related, authorities said. One person from Orange County was burned.
- AFP News
Tropical Storm Francine batters US state of Louisiana
Heavy rains and strong winds hammered Louisiana early Thursday as Tropical Storm Francine moved inland, leaving many residents without power while floods threatened the US southern state.Hours later Francine was downgraded to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour, with three to six feet (one to two meters) of storm surge, and up to a foot of rain in some parts of Louisiana, as well as areas of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle, the NHC added.
- LA Times
Sex tourism in Indonesia sells itself as Islamic temporary marriage
Saudi sex tourists are buying weeklong marriages to young women in Indonesia. It's an economic lifeline for villages. For the women, it's 'torture.'
- Evening Standard
Kylian Mbappe 'agreed to join Liverpool' after huge transfer betrayal
France superstar joined Real Madrid this summer
- BuzzFeed
17 People Who Were Undecided Before The Presidential Debate Are Sharing Where They Stand Now, And It's Not What I Expected
"I was leaning toward Harris before the debate, but now I'm voting for Trump. Harris never really explained her flip-flops."
- The Telegraph
Daughter of British millionaire who left fortune to widow wins legal battle over his will
The daughter of a British millionaire whose Chinese widow “dumped him in the cheapest possible grave” after being left his fortune has won a legal battle over his will.
- Sky News
Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic 'pureed' in blender by husband - reports
A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and "pureed" in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year. According to local news outlet BZ Basel, a man named Thomas, 41, had an appeal for release from custody denied by the Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday after he reportedly confessed to killing his wife, with whom he had two children.