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Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week
It’s been another week of crazy international weather and climate headlines – while at home, as spring starts to wind…
VIDEO – Watch as Costa Rica volcano erupts
Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano released a column of gas and ash into the sky on Thursday (Friday NZT) in the…
Middle East: ‘Deadly’ conditions ahead in Persian Gulf as temperatures rise
We frequently hear of the future dangers that human-caused climate change could bring, but few paint as bleak a picture…
Australia: QLD homes lose roofs as hail & strong wind hit the state (+VIDEO)
Several houses have lost their roofs at Fernvale, west of Brisbane, as dangerous thunderstorms moved across Queensland’s south-east. About 50…
UPDATE: Death toll rises after Afghan quake
The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Afghanistan Monday also rattled people in Pakistan, India and Tajikistan, killing dozens, collapsing structures…
USA – More torrential rain breaks records in Texas (+VIDEO)
The math is simple, but the potential weather consequences are daunting. Up to 20 inches (51cm) of rain have fallen…
Mexico counts the cost of Patricia – PLUS How you can help
Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico’s Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it…
Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week
Most of the action this week has been across the Tasman – while we’ve been seeing some nourishing spring rains…
Hurricane Patricia: Latest Maps (6) + report from hurricane hunter flight through eyewall
WeatherWatch.co.nz closely monitors many Pacific Ocean storms. Today we are monitoring something historic – a storm that rapidly grew overnight…
Strongest hurricane on record bears down on Mexico – full details
Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded, barrels closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast, where residents have been told to brace for…
