Typhoon Fung-wong slams Taiwan, triggering floods and mass evacuations
Typhoon Fung-wong battered Taiwan on Tuesday, unleashing torrential rains, powerful winds, and widespread flooding that forced thousands of people to evacuate from low-lying and coastal areas. The storm, one of the most severe to hit the island in recent years, disrupted transportation, cut power to more than 400,000 homes, and left several regions under emergency […]
China Hit With $2.2B Road Damage From Torrential Rains
Torrential summer rains have wreaked havoc across China, destroying vital transport infrastructure and leaving the government to contend with billions in repair costs. The Ministry of Transport said that since early July, relentless downpours have damaged roads in 23 provinces and municipalities, with losses exceeding 16 billion yuan or about $2.24 billion. The damage comes […]
Trump’s inauguration relocated indoors due to dangerous cold weather
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday that his inauguration ceremony will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to extreme cold weather conditions predicted for January 20, 2025. The decision comes amid concerns over safety risks posed by the frigid temperatures, expected to be the coldest Inauguration Day since Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in in […]
2024: The first year above 1.5ºC of global warming
In a historic and alarming milestone, 2024 marked the first year where global temperatures exceeded 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), this breach underscores the worsening trajectory of climate change. Every month in 2024 ranked as the warmest or second warmest since records began. The planet’s average […]
