Focus on Weather
Wildfire rages on Greece’s Crete island, settlements evacuated
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece brought a wildfire under control on the island of Crete on Saturday that forced dozens to flee their homes, the...
Dozens of flights cancelled as Storm Kathleen hits UK
Thousands of passengers have been hit by delays after about 140 flights were cancelled as Storm Kathleen swept in – but parts of...
Flood-hit Sydney residents urged to higher ground after torrential rains
SYDNEY – Australian authorities on Saturday said 152 people had been rescued from floodwaters in the eastern state of New South Wales after...
Spring storm: Ontario, Quebec utilities still working to restore power to thousands
About 19,700 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power as work crews continue restoring electricity after a major spring storm
Record Alberta wildfires changed forests for decades, destroyed rare habitat: report
New report says record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades...
April nor’easter with heavy, wet snow bears down on U.S. Northeast, causing more than 680,000 outages
A major spring storm brought heavy snow, rain and high winds to the Northeast, downing trees and power lines and leaving nearly 700,000...
Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
Weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) on Thursday predicted an "extremely active" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Kathleen is only second time UK has reached K in storm alphabet
Storm Kathleen, which arrives on Saturday, will be the eleventh named storm in eight months and only the second time in a UK...
As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer
GEADGEBARJAVRI, Norway – Driving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in...
Why climate change on the farm means a big bill for Canadian taxpayers
CALGARY — To get an idea of the financial toll extreme weather is taking on this country’s agriculture industry, look no further than...
