At least 49 people have died in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa due to the effects of a strong winter storm system that brought heavy rainfall, localized flooding,…
A rare and intense cut-off low system impacted South Africa from June 7 to 10, delivering snow, heavy rainfall, and cold temperatures to all provinces except Limpopo. The event caused…
More than 700 people have been evacuated from central Guatemala due to an ongoing eruption of the Fuego volcano, according to an announcement today by the country’s disaster response agency,…
Toronto briefly recorded the worst air quality in the world on Friday, June 6, as wildfire smoke spread across Ontario. The city’s air quality health index (AQHI) reached 9, which…
Canada has been grappling with a massive wildfire crisis in recent days. The provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba are particularly hard-hit, facing what firefighters have described as "monster" fires. As…
The official death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. Another 500 people are still missing in the…
A rare tornado struck the city center of Puerto Varas (population 30 000) in southern Chile on Sunday, May 25, injuring eight people and damaging 250 homes. The tornado carved a…
The United Arab Emirates experienced its highest temperature ever recorded for the month of May on Friday, since official records began in 2003. According to the National Center of Meteorology…
Four people have died and several were missing as major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left about 50,000 people isolated by floodwaters. The record rainfall, now declared a natural disaster,…
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, triggering landslides, crushing cars and flattening multiple buildings, including a complex that is home to a number of Western…