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Natural disasters and extreme weather

The latest news and comment on natural disasters and extreme weather

August 2020

  • A young boy ​on his bicycle, Villingili, Male Atoll

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    The underwater future of the Maldives – in pictures

  • Lake fire lake hughes brushfire, Santa Clarita, California, United States - 12 Aug 2020<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Myung J Chun/Los Angeles Times/REX/Shutterstock (10743547b) A plume of smoke from the Lake Fire in Lake Hughes is seen from Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. As of early evening, nearly 10,000 acres had burned. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Lake fire lake hughes brushfire, Santa Clarita, California, United States - 12 Aug 2020

    Lake fire: huge blaze north of Los Angeles forces evacuations

  • File photo of bushfire-affected trees stacked alongside the Playford Highway in Parndana, Australia

    Bushfire scientists call for Australia to set up national fire monitoring agency

  • Laurie Berdahl stands in her front yard beginning to clean up downed limbs around her home, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Berdahl’s home suffered only minor damage but like most of the city she was without power. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette via AP)

    Two dead and hundreds of thousands without power after wind storm batters US midwest

  • Fire, Flood and Plague – essays about 2020
    Where can you be safe in this world? Maybe we're asking the wrong question

    Jane Rawson

  • Destructive 'wall of wind' tears through Iowa and Chicago – video

  • NSW weather: flooding eases on south coast but many residents yet to return home

  • Greek floods: death toll rises as rescue teams search for survivors

  • At least seven dead, including baby, as floods sweep Greek island of Evia

  • Australia weather: surfer dies as towns evacuated amid flash flooding warnings for NSW south coast and ACT

  • US hurricane experts predict 'extremely active' storm season

  • Monsoon rains driven by high winds bring flooding misery to Mumbai

  • South Korea floods and landslides kill 14 after 42 days of rain

  • Terrawatch
    Terrawatch: lasting legacy of Taiwan's 2009 typhoon season

  • At least four dead as Tropical Storm Isaias lashes US east coast

  • California's Apple fire was sparked by malfunctioning diesel vehicle, officials say

  • Hurricane Isaias downgraded to tropical storm after reaching North Carolina

  • California's 'Apple Fire' – the wildfire in pictures

  • Apple wildfire: thousands ordered to evacuate as southern California blaze grows

  • Two Nasa astronauts prepare to make first splashdown for 45 years

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