Storm Kathleen Brings Strong Winds, High Waves To Ireland, UK Coasts 5

Storm Kathleen brought strong winds to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and parts of western England on Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7.

Record heat driving severe storms, droughts, fires: study

STORY: Record heat driving severe storms, droughts, fires: study SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australians enduring hot weather 2. Footage of Parliament House under the sun 3. various of a forest fire STORYLINE: Record-high global temperatures in 2023 exacerbated droughts, floods and wildfires, an Australian-led international research has found. The study, which was published by the Global Water Monitor Consortium led by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) on Thursday, found that rising sea surface and air temperatures are driving the growing intensity and strength of monsoons, cyclones and other storm systems. Albert van Dijk, lead author of the study from ANU's Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics and chair of the consortium, said in a media release that their findings prove that recent intense storms around the world are part of a global pattern. "In 2023, we saw cyclones behave

Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis

STORY: Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dhaka under heatwaves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMAD KAMRUZZAMAN MAJUMDER, Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh STORYLINE: Accompanied by high humidity levels, power-starved Bangladesh has been experiencing brutal heatwaves since the country's independence in 1971. Md Bazlur Rashid, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), termed this year's weather pattern extremely unusual, saying the country has not seen such prolonged heatwaves in at least the last 50 years. The meteorologist said the heatwaves would escalate next year due to erratic rainfall and high temperatures, posing a threat to Bangladesh, one of the worst victims of global warming. As people reel from the country's longest heatwaves in decades, a crippling power crisis has added to the misery of th

About 35 mln people in U.S. South brace for heat wave

STORY: About 35 mln people in U.S. South brace for heat wave DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets scenes of Houston STORYLINE: From the U.S. south-central state of Texas to southeastern Florida, about 35 million people are bracing for a widespread heat wave that is expected to last for days, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) forecast on Thursday. The heat wave in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida is likely to break records and raise the risk of wildfires and heat-related illnesses, the weather service warned. "It wouldn't be an active summer weather pattern without oppressive heat and much of Texas and the Deep South will have plenty heading into the beginning of the holiday weekend," the NWS said in its forecast. A record-setting June heat wave is building up in many parts of Texas. The weather service said that high temperatures in the area could hit triple digits by early next week, earlier than average for th