Keywords: Extreme weather


Spain issues red alert as torrential rain brings more than 200mm of rainfall

Spain’s eastern regions of Tarragona and Castellón were placed under red weather alerts on Friday as torrential rainfall created an exceptional risk of flooding and disrupted transport. Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned of rainfall rates exceeding 90 millimetres in......

El Niño puts 25.8 million children at risk across Latin America

An estimated 25.8 million children and adolescents across Latin America could be exposed to climate-related risks linked to the return of El Niño, according to UNICEF. The weather phenomenon is expected to bring contrasting conditions across the region, ranging from prolonged drought in some areas......

WHO urges stronger health preparedness as El Niño raises global risks

The World Health Organization is urging governments to strengthen health preparedness as the latest El Niño episode raises concerns about a range of potential health consequences, particularly in regions already facing food insecurity, climate-related disasters and humanitarian crises. The climate......

California declares state of emergency as powerful El Niño threatens severe winter storms

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño climate pattern raises concerns about potentially severe weather across the state during the coming fall and winter. The emergency proclamation is intended to mobilize state resources ahead......

Typhoon Dujuan disrupts Tokyo travel with more than 520 flights cancelled

More than 520 flights have been cancelled at Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports as powerful Typhoon Dujuan approaches Japan’s Pacific coast, disrupting air travel and prompting wider transport restrictions across the Tokyo region. At least 524 flights were cancelled at the two major airports,......

ESA deploys two satellites to strengthen monitoring of extreme weather and climate change

The European Space Agency has successfully placed two satellites into orbit as part of efforts to strengthen Earth observation and improve monitoring of extreme weather events linked to climate change. A European Vega-C rocket launched the Sentinel-3C and FLEX satellites from the Kourou Space Centre......

Climate disruption affects the education of more than 171 million students

Extreme weather is increasingly disrupting not only communities and economies but also children’s access to education. In 2025, more than 171 million students worldwide experienced interruptions to their schooling because of climate-related events, according to a UNICEF analysis covering 106 countries......

Climate change puts girls’ education at greater risk, UNICEF warns

Climate change is increasingly disrupting children’s education, with girls facing a disproportionate risk of falling behind or leaving school altogether, according to UNICEF. The United Nations Children’s Fund said extreme weather events linked to climate change can have consequences that......

August 2026 becomes the hottest month ever recorded worldwide

August 2026 has emerged as the hottest month ever recorded globally, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, highlighting the continued acceleration of climate warming and the growing frequency of extreme heat events around the world. Copernicus reported that the average......