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The Dzungarian Alatau mountain range in Kazakhstan. Photo: Central Asia
Climate change

Opinion | Why China and Europe should care about Central Asia’s water crisis

Central Asian rivers shape Eurasian trade flows, affect global food markets and contribute to geopolitical instability across the region.

United States

It’s ‘raining Iguanas’ in Florida as record cold snap bites southern US

Hong Kong weather

How AI model predicts heavy rainstorms 4 hours in advance

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The Netherlands

Caribbean island wins landmark climate case against Netherlands

The ruling mandates urgent climate action for Bonaire’s 20,000 residents, amid rising seas, setting a precedent for climate justice.

A mangrove on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. Photo: AFP
Australia

Record heat in Australia, as temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius

Authorities urge caution as temperatures soar, fuelling out of control fires.

Indonesia

Video | Scores missing in deadly Indonesian landslide

The landslide has killed at least 25 people, as authorities warn more rain could further destabilise the slope.

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United States

‘Historic’ winter storm kills 11, grips US in Arctic cold

More than 11,000 flights cancelled and a million homes and businesses left without power as temperatures plunge.

Vehicles work to clear snow alongside pedestrians on the Boston Common during heavy snow on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers recover bodies after Java landslide, 72 still missing

The landslide killed at least 25, as authorities warn coming rain could further destabilise the slope as rescuers search.

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The Philippines

Did shelved anti-disaster scheme lead to Philippines’ flood control woes?

The NOAH project, which ran daily from 2012 to 2016, helped the Philippines avoid ‘mass casualties in one place affected by a hazard’.

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Mainland China

Video | ‘If it gets any colder, you couldn’t take it’

In China’s Hebei province, rural residents say they cannot afford to heat their homes enough after the switch to natural gas from coal.

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Aviation

Thousands of flights cancelled, power outages as winter storm bears down on US

Forecasters predict dangerously cold temperatures, with snow, sleet and freezing rain threatening to cause blackouts.

Ground crews de-ice an American Airlines jet at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday. Photo: TNS
Afghanistan

61 die in Afghanistan, 110 injured, amid heavy snow and rain

The death toll could rise, authorities say, amid checks of affected regions and with over 450 homes completely or partially destroyed.

United States

‘Dangerous Arctic blast’: millions in US brace for monster storm

Exposure to the likes of minus 45 degrees Celsius without proper clothing can lead to hypothermia very ‍quickly, experts warn.

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Indonesia

‘Like thunder’: 8 killed in Indonesia, over 80 missing in Java landslide

‘It had been raining non-stop since the morning, and then it happened’.

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A drone shot on Saturday shows an area affected by fatal landslides in a village in West Java. Photo: Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency via AP
New Zealand

New Zealand landslide: human remains found as rescue operations end

A Chinese national died in another landslide near the Mount Maunganui campsite, both triggered by Thursday’s heavy rains.

Rescuers work at the scene of a landslide in Mount Maunganui on Saturday . Photos: Reuters
European Union

Storm unleashes half a year’s rain on Athens, leaving devastation in its wake

Top expert confirms the Greek capital received 40 per cent of its annual rainfall in under 24 hours, leaving two dead and hundreds of homes flooded.

Russia

Record snow in Russia’s far east blocks building entrances, buries cars

With over five metres of snow since December, Kamchatka residents are forced to carve tunnels to reach their front doors.

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Natural disasters

Chile declares catastrophe as wildfires rage and kill at least 18

President Boric deploys the military to hard-hit regions as fast-moving blazes devour hundreds of homes.

Police recover bodies after wildfires swept through homes near Lirquen, Chile. Photo: AP
Natural disasters

Recovery continues after 8 skiers killed in avalanches in Austria

Three avalanches across Austria on the weekend killed eight people - all during off-piste ski tours.

Natural disasters

Over 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety.

Natural disasters

Avalanches in French Alps kill 6 skiers over the weekend

A British man and five others perish in separate incidents as avalanche dangers remain high.

La Plagne ski resort in southeastern France. On Sunday, three skiers were killed in avalanches at the resorts of La Plagne, Courcheval and Vallorcine. File photo: AFP
Britain

1 dead in UK, 100,000 French homes without power as storms batter Europe

The man died on Friday after a tree fell onto a caravan in Cornwall, while some rail services in Germany remain affected by the storms.

A fallen tree is cleared from a road in St Stephen, Cornwall, England, on Friday as Storm Goretti continues to batter the United Kingdom. Photo: PA via AP
Australia

‘Leave, go’: Australia declares state of disaster amid bushfires

Emergency crews can now force evacuations as conditions rivalled the infamous ‘Black Summer’ blazes of 2019-2020.

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Hong Kong weather

El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study

El Nino phenomenon is ‘persistent driver of health and economic loss’, not just a short-term weather anomaly, study finds.

The Philippines

1 killed, 38 missing after sudden garbage avalanche at Philippines landfill

Landfills and dumpsites in the Philippines have long posed safety risks, especially where poor residents scavenge for food and recyclables.

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A huge mound of garbage collapsed at a waste segregation facility in Cebu City on Friday. Photo: AP
France

Europe paralysed by snow as brutal cold snap disrupts flights, rail services

Thousands stranded as chaos grounds flights, with black ice sparking fatal accidents, while death toll rises to six in season’s worst freeze.

Snow falls on the streets of central Paris on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

Japan snowstorm traps 3,000 vehicles in 23km traffic jam

New Year return rush traps drivers on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima, causing distress and triggering a wave of emergency calls.

Climate change

Asia’s year of costly climate disasters spurs calls for ‘decisive action’

With Asia accounting for four of the world’s six costliest weather disasters in 2025, experts urge investment in climate resilience.

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