Extreme weather

Chicago airports cancel flights with tornado alert in place

As at 4.30pm New York time (4.30am Singapore time on June 12), 925 flights were cancelled around the US.

Toronto cancels World Cup fan festival due to severe weather risk

Fans cheering during the countdown concert on June 10, a day before the World Cup opened.

Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring

Human-induced warming will reach 1.5 deg C in around 2030, the scientists warned.

South Asia monsoon risks both floods and drought: Experts

Long, dry spells followed by extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD warned, raised the risk of floods and landslides.

Volatile summer weather threatens to turn World Cup into test of heat

Miami is one of the high-humidity venues set to host the World Cup, along with Houston, Dallas and Monterrey.

Vietnam pushes for higher coal output to meet surging power demand

Demand for electricity has surged in recent weeks as Vietnam has sweltered under successive heatwaves.

Why the world is bracing itself for a rare ‘super’ El Nino

Scientists expect 2027 to be one of the hottest years on record, potentially dethroning 2024, which came in 1.5 deg C above the pre-industrial average.

Indonesia braces itself for rising forest fire risks from dry season, weather agency says

Smoke covers a forest during fires near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province in 2019.

World sees second-hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitor

Women walk holding umbrellas to protect from the sun amid a heatwave in Bordeaux, France, on May 28.

Indonesia races to plant rice early against risk of El Nino

Indonesia's agriculture minister urged regional governors to ensure farmers optimise irrigation and speed rice planting in areas of risk where water is still available.

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