Tag: #climate

DOE Emergency Order Let Homestead, Florida, Run Power Plants Past Permit Limits During Winter Storm Fern

A rare federal grid emergency order let a small Florida utility exceed air-permit limits to avoid outages, spotlighting a broader reliability shift.

#florida, #powergrid, #energyemergency, #airquality, #climate

Chile ‘megafire’ razes coastal communities in Biobío and Ñuble, testing government transition

Fast-moving wildfires killed at least 21, forced 50,000 to flee and destroyed thousands of homes in south-central Chile, as leaders clash over causes.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #reconstruction, #climate

Cyclone Fytia Floods Madagascar’s Northwest, Killing at Least Three and Displacing Thousands

Rapidly intensifying Cyclone Fytia swamped Mahajanga and Antananarivo, leaving deaths, widespread flooding and renewed questions about resilience.

#madagascar, #cyclone, #flooding, #climate, #disasterresponse

Mozambique Floods Swamp Gaza Province, Forcing Mass Displacement and Raising Disease Fears

Weeks of heavy rain have displaced more than 300,000 people in Mozambique, wrecking homes and roads and heightening cholera and hunger risks.

#mozambique, #flooding, #humanitarian, #climate, #cholera

Nvidia opens ‘Earth-2’ AI weather models, promising faster forecasts on smaller GPU clusters

Unveiled at the AMS meeting in Houston, Nvidia’s open Earth-2 models aim to speed forecasting and cut costs—raising new reliance questions.

#weather, #ai, #nvidia, #forecasting, #climate

Chile Declares State of Catastrophe as Wildfires Ravage Biobío and Ñuble, Leaving Lirquén in Ruins

Deadly wildfires in central–southern Chile have killed at least 21, burned over 45,000 hectares and destroyed thousands of homes, with Lirquén hardest hit.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #nubile, #climate

Heat dome to push southeastern Australia toward record temperatures, raising bushfire risk

Forecast highs near 48C across SA, Victoria and NSW as a slow-moving heat dome fuels extreme heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #weather, #climate

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Floods Across Albania Kill One, Force Evacuations and Spark Protests Over Infrastructure

Days of storms inundate Albania from Durrës to Shkodër and the Vjosa plain, killing one and prompting protests, probes and calls for action.

#albania, #flooding, #climate, #infrastructure, #durrës

Sri Lanka’s Cyclone Ditwah Recovery Meets IMF Limits as $206 Million Emergency Loan Arrives

After Cyclone Ditwah killed hundreds and caused $4.1B in damage, Sri Lanka gets $206M IMF emergency funds as a key bailout review is delayed.

#srilanka, #imf, #cyclone, #debt, #climate

Back-to-Back Cyclones Batter Remote Australian Communities, Raising Fears of a Fierce Season

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna strike Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, testing infrastructure and highlighting rapid intensification risks.

#australia, #cyclone, #severeweather, #remotecommunities, #climate

Iceland Logs Record 19.8°C Christmas Eve, as Foehn Winds and Warm Seas Amplify Winter Heat

Seyðisfjörður hit 19.8°C on Dec. 24, a national December record. Meteorologists cite foehn winds amid an unusually warm Arctic and Atlantic.

#iceland, #climate, #weatherrecords, #arcticwarming, #northatlantic

WMO Forecasts Weak La Niña Event: Potential Impacts on Global Weather

WMO predicts a 55% chance of a weak La Niña this winter, affecting global weather patterns and sectors like agriculture and water resources.

#wmo, #lanina, #climate, #globalweather

Typhoon Kalmaegi Devastates Central Vietnam with High Casualties and Destruction

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam, causing major casualties and damage, highlighting urgent need for climate action.

#typhoon, #vietnam, #climate, #disaster

Unseasonable Cold Front Brings Early Snow and Record Lows Across the U.S.

November 2025 cold front disrupts U.S. with early snow and frigid temperatures, prompting safety concerns and highlighting climate pattern impacts.

#coldfront, #snow, #recordlow, #weather, #climate