At least five people found dead in eastern Romania, with authorities on alert in much of Central and Eastern Europe.
The centuries-old tradition is now only practised in one Belgian coastal village. Can it last amid climate change?
The strongest storm to hit Asia this year has killed hundreds with floodwaters inundating cities and displacing people.
Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as downgraded storm moves over Mississippi, causing power outages.
Thousands of homes were threatened by wildfires that erupted near Los Angeles amid a blistering heatwave.
Francine set to become Category 2 hurricane, with warnings of ‘life-threatening’ conditions as it nears Louisiana.
Vietnam govt estimates 179 killed and 145 missing as water level in the Red River in the capital reaches a 20-year-high.
The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia.
Torrential rains have caused havoc, landslides and a bridge collapse, and swept a bus into a torrent.
Transport links shuttered as Asia’s strongest storm this year drenches southern China and will affect Vietnam and Laos.
European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions.
About 20 big storms and typhoons hit the Philippines or its surrounding waters each year between late June and October.
A cyclone could hit Pakistan’s most populous city. Karachi has Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s legacy to fall back on.
Bangladesh’s opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow.
