OTW Observer

Would there be anything to stop an African wave from going all the way around the world as a tropical cyclone?

All Regions

Would there be anything to stop an African wave from going all the way around the world as a tropical cyclone?

I was just imagining something. Let’s say a tropical wave forms in Africa and drifts westward into the Atlantic, as they tend to. Let’s...

All Regions

Weather tracker: parched eastern England gets a burst of rain – The Guardian

Photo Credit: Rain on Wimbledon Common in south-west London on Thursday. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock Downpours and floods in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and in China...

Europe

Italy: Venice raises protective floodgates due to heavy rain – DW (English)

Photo Credit: Manuel Silvestri/REUTERS The water levels in the ancient Italian trading hub are more than 1.5 meters above the normal level. Without flood...

Oceania

Australia’s Extreme Weather Events to Worsen as Climate Warms – Bloomberg

Photo Credit: Pixabay By: Ainslie Chandler Australia will experience an increase in extreme heat, intense rainfall and coral-bleaching events, as well as longer fire...

All Regions

Terrawatch: storms can cause landslides days later, scientists find – The Guardian

Photo Credit: A 2010 landslide in Taiwan, where researchers gathered their data. Photograph: National Airborne Service Corps/AP Changes in atmospheric pressure can set soils...

Caribbean Rain bring More Flooding!