At least six people have died in heavy rains in northeastern Brazil, with thousands more displaced, according to authorities. The deaths were reported in the Pernambuco and Paraiba states on Saturday, following two days of rain.
Nine people died in the Castle Peak avalanche on February 17, 2026, during one of the biggest storms in the last 50yrs. This is a internationally certified guide's breakdown of what happened, why it happened, and what you can do to prevent further deaths. We cover the snowpack, the terrain, the four route options, the human factor traps, and why the backcountry community, guides & the public, need stop-and-go guardrails like other high risk industries where lives are on the line.
In late January, Toronto was hit with what many experts said was the heaviest single day of snowfall in the city's history. In some spots, nearly 23in fell, driven in part by a collision of weather systems. The city had already removed 264,000 tonnes of snow from 1,100 km (680 miles) of roads, sidewalks and bike lanes by mid-February.
In Grazalema, Spain's wettest town, a year's-worth of rain fell in a fortnight and overloaded the karst aquifer beneath it. Water rushed into homes through floors, walls and even electricity sockets. Authorities ordered everyone to evacuate. I felt a lot of fear, said Sanchez Barea, a guesthouse owner whose home is one of hundreds still in an exclusion zone.
The last couple customers, unfortunately, will be a couple days out. There could be some stragglers that go into Thursday, but we're going to work really hard to have everybody on by Wednesday night, at midnight. Both electricity companies say they worked to restore power to customers all throughout Tuesday.
Little is known about how a group of 15 backcountry skiers and guides came to be engulfed by an avalanche near Castle Peak in Tahoe's backcountry, leaving six survivors. What is starting to become clear are the conditions that led to the tragedy. But there is also a historic precedent for the events that unfolded this week: the avalanche at Alpine Meadows 44 years ago that left seven dead.
as the EU's climate advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3C of global heating. Maarten van Aalst, a member of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC), said the continent was already paying a price for its lack of preparation but that adapting to a hotter future was in part common-sense and low-hanging fruit. It is a daunting task, but at the same time
Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the US which cost more than a billion dollars last year at an estimated total loss of $115bn. The last three years have shattered previous records for such events. Last Wednesday, scientists said that we are closer than ever to the point after which global heating cannot be stopped.
They said they called 911 the next morning, after hearing cries from a man outside who had also checked on the woman throughout the day. By 9:30 a.m. Saturday, NYPD officers found her lifeless in the side yard of the building on Remsen Avenue near Glenwood Road. Officials said paramedics declared her dead at the scene. The 64-year-old, whom the neighbors said they knew only as Barbara, was one of the 10 people discovered dead outdoors
As snowfall begins to blanket our city and conditions become hazardous, closing school buildings is a necessary step to keep New Yorkers safe, Mamdani said. Over the past week, my administration has prepared for this moment ensuring devices are in hand, families are informed and educators are ready to welcome students online. Our school system, and our city, is prepared to weather this storm together.
Dozens of skiers and snowboarders were treated to complimentary pizza and hot chocolate after requiring evacuation from a chairlift at Lutsen Mountains in northern Minnesota in the midst of bitter cold and windy conditions. Bring Me The News reports fire crews and ski patrol responded to scene at around 9:30am on Saturday morning when the chairlift malfunctioned in 56+mph winds and subzero temperatures. Rescuers focused on getting kids and more vulnerable people down first before fully evacuating the 40+ stranded guests.
Although many participants of the 2026 Winter Spine Race in England are still out on the 268-mile course at the time of this article's publishing, the leaders have made their way through frigid conditions and arrived at the finish line in Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border. Racers set off at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday, January 11, in the village of Edale in Derbyshire on the southern end of the Pennine Way.
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Extremes of weather have pushed nature to its limits in 2025, putting wildlife, plants and landscapes under severe pressure, an annual audit of flora and fauna has concluded. Bookended by storms Eowyn and Bram, the UK experienced a sun-soaked spring and summer, resulting in fierce heath and moorland fires, followed by autumn floods. The National Trust, which provides a snapshot of how the weather is hitting wildlife every Christmas, described it as a rollercoaster of conditions that tested nature's resilience like never before in modern
