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Harsh sun floods the homes of local families. Their belongings are either stored away or ruined by the storm. Family artifacts and heirlooms now litter living spaces as jagged wood hangs from rafters. Image by World Central Kitchen via Flickr (CC BY 4.0).

From the wreckage of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Pacific Islanders slowly recover

Anita Hofschneider 3 Jun 2026

Intense heat during Mecca’s spring threatens millions of Hajj pilgrims

Naina Rao 1 Jun 2026

Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings

Associated Press 26 May 2026

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report

Naina Rao 21 May 2026

Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations

Associated Press 20 May 2026

FIFA’s World Cup heat measures may not go far enough, expert warns

Naina Rao 18 May 2026

2026 FIFA World Cup threatened by extreme heat: Report

David Akana 15 May 2026

South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10

Associated Press 12 May 2026
A farmer in south-central Bangladesh uses an axial flow pump to irrigate his rice field.

Bangladesh struggles to choose between food security & stable groundwater table

Abu Siddique 30 Apr 2026
Hasina Begum stands in front of her house that got destroyed in multiple flash floods occurring in 2022. She temporarily moved to the industrial town of Narayanganj to earn the money needed to repair the house and to make up for the loss of crops. Image by Masud Al Mamun.

Migration and climate pressures deepen flood risks in Bangladesh’s haors

Ashraful Haque 29 Apr 2026
Children suffering from gastroenteritis due to heat at a hospital in Hyderabad, Pakistan, in May 2024. Image © Pervez Masih/AP Photo.

In Pakistan’s deadly heat, low-cost cooling tools offer a lifeline for pregnant women

Shanna Hanbury 23 Apr 2026
A woman and child cross a street flooded due to Typhoon Fung-wong in November 2025, in Navotas, Philippines. Image © Aaron Favila/AP Photo.

Disaster impacts in 2025 were ‘typical’ despite no mega-disasters: Report

Shanna Hanbury 22 Apr 2026
Sunset over the tropical Pacific Ocean off Hawai‘i. The new study points to the climactic interconnectivity of the world’s warming oceans, where humid heat waves often originate, and faraway terrestrial landscapes, where humid heat waves can threaten public health.

Tropics take the brunt as hotter oceans drive large-scale humid heat waves: Study

Adam Litchkofski 10 Apr 2026

March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say

Associated Press 8 Apr 2026
The only water left for human and livestock to share in Berano Wereda, Homay Kebele of Ethiopia's Somali region. Image by © FAO/Michael Tewelde.

‘Sharing is off the table’ as drought reshapes the culture of Ethiopia’s pastoralists

Kaleab Girma 1 Apr 2026
Research finds that there are already places on Earth where it gets so hot and humid at times during the year that it’s unsafe for either younger or older adults to do more than lie down or sit outdoors. Photo by NOAA.

Global warming already impacts daily lives around the globe, study finds

Mike Gaworecki 30 Mar 2026
Flooding in HaT Yai, November 2010. Image by Government of Thailand via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Hat Yai’s floods are a warning for cities built against nature (analysis)

Pakamas Thinphanga, Richard Friend 19 Mar 2026

Climate-resilient housing models slow to gain ground in disaster-prone Bangladesh

Sadiqur Rahman 16 Mar 2026

Disastrous floods in Colombia reignite debate over hydroelectric dam

Euan Wallace 13 Mar 2026

At least 50 people killed and 125 others reported missing after landslides sweep Ethiopia

Associated Press 12 Mar 2026
Corals in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Reefs in Florida and elsewhere in the world face many threats including heat waves (which causes coral bleaching), diseases like stony coral tissue loss disease, invasive species, pollution, physical damage and more.

If Florida reefs aren’t protected, storms will increase flooding & costs: Study

Ruth Kamnitzer 12 Mar 2026
Artisanal miners in Rubaya area, DRC.

200 dead, more missing in another DRC mine collapse

Mongabay Africa 6 Mar 2026

Search for Brazil flood survivors continues as death toll rises to 64

Associated Press 2 Mar 2026

Floods ravage southeastern Brazil and kill 40 as rescuers race to find dozens missing

Associated Press 25 Feb 2026

Torrential rains unleash landslides that kill 7 in southern Philippines

Associated Press 20 Feb 2026
Mozambique was the hardest hit by the heavy rains in the last few months, since it’s located downstream of nine international rivers. Image © European Union, 2025 (Peter Biro) via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Floods linked to climate change hit nearly 1 million in Southern Africa

Victoria Schneider 17 Feb 2026

Storm aftermath leaves 2 dead in France; flood alerts to remain Saturday

Associated Press 13 Feb 2026

Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry

Associated Press 9 Feb 2026

After intense flooding, Kruger National Park rushes to repair damage

Ashoka Mukpo 6 Feb 2026

Morocco evacuates 140,000 people as torrential rains and dam releases trigger floods

Associated Press 6 Feb 2026
NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured long, parallel bands of clouds called horizontal convective rolls on Feb 1, 2026.

NOAA’s satellites capture extreme cold in striking detail

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Feb 2026
Khun Orwae sorts through the remaining stock in the electrical goods shop where he works.

Thailand’s Hat Yai picks up the pieces in wake of devastating floods (analysis)

Richard Friend, Pakamas Thinphanga 5 Feb 2026

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