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2018 – The year’s weather extremes in photos

As we end the year, we highlight month by month some of the impressive weather stories and images that we covered.

Weather January
January - Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, was the place to be when temperatures reached to over 47C. In Melbourne, the heat caused tens of thousands of homes to be without power as the heat wave caused a blackout in Victoria. [Glen Campbell/EPA]
Published On 29 Dec 2018

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2018 Year in weather
February - London was just one city affected by the severe winter storm that moved through the UK at the end of the month. The storm brought widespread wind damage and travel and power disruptions for many areas. [Alex Burstow/Getty]
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2018 weather in photos
March - The US state of Massachusetts experienced three storms in just an 11-day period in March. This nor'easter brought with it waves crashing over the seawall in the coastal town of Scituate. [CJ Gunther/EPA]
2018 weather in Photos
April - Torrential rain hit the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and left many streets across the city underwater. Further north, the same system turned deadly when violent storms and flash flooding hit Israel and the Palestinian territories. [Yahya Arhab/EPA]
2018 Weather in photos
May - An intense dust storm that moved across India left a trail of destruction. The death toll from the storm rose to over 125, mostly due to building collapses and lightning strikes. [@down2earthindia]
Europe Heatwave
Fine weather on one side of Lake Geneva, but on the other side of you can see towering cumulus clouds already developing. [Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA]
A flooded area is seen after heavy rain in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 8, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
The extent of the floods in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. [Kyodo via Reuters]
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Kerala, India
Flood victims are evacuated to safer areas. Torrential monsoon rains have disrupted air and train services. [K. Shijith/AP Photo]
Oliver Kelly, 1 year old, cries as he is carried off the sheriff''s airboat during his rescue from rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Leland, North Carolina, U.S., September
September - Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived hurricane that caused severe damage to the Carolinas in the US. In North Carolina, it was the wettest storm ever recorded, with 690mm of rain falling near the town of Kings Grant. [Jonathan Drake/Reuters]
2018 Weather in photos
October -Torrential downpours caused extensive flooding across Qatar with lengthy thunderstorms bringing parts of the Gulf state to a standstill. According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the suburb of Abu Hamor in the capital Doha, recorded 84mm of rain in under six hours, making it the nation's wettest October day on record. [Ben Figgis]
irefighters Jason Toole, right, and Brent McGill with the Santa Barbara Fire Dept. walk among the ashes of a wildfire-ravaged home after turning off an open gas line on the property Saturday, Nov. 10,
November - Firefighters walk among the ashes of a wildfire-ravaged home in Malibu, California. The Camp Fire, in the northern part of the state, was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, responsible for at least 86 deaths and the destruction of more than 18,000 structures. [Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP]
2018 weather in photos
December - Filipino residents ride on a boat during a rescue operation at in the town of Bulan, Sorsogon province. Three people were killed in a landslide in the city of Legazpi, Albay province, and hundreds of families were evacuated to higher grounds in Sorsogon province after a tropical depression brought heavy rains. [Romedor Gloriane/EPA]