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Tonga: Aid agencies ready for Cyclone Ian
New Zealand aid agencies are poised to respond to a huge tropical cyclone that is bearing down on northern Tonga….
Argentina: Lightning strike kills 3 beachgoers
A lightning strike killed three people on a beach in Argentina Thursday and injured 22 others, state media reported. “We…
Polar vortex: What are they, what causes them, and how dangerous?
Americans in two dozen states from the Midwest to the Southeast and Northeast are shivering this week courtesy of a…
UK: Hercules hits Britain; monster waves and swells
More flooding is expected across Britain today as the west coast braced for the arrival of “Winter Storm Hercules”, the…
USA: Historic freeze spreads across country
Alright, East Coast and Deep South, it’s your turn to be miserable. The historic freeze that proved too cold for…
USA: Polar blasts ‘barrel across’ the states
As many as 140 million Americans are bracing this week for a polar blast that’s barreling across the country, dumping…
UK: Storms batter holidaymakers
High tides and strong winds have caused extensive flooding and authorities warned sightseers that they were putting their lives at…
USA: Arctic blast causes chaos for 140 million people
The winter storm which slammed into the US northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumped nearly 60cm of snow…
USA: Worst yet to come for millions
In a few days, people in the Midwest and Northern Plains will have reason to be jealous of what their…
USA – Blizzards strike Midwest, Northeast
An onslaught of fast-falling snow, whipping winds and bitter cold socked parts of the Northeast on Thursday (US time), spurring…
