Natural disasters and extreme weather
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Owners of New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted deny responsibility for visitor safety
White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourism
Paradise review – visually striking account of Siberian wildfires leans towards abstraction
Alexander Abaturov’s stunning film captures the resilience of villagers in remote Shologon, but feels contextless
‘The sea is rising, the climate is changing’: the lessons learned from Mozambique’s deadly cyclone
As another severe tropical storm hits Mozambique, people still struggling to rebuild lives destroyed by 2019’s Cyclone Idai tell their stories
'It was a feeling of terror: when will the water stop?': Britain's flood victims, six months on
In the weeks before lockdown, thousands had their lives upturned as storms submerged vast areas of the UK. What happened next?
Hurricane Laura: storm to bring 'unsurvivable surge' of destruction to US Gulf coast
Half a million people have been ordered to evacuate as storm is predicted to reach Texas and Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane Wednesday evening
‘Wake-up call’: wildfires tear through drought-plagued US south-west
Hot, dry conditions make Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah fertile ground for enormous blazes
The Guardian picture essay
Iowa's farmers count the cost of a rare storm – photo essayThe hurricane-like storm, called a derecho, tore through Iowa this month, damaging buildings and threatening the harvest
Pakistan floods: at least 90 killed in monsoon rains
Streets and homes flooded with sewage in Karachi as downpours overwhelm outdated waste system in country’s largest city
California fires: firefighters work to contain two of the largest blazes as 7,000 others burn – as it happened
LNU Lightning Complex and SCU Lightning Complex fires partially contained, after seven people have died in fires
California: firefighters begin to turn tide but warn that 'mega-fire era' has arrived
Laura strengthens into a hurricane and expected to slam Texas and Louisiana
‘Next fire season is already upon us’: NSW to adopt all recommendations of bushfire inquiry report
Wildfires raging across California 'historic' – as it happened
California wildfire death toll up to seven as huge blazes burn on
Tropical Storm Marco heads to Louisiana as Tropical Storm Laura approaches Cuba
First Dog on the Moon
Last Australian fire season was terrible it changed everything (and nothing)First Dog on the Moon
California wildfires: more storms feared as huge blazes burn on
‘An impossible choice’: farmworkers pick a paycheck over health despite smoke-filled air
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura bear down on Louisiana
California wildfires: helicopter rescues firefighters as blaze advances – video
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