March 05, 2026

WEATHER REPORT New Zealand floods kill one, leave thousands without power Wellington (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed New Zealand in recent days, killing one man, flooding large areas and cutting off several communities, authorities said. The severe storm since Friday has prompted a state of emergency in North Island, where the Waikato Regional Council said "one in 100 year" rainfall had caused widespread flooding. Police said a man died on Friday after the car he was driving was trapped in flood waters near North Island's Otorohanga. The storm has continued down the ... read more

Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain Paris, France (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power. ... more January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor Paris, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday. ... more Storm-battered Portugal votes in presidential election run-off Lisbon (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 Portugal, which is reeling from fatal storms, voted on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election in which the moderate favourite is expected to trounce his far-right rival. ... more Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 74; Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain Jakarta (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has climbed to 74, authorities said Friday, extending the search for missing people and bodies nearly two weeks since it began. ... more

Portugal pledges EUR2.5bn for deadly storm recovery as rains persist Lisbon (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Sunday pledged 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) to support recovery efforts after Storm Kristin swept across Portugal last week, killing five people and causing widespread damage. ... more Hundreds dead in DR Congo landslide; Indonesia landslide toll rises to 53 Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared 'at least 200 dead' in a 'massive' landslide that struck a militia-held mine in the country's east. ... more Portugal storm death toll climbs, 450,000 without power Lisbon (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Storm Kristin has claimed five lives and left nearly 450,000 clients without power on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it barrelled through central and northern Portugal, authorities said. ... more Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44 Bandung, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 44, authorities said Friday, extending recovery efforts by a week to search for those still missing. ... more Deadly storms and landslides strike Portugal, Indonesia, and Italy as risks continue to grow Lisbon Jan 28, 2026 Storm Kristin killed at least four people overnight as it barrelled through central and northern Portugal, authorities said Wednesday. ... more

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say Paris, France (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said Monday. ... more Over 1,000 evacuated after Sicily landslide; Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 17, dozens missing Rome (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge, authorities said Monday. ... more Lightning strike injures 89 at rally for Brazil's former president Brasilia (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia on Sunday, injuring 89 people, according to the fire department. ... more Heavy rain, violent winds leave two dead in Greece Athens (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Two people died in Greece on Wednesday as violent winds lashed swathes of the country and heavy rainfall flooded roads and confined ferries to port. ... more 2025 was third hottest year on record: EU, US experts Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, US researchers and EU climate monitors said Wednesday. ... more

2025 was third hottest year on record: climate monitors Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, global climate monitors said Wednesday. The last 11 years have now been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 topping the podium and 2023 in second place, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service and Berkeley Earth, a California-based non-profit research organisation. For the first time, global temperatures exceeded 1.5C relative to pre-industrial time ... read more Storms claim another life in UK London (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 UK police said a falling tree killed a man in England after record winds brought by Storm Goretti, and nearly 40,000 homes in France were still without power Saturday. ... more

Australia heatwave stokes risk of catastrophic bushfires Sydney (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Firefighters warned millions of Australians of 'catastrophic' bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country. ... more Norway sees hottest year on record in 2025 Oslo (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Norway recorded its hottest year ever in 2025, following a strong summer heatwave and an unusually mild winter that started late in the year, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said on Wednesday. ... more Norway sees hottest year on record in 2025 Oslo (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Norway recorded its hottest year ever in 2025, following a strong summer heatwave and an unusually mild winter that started late in the year, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said Monday. ... more Lightning kills two, injures 150 in South Africa Johannesburg (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 Lightning struck 150 people gathered at a festival north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing two, local health services said on Sunday. ... more 2025 was UK's hottest and sunniest year on record London (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 Last year was Britain's hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a 'clear demonstration' of the impacts of climate change. ... more

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