Extreme weather

'This is a disaster': Texas faces dwindling food supplies amid Arctic conditions
With grocery stores empty, school meals suspended and pantries forced to close, millions are trapped in precarious situations
Nina Lakhani
19, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM

The Texans facing blackouts and burst pipes: 'Do I wait for the ceiling to cave in?'
After millions lost power in a winter storm, residents condemn leadership: ‘They don’t want to do anything for anyone’
Alexandra Villarreal and Erum Salam
18, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM

Snowstorms throw US vaccine distribution into disarray
Vaccination sites close or see shipments delayed, heightening frustrations as thousands of shots are canceled
Guardian staff and agencies
18, Feb, 2021 @3:04 AM

Severe snowstorm forces Greece to halt Covid vaccination drive
Greeks told to stay at home to avoid extreme weather as giant vaccine centres close
Helena Smith in Athens
16, Feb, 2021 @7:18 PM

Tropical Cyclone Ana: Fiji suffers second deadly storm in a month
Three-year-old boy among those missing in floodwaters in the country’s northern and western islands
Sheldon Chanel in Suva
01, Feb, 2021 @2:38 AM

Storm Christoph: Boris Johnson visits flood-hit Manchester
PM praises region’s defences as five severe flood warnings remain in place in UK
Alexandra Topping, Steven Morris , Josh Halliday , Severin Carrell and Alex Mistlin
21, Jan, 2021 @4:31 PM

Thousands evacuated as Storm Christoph hits Manchester, Wales and Merseyside
Severe flooding and torrential rain forcing many residents into what No 10 says are Covid-secure facilities
Press Association
21, Jan, 2021 @6:46 AM

No power, no water, no hope: inside Europe’s largest shanty town
Freezing weather from Storm Filomena, and Spain’s third wave of Covid, compound dire situation in settlement outside Madrid
Sam Jones in Madrid
15, Jan, 2021 @5:00 AM

Countries adapting too slowly to climate breakdown, UN warns
Report says not enough funding is being made available to deal with effects of extreme weather
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
14, Jan, 2021 @10:00 AM

Climate crisis: record ocean heat in 2020 supercharged extreme weather
Scientists say temperatures likely to be increasing faster than at any time in past 2,000 years
Damian Carrington Environment editor
13, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM

Cities provoke, worsen and prolong storms, finds research
Modelling of thunderstorms over Houston and Kansas City finds heat and pollution amplify effects
Kate Ravilious
12, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM

Madrid hospital staff walk for hours to relieve colleagues after snow storm
With roads blocked and trains cancelled, healthcare staff decide to make trip to work on foot
Ashifa Kassam in Madrid
10, Jan, 2021 @12:40 PM
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