Heat dome, megadrought, set stage for record wildfire season in Western US

 

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Eco R Geo: REKORDHITZE IN DEN USA: Über 50 Grad – Bewohner sollen wegen Waldbrandgefahr Strom sparen

Eco R Geo: REKORDHITZE IN DEN USA: Über 50 Grad – Bewohner sollen wegen Waldbrandgefahr Strom sparen

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España: declararán a Madrid zona de catástrofe tras el brutal temporal de nieve - Clarín

El temporal "Filomena" de nieve y temperaturas por el piso en Madrid impulsó a su alcalde a declarala a partir del jueves zona catastrófica.

Central Spain records temperatures of -25C after snowstorm - BBC News

People in central Spain are struggling as a deep freeze follows the weekend's heavy snow, leading to treacherous conditions.

Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records | Al Jazeera

Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.

Up to 54 deaths linked to southern Quebec heat wave

A heat wave in the southern part of the Canadian province of Quebec has been linked to 54 deaths, officials say.

Climat: le nombre de morts en Europe pourrait bondir à cause du réchauffement (étude)

Les vagues de chaleur, inondations, tempêtes et autres phénomènes extrêmes pourraient faire 152.000 morts par an en Europe d'ici à la fin du siècle, contre environ 3.000 par an actuellement, essentiellement à cause du réchauffement climatique, alerte une étude samedi.

EgyptAir crash: On-board recording discusses fire

An audio recording made on board an EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May discusses a fire, investigators say.

70 die due to heat wave in southern India

At least 70 people have died due to intense heat wave in the southern Indian state of Telangana in the past few days, a senior government official said Thursday.

Au moins deux morts dans des chutes de neige record au Japon

Au moins deux personnes sont mortes dimanche au Japon à cause des chutes de neige record qui touchent le pays.

China renews orange alert for cold wave

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed its orange alert for a cold wave amid the coldest weather in decades.

China copes with worst cold in decades

China has geared up to cope with the winter's coldest weekend as the worst cold front in decades sweeps across the country.

Miles de calamares mueren varados en una costa de Chile

Miles de calamares han quedado varados durante los últimos días en la costa de la isla chilena de Santa María, informa el periódico 'La Vanguardia'. Unos 10.000 cefalópodos en descomposición han desatado la preocupación sobre las causas de muerte, así como una alerta sanitaria.

Hollande expects 'political impulse' at climate talks to reach ambitious deal

The gathering of world leaders in Paris to negotiate ways to combat climate change should provide "a political impulse" to reach a "binding" and "ambitious" deal, French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday.

Climate change warnings raised. Report says rising sea levels to affect New York, Shanghai

Large swathes of New York and Shanghai could disappear under the waves and millions driven into poverty, fresh climate reports warned as ministers scrambled Monday for common ground weeks ahead of a crunch environmental summit.

World in 'unchartered territory' as greenhouse gases hit new high (UN)

Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new high in 2014, the UN said on Nov 9, warning the resulting climate change was moving the world into "unchartered territory."

Early snow blankets northern regions

An unexpectedly early snow fell on Beijing and other cities in North China on Friday, causing traffic dilemmas for millions of people, and prompting the capital to start providing heating for residential complexes ahead of schedule.

Hallan señales de un 'diluvio universal' que afectó a Europa

 Basándose en resultados del estudio de anillos anuales de antiguos cedros de Europa, científicos estadounidenses crearon un atlas que muestra los cambios del nivel de precipitaciones en el Viejo Mundo durante los últimos dos mil años y explica las grandes hambrunas de los siglos XIV y XVIII.

As temperatures drop, thousands of refugees left stranded on Europe’s borders

Thousands of people streaming into Europe from the war-torn Middle East have been stranded in the cold with inadequate food, shelter and housing as one country after another imposes border restrictions in an effort to prevent refugees from entering.

Weather station to track impact of El Niño in Peru

A group of U.S. university researchers are now in the Peruvian Andes to track the impact the current El Niño cycle might have on the region's ice caps.