[ad_1] Rail companies have warned of delays with hundreds of flood warnings and alerts in place, while the Met Office is forecasting plummeting temperatures and more rain Flooding in Wilford…
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Ian King Business Podcast: Floods, cars and coal
[ad_1] Friday 5 January 2024 13:11, UK Ian King is joined by Mark Shepherd, from the Association of British Insurers, to discuss the impact of the widespread flooding disruption. Mike…
Essay | Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?
[ad_1] By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the…
Japan Quake Death Toll Rises to 62 With Search On for Those Still Trapped
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 2, 2024 10:35 pm ET The smoking ruins of what was a popular market for tourists and a seven-story building lying on its side attested to the…
Germany and France remain on high flood alert
[ad_1] The situation remains tense in the flood areas in Europe, as the German weather service warns of continuous rain and risk of rising water levels, and ten departments in…
Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Powerful Earthquake
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 1, 2024 3:56 am ET TOKYO—A tsunami about four feet high hit the west coast of Japan on Monday after a powerful earthquake. Television footage showed strong…
Travel chaos as Eurostar services cancelled amid flooding
[ad_1] Travellers have been stranded in Paris and London due to train cancellations as swathes of Europe are hit with flood warnings. ADVERTISEMENT Eurostar services to and from London were…
Towering Waves Batter West Coast
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 29, 2023 11:05 am ET Pacific storms will continue to bring rain, flooding and towering waves to the West Coast Friday and into the weekend following evacuation…
Floods in Europe: Hungary, Netherlands and Lithuania brace themselves
[ad_1] Parts of northern and central Europe continued to grapple with flooding on Thursday after heavy rain. Netherlands and Germany erect flood barriers ADVERTISEMENT Flood barriers have been erected this…
These were the world’s costliest climate disasters in 2023
[ad_1] The report calls for world leaders of developed countries to channel more funding into climate finance. ADVERTISEMENT The world’s costliest climate disasters in 2023 predominantly hit poor countries, according…