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# Severe Weather

This year
2024
Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 140kph winds
Police said a man in his 50s died, and more than 300 flood warnings remain in place.
Last year
2023
At least ten people dead as severe weather batters eastern Australia
Europe is 2.3 degrees hotter than before industrial revolution, climate report finds
Spain swelters in ‘unbearable’ heatwave as drought drives up olive oil prices
At least seven dead following severe winds and tornadoes in US south
All time
New Status Orange alert issued as temperatures set to plunge for next two nights
Cold snap hits as nation to experience -4 degree temperatures
Extreme heat warning issued in UK as temperatures set to soar into 30s
Nearly 20,000 without power as ESB crews mobilise after Storm Franklin
Status Yellow wind and snow warnings remain in effect nationwide due to Storm Eunice
Flash floods cause chaos as London receives a month's worth of rain in one day
November rain makes Dublin the wettest spot in the country (and wettest it's been for four years)
Lorenzo batters the Azores with 100mph winds
Businesses refused insurance to get 'quick' payments for severe weather flood damage
A US sitcom, pronunciation and Irish 'imbalance' among concerns raised in naming of 2018-19 storms
Warnings of 'catastrophic flooding' as Florence upgraded to category 4 hurricane
'There are fights and even injuries': Indian water crisis causes daily desperation
Government to block proposals to close all places of work during Status Red weather alerts
Call for schools to open on Saturdays to make up for 'snow days'
All non-urgent outpatient procedures in Leinster and Munster cancelled
Coast Guard warns public to stay away from the sea after people spotted in stormy waters
Four weather warnings issued as heavy rain and wind set to batter coastal counties
PICTURES: Irish towns continue to battle against floods
10 adults and two children rescued from bus caught in severe floodwater in Scotland
Hundreds of troops deployed as UK hit by 'unprecedented' flooding
Better late than never! It's going to hit 24 degrees today
Crews 'working against the clock' but 80,000 to remain without power overnight
Emergency services and local authorities remain on high alert over flooding
Heaviest snow in decades leaves 11 dead, over 1,000 injured in Japan
Heavy rain, strong gales and high tides causing flooding and road closures
'Status red' warning as stormy weather expected tonight
At least four killed as massive cyclone hits India coast
Two climbers rescued from snow gully in Derry
Bundle up: Snow, frost and icy conditions ahead
In pics and video: Australian floods peaking with thousands in shelters
The Evening Fix...now with added festive lunges
Coast Guard issues warning as further gales and flooding forecast
Shatter says Government is prepared for 'unpredictable' Irish winter
America prepares for superstorm