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US Northeast digs out from blizzard, tornado strikes in South

The US Northeast was digging out on Sunday after a blizzard dumped up to one metre of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power...

Blizzard hits US northeast, 700,000 lose power

The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic dumped more than 90cm of snow across the Northeast, the US National Weather Service said.

Northeastern US states brace for storm bringing up to 76cm of snow

Blizzard warnings were in effect from New Jersey to southern Maine, with Boston expected to bear the brunt. The day was expected to begin with light snow, with stronger winds and heavier snowfall...

Man-made warming to bring a future with less rain, climate scientists say

Climate scientists said they found evidence to back predictions for a future with lower average rainfall, even though Earth's past warming episodes had led to more precipitation, not less.

Cool spell gives Australian firefighters breathing space to contain blazes

Firefighters in Australia, which is emerging from last week's record heat wave, are taking advantage of cooler weather to contain bushfires that destroyed property and claimed lives.

Snow clears smog but brings travel chaos to China

Snowfall that swept across northern China over the weekend helped ease pollution that had choked parts of the country last week, but concerns about air quality were replaced with travel woes...

Where has Beijing gone? Thick smog engulfs northern China

The Chinese capital has been smothered in thick, foul-smelling smog for the past few days, the first pollution spike in 2013.

China's crop harvests brace for winter snap

The coldest winter in 28 years in China, the world's largest wheat producer, may hamper the developing winter crop, according to the official China National Grain and Oils Information Centre.

Thousands stuck in Kunming airport as China freezes

Thousands of angry passengers were stranded after heavy fog delayed flights at a Chinese airport early on Saturday, as the country was shivered through its coldest weather in almost three decades...

Cold waves hit many parts of China; Beijing sees 30-year low

Parts of the country were braced for record low temperatures today after a cold snap left 10 provincial capitals shivering at below minus 10 degrees Celsius.

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Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Viti Levu, Fiji

Thousands of people fled to evacuation centres in Fiji yesterday as a powerful cyclone lashed the Pacific nation, causing power outages and flash flooding.

Fiji scrambles to evacuate tourists as monster storm Evan nears

Fijian authorities scrambled to evacuate tourists and residents in low-lying areas yesterday as a monster storm threatened the Pacific nation with "catastrophic damage" after causing devastation...

Killer Typhoon Bopha heads back to Philippines

A powerful typhoon that has killed hundreds of people and wreaked devastation in the Philippines was set to smash into the country again today, forecasters warned.