After a summer of deadly heat and uncontrolled wildfires, British Columbia was hit by record rainfalls that forced the evacuation of towns and destroyed highways and rail lines.
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British Columbia’s Flooding Is Worse Because of Climate Change
After a summer of deadly heat and uncontrolled wildfires, British Columbia was hit by record rainfalls that forced the evacuation of towns and destroyed highways and rail lines.
Woman’s Body Recovered From Mudslide in British Columbia as Evacuations Continue
“It came down faster than the speed of sound,” said a woman who survived the mudslide. Heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers have inundated cities in the Canadian province.
Plagues Strike Egypt: Sudden Floods, Then Scorpions Called Deathstalkers
Swept from desert burrows, hundreds, if not thousands, of scorpions skittered into villages, stinging at least 503 people.
The 11th Plague: Four-Inch Scorpions Called Deathstalkers Descend on Egypt
Driven from underground by what seemed like a storm of biblical fury, hundreds or maybe thousands of the angry arthropods attacked humans with their storied stingers.
Is Hurricane Season Still Going? You Bet.
There hasn’t been a named storm in the Atlantic Ocean since early October, but about a month remains in the hurricane season. “Don’t raid your hurricane supplies yet,” said one meteorologist.
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, 59, Dies; Linked Weather Disasters to Climate Change
With a colleague, he founded a group that quickly analyzes heat waves and other extreme events for signs of global warming’s influence.
A Warning That Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Soon Vanish
While African nations contribute less than 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, a U.N. report underscored the outsize impact that climate change is having on the continent.
Tropical Storm Victor, Still Far Out at Sea, Strengthens Slightly
The storm in the eastern Atlantic was expected to weaken over the weekend.