Extreme weather
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Typhoon Khanun leaves two dead in Japan and 166,000 homes without power
Heavy rains and high winds lash Okinawa and Kagoshima, as storm slowly moves north-west before forecast change…
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Japan: Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in south-western islands of Okinawa – video
The south-western Japanese islands of Okinawa were hit by Typhoon Khanun on Wednesday, grounding flights and f…
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The fan jacket: the Japanese innovation keeping workers cool in extreme heat
As rising temperatures make traditionally hot and sticky Japanese summer months more severe, those toiling out…
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How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in th…
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From Kawasaki to Phoenix: tracking a day of extreme heat around the world
As extreme temperatures challenge records across the globe, we chart a day in the life of a heatwave, from mor…
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Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather – as it happened
Man in Houston died in house without air conditioning; mercury in parts of Italy is close to hitting 45C as wi…
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Aerial video shows buildings swamped by deadly floods and landslides in Japan – video
Six people died and three others were missing after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in south-west J…
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Japan storm: one dead and two missing as thousands urged to evacuate
Dozens injured amid flooding from heavy rains caused by remnants of former typhoon Mawar, with new warnings is…
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Weather tracker: unusual low pressure brings tornadoes to California
Weather event also caused flooding, heavy rain and gusts of over 100mph this weekAn unusually deep area of low…
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Thousands stranded in Japan as cold snap engulfs Asia – video
Weather authorities in Japan and the Korean peninsula have issued warnings over freezing temperature…
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Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia
Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit r…
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Japan hit by deadly heavy snows – video
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in heavy snows that also left hundreds of homes w…
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Heavy snow in Japan kills at least 17
Many deaths caused by people falling from roofs or being buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off roo…
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Typhoon Talas lashes Japan, setting off landslides with more rains to come
At least two people killed and 120,000 households without power as authorities urge caution for more landslide…
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Weather tracker: storms batter Alaska, Caribbean and Japan
Hurricane causes blackout across Puerto Rico while typhoon forces 8m to flee homes in JapanIt has been very ac…
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Warnings over floods and landslides in Japan in wake of Typhoon Nanmadol
Two dead and thousands without power as storm dumps heavy rain and authorities warn six million to evacuateTwo…
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Weather tracker: Deadly floods batter Italy’s Adriatic coast
Ten people confirmed dead with three missing; Typhoon Nanmadol forces millions to flee homes in JapanEuropean …
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Rare ‘special warning’ issued as violent typhoon makes landfall in Japan
More than 7 million people urged to take refuge as Typhoon Nanmadol hits south-west of country with 150mph win…
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Japan tells 2m to shelter from ‘very dangerous’ Typhoon Nanmadol
Authorities urge evacuations in Kyushu before arrival of storm that could cause flooding, landslides and colla…
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Tropical storm Meari unleashes heavy rains on Japan
Warnings of floods and mudslides on Honshu island south-west of Tokyo as storm heads towards the capitalTropic…