Extreme weather
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Hurricane Lorenzo: how will it affect the UK?
Speed Read ‘Beast of a storm’ to bring 90mph gales and flash flooding
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The rainiest day on record in UK
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Hurricane Dorian devastation - in pictures
Speed Read At least 50 people confirmed dead and thousands more missing
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Slow hurricanes: the phenomenon baffling scientists
Speed Read Tropical storm Dorian is creeping towards US east coast after stalling over northern Bahamas
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Typhoon Lekima: China death toll rises to 44
Speed Read More than a million people have fled their homes to escape flooding and landslides
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‘Vicious cycle’ as wild weather increases carbon emissions
Speed Read BP warns that extreme conditions raises demand for fossil fuels
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Black ice Monday: UK weather chaos leaves thousands stranded
Speed Read Snow and icy conditions halt travel services, shut schools and leave homes without power
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Extreme weather will cost UK billions by 2050, warns WWF
Speed Read Some 2.5 million homes are at risk over the next three decades unless ministers take action, the charity says
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Hurricane Maria strengthens to category 5
Speed Read Forecasters predict catastrophic ‘direct hit’ on Puerto Rico later today
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Hurricane Maria triggers new Caribbean alert
Speed Read The storm, following the path of Hurricane Irma, threatens areas that are already devastated
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Hurricane Irma: millions lose power as roads turn to rivers
Speed Read The storm is tearing up the west coast of Florida, bringing 130mph winds and the threat of flooding
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Hurricane Irma heads to Florida leaving trail of devastation
Speed Read Another two storms, Jose and Katia, have strengthened to hurricanes
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Hurricane Irma leaves Barbuda ‘barely habitable’
Speed Read Winds of 185mph and a 20ft storm surge have swept through the Caribbean
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Massive storm set to cripple eastern United States
Speed Read Americans brace themselves for heavy snowfall and tornadoes
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