Category Red Alert

Severe heatwave strikes Australia

A heatwave is due to sweep Australia, experts warn, as emergency crews battle raging bushfires in the west.   Western Australia, the Northern Territory and parts of New South Wales and Victoria will see temperatures near or above 40C (104F).…

State Of Emergency After Historic Extreme Flooding Strikes Albania

At least four rivers have overflowed and the largest bridge in the Balkans has been destroyed due to extreme flooding in southern Albania and Greece, flooding that the Albanian prime minister has called some of the worst the country has…

Winter storm causing havoc in Southern Europe

A winter storm centred over Mallorca has brought snow, wind and rain, causing widespread disruption across southern Europe.   Thirty three of Spain’s 50 provinces were hit by the fresh wave of bitterly cold weather on Thursday.   Police and…

‘Monster’ hail, wild winds lash parts of Darling Downs, Australia

Photo by Melanie Doheny LARGE hailstones and damaging winds have smashed into parts of the Darling Downs after severe thunderstorms swept over the region.   “Monster” hailstones and heavy rainfall was reported at Leyburn, Clifton and Allora about 4pm yesterday.…

‘Historic’ ‘Record Breaking’ Snow Blizzard to Bomb Northeast, USA

“This is going to be a big one, historic,” Moore said. “There could be paralyzing, crippling blizzard conditions.” New York City area was placed under a 35-hour blizzard warning beginning Monday afternoon, with as much as 3 feet of snow…

Apocalyptic floods kill scores of people and displaces 1000’s in Mozambique and Malawi, Africa

A major highway in Mozambique has split after two bridges collapsed as a result of heavy flooding that has killed 25 people and displaces tens of thousands in the country, officials say.   Parts of the country are also without…

**RED ALERT**Met Éireann have issued a STATUS RED ALERT

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick   Mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with gusts of 130 to 150km/h possible.    The strongest winds will be along exposed coasts and mountainous areas.…