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CNN
2 days ago
- Climate
- CNN
First major hurricane of the season intensifies to Category 5
Hurricane Erin has become a rare and 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds near 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
CNN
2 days ago
- Climate
- CNN
First major hurricane of the season intensifies to Category 5
Hurricane Erin has become a rare and 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds near 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Globe and Mail
06-08-2025
- Climate
- Globe and Mail
Monsoon in southern China unleashes landslides, threatens to worsen chikungunya outbreak
Rescue crews raced on Wednesday to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, brought by a peak in East Asian monsoon rains. Forecasters warned of more thunderstorms after the century's second-heaviest August rains pounded Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, forcing its Baiyun airport, one of the world's busiest, to cancel 363 flights and delay 311. The day before, the skies above Hong Kong and the high-tech cities of China's Pearl River Delta turned livid and dumped the heaviest August rainfall since 1884 on the Asian financial hub. Destructive floods expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia Rescue teams in Guangdong scrambled to open drains and pump water away from urban areas, state media said, as the intense rain set off mudslides and felled trees on highways, ripping up roads to expose cabling and other infrastructure. Video images showed roads transformed into brown waterways, threatening to worsen a major outbreak of chikungunya, fuelled by mosquitoes thriving in stagnant flood water, which had been on a downtrend before the latest rains. Guangdong had reported more than 7,000 of the virus infections earlier. China has suffered weeks of atmospheric chaos since July, battered by heavier-than-usual downpours with the East Asian monsoon stalling over its north and south. Weather experts link the shifting pattern to climate change, testing officials as flash floods displace thousands and threaten billions of dollars in economic losses. On Tuesday, Beijing allocated more than 1-billion yuan ($192-million) in disaster relief for Guangdong and the northern province of Hebei, as well as the capital, Beijing, and the northern region of Inner Mongolia, state news agency Xinhua said, including subsidies for damage to grain-growing areas. 'The rains will drive up prices for fresh fruits and vegetables,' said Dan Wang, a China expert at Eurasia Group. While some farmers might be able to exploit the situation to their benefit, agricultural losses would hit incomes as a whole, she added. Cold-chain storage providers could benefit, she said, while higher prices could sustain consumer prices, after the latest data showed the first rise in five months. Even e-commerce may not be immune, as a landslide north of Guangzhou early on Wednesday hit 'Taobao Village', a community where many households run shops on China's Alibaba platform, trapping 14 people, with half the number still missing. Across the province, 16 rivers threaten to breach their banks, with water levels at two sites reaching their highest since 2017 and 2018. But the worst may be yet to come, with two to three typhoons expected to strike in August, emergency management authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rains, flooding kill at least 34 people in and near Beijing The city of Foshan west of Guangzhou has been the epicentre of the province's chikungunya outbreak, while at least a dozen more have reported infections, which typically cause fever and severe joint pain, though deaths are rare. The next few weeks are especially daunting for disease prevention and control, say provincial authorities, after the flood season, worsened by typhoons and heavy rain, boosted mosquito activity. Spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, global infections of the disease number at least 240,000 this year. But the disease and rainfall will have an uneven economic impact on China, thanks to their localized nature, said Chim Lee, a senior analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit. 'In harder-hit areas like Guangdong, outdoor activity is discouraged, and many brick-and-mortar, consumer-facing businesses are seeing a drop in footfall,' he added. 'Industrial and commercial operations are also feeling the strain.'
The Independent
07-07-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Ted Cruz denies National Weather Service cuts contributed to loss of life in Texas floods
Sen. Ted Cruz has denied that cuts to the National Weather Service have contributed to the Texas floods death toll, which so far stands at 89 people. Speaking to reporters on Monday (7 July), the Republican said that whilst in time he believes it would be 'reasonable to engage on what could have been done better', he slammed the 'cynical' claims that cuts to the weather service under the Trump administration are to blame. He said: 'Immediately trying for either side to attack their political opponents - I think that's cynical and not the right approach particularly when we're dealing with a crisis and we're dealing with grief.' Experts have previously warned that the Trump administration's decision to fire around 600 people from the agency could have drastic impacts on its ability to issue accurate forecasts.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
The heat is on! Where will Canada sizzle the most in July?
The heart of the summer season is finally here! After a long winter and a sluggish spring, will July finally deliver consistently warm weather? Please read on to find out what we expect for the rest of the month. For most of Canada, July is the warmest month of the year, and we expect that July will really live up to its reputation and deliver very warm or hot weather to most of the country. Here is our July temperature forecast. SEE ALSO: The hottest weather relative to normal is expected from the Rockies to the Great Lakes, but warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected to stretch nearly from coast to coast. However, the focus of the hottest weather will shift back and forth across Canada during the month. For much of July, the heat will be centred on the Prairies, but it will shift into Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada at times. That will reduce the risk for extended stretches of hot weather and allow for periods of more refreshing conditions, even across the regions that will end up much warmer than normal overall. SEE ALSO: The one exception of the very warm pattern is expected to be across far northern parts of Canada (primarily north of the Arctic Circle) where temperatures are expected to be cooler than normal or near normal. Summer precipitation is notorious for being highly variable as thunderstorms can bring a month's worth of rain in an hour or two to one location and not a drop of rain just a few kilometres away. With that in mind, here is a look at the precipitation pattern that we expect for July: DON'T MISS: Overall, we expect that Western Canada will see below-normal precipitation. However, this will not be a completely dry pattern. We will see occasional thunderstorms across the region, including a threat for severe storms and localized, torrential rain. But, many areas will miss out on seeing regular rainfall, and trend much drier than what we saw during June. A more active pattern is expected across the eastern half of the country, from Ontario to Atlantic Canada. While thunderstorms will be more frequent across this region due to the muggy conditions and occasional cold fronts, there will be dry spells and localized areas could miss out on the storms and turn rather dry. Of course, the one thing that we can always count on from the month of July is the extended hours of daylight. We hope that you are able to take advantage of the extended evenings--and even the early mornings--and the warm weather to explore and enjoy the outdoors across our amazing country. Click here to view the video Stay tuned to The Weather Network for the latest forecast updates across Canada in July.
