Category Severe Weather

Winter Storm Warning In Effect in western Maryland and the Baltimore metro area, USA

A winter storm warning was in effect in western Maryland and the Baltimore metro area. A winter weather advisory is in effect for southern Maryland and the upper Eastern Shore.    Snow started falling late Saturday morning and will continue…

Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia

(Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency/Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA/Bureau of Meteorology/Australian Government) Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia Friday, leaving a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and electricity cut to thousands of…

Cars submerged under water as high spring tides bring flooding to South-West London, UK

Submerged cars: Flooding at Richmond on Friday (Picture: Robert Jackson) High tides on the River Thames left cars submerged under several feet of water in west London today.   Flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency for riverside…

Lightning strikes primary school injuring 16 students in Bajaria village, India

Sixteen students were injured when lightning struck a primary government school at Bajaria village, 35 km from Nainital, on Friday afternoon.    It is learnt that around 1.30 pm, when the school session was still in session, lightning struck the…

Severe snowstorm causes travel chaos in Istanbul, Turkey

A heavy fall of snow on Wednesday caused travel chaos in Istanbul, forcing the temporary closure of Turkey’s main airport and causing hundreds of traffic accidents. Planes stand on a parking area at Ataturk Airport during a snowy day in…

Worst drought in 84 years and water rationing to 200 million in Brazil

Brazil is struggling to supply enough water to its 200 million people, amid the worst drought in 84 years.   São Paulo’s 20 million citizens face having their tap water cut off five days a week, in a bid to…