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Thousands without power after Storm Bram brings strong winds and flooding
Around 70 schools closed with widespread travel disruption across air, road and rail due to weather conditions
Storm Bram: Full list of weather warnings as Met Éireann warns of dangerous conditions
Forecaster predicts flooding in low-lying coastal areas, wave overtopping and gale force winds at sea
Storm Bram: 25,000 homes and businesses without power
Wind warnings were in place for several counties across Ireland on Tuesday due to Storm Bram
Storm Bram to bring ‘significant’ flood risk as orange wind warnings extended to 18 counties
National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management meets to prepare for ‘multi-hazard event’
Death toll in Indonesian flooding passes 700 with 1m people evacuated from high-risk areas
More than 1,300 people have died across parts of Asia this week following heavy monsoon rains and tropical cyclones
More than 1,100 killed in heavy flooding across four Asian countries
Millions affected by tropical cyclones and heavy monsoons in Sri Lanka, parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
Tropical storm deaths in southeast Asia top 600, as more than four million affected
Death toll surges to 435 in Indonesia after flooding and landslides
At least 500 killed in southeast Asia floods and landslides
More than 350 people killed on Indonesia’s Sumatra island with 162 reported dead across Thailand
Sri Lanka braces for more flooding as Cyclone Ditwah claims 46 lives
Heavy rain forces flight diversions, school closures and suspension of train services
Rain and wind warnings in place for several counties
Ireland weather: A dry start predicted for week ahead, before conditions deteriorate again
Irishman who went in search of Genghis Khan’s tomb now applying AI to weather forecasts at Google
Luke Barrington heads up Google Earth AI, which is working on a better way to map natural disasters
Row over gender at Cop30 is ‘crazy and cruel’, Mary Robinson tells climate summit
Documents in circulation at Cop had placed the word gender in square brackets, indicating there was no consensus on what the word meant
Eleven counties brace for snow and ice after warnings
Met Éireann forecasts temperature to drop to -3 as arctic air mass hits, bringing snow, sleet and hail
‘Arctic airmass’ to bring snow, frost and ice to Ireland over coming days
Freezing temperatures and icy weather is forecast until Thursday by Met Éireann
Storm Claudia: Motorists urged to take caution as flooding still possible in Leinster and Munster
Co Wexford badly hit, with homes and businesses flooded as rivers burst their banks
Data on weather systems keeping Ireland unusually mild at risk over US funding gap
Increasingly volatile Atlantic system keeps Irish climate unusually mild - but observation is in jeopardy
At least two dead as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches Philippines
One million people have evacuated vulnerable areas on the archipelago days after 224 killed in Typhoon Kalmaegi
Tornado hits southern Brazil, killing six and injuring hundreds
Authorities say 437 people treated for injuries and about 1,000 displaced
Typhoon batters Vietnam after leaving 117 dead in Philippines
Storm rebuilds strength as it heads to Vietnam
Last 11 years have been hottest on record as ‘alarming’ weather streak continues
Exceptional temperatures are now becoming the norm
Bantry hit by fresh flooding, leaving 20 businesses dealing with damage
Locals ‘worried’ and ‘weary’ after Co Cork town’s seventh flood since 2020 and 10th since 2012
Hurricane Melissa dissipates, leaving at least 50 dead
Weather system identified as most powerful storm to strike Jamaica directly
Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti after leaving widespread damage in Jamaica
Desperate pleas for help as 735,000 people remain in shelters in eastern Cuba
In pictures: Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after causing chaos in Jamaica
Hundreds of thousands left without power in Jamaica as hospitals are forced to evacuate
Hurricane Melissa: storm makes landfall in Jamaica with sustained winds of 295 km/h
Category 5 storm’s landfall one of the most powerful ever recorded in Atlantic basin
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as evacuations ordered in Jamaica’s capital
Hurricane threatens days of catastrophic winds and rain in the northern Caribbean
Tens of thousands to protest on first anniversary of Spanish floods
Anger at how regional government handled the crisis overshadows memorial
Cold and damp morning as voters head to polling stations
More rain on the way over bank holiday weekend
Met Éireann forecasts Ireland to escape impact of Storm Benjamin but mixed weather ahead
There will be frequent showers over the weekend
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
Review of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hard
Cloudy, rainy Tuesday sets scene for cold weekend ahead
Met Éireann flags mixed conditions for days ahead
Met Éireann forecasts heavy bursts of rain today, with risk of thunderstorms
Met Éireann says heavy downpours could continue in the east
Rain on way as unsettled autumnal conditions return
Met Éireann forecasts wet weather for weekend and into next week
How communities across Ireland are taking control of their energy future
Sustainable energy communities are generating renewable electricity and bringing cost savings to households
Mexico: Almost 130 dead or missing after heavy rain brings flooding and landslides
Hidalgo and Veracruz states worst affected as authorities deploy thousands of personnel in response
Met Éireann seeks weather enthusiasts for major new rain project
Digitisation of historic rainfall data can be done from sofa and kitchen tables anywhere in the world
Storm Amy live updates: 49,000 premises remain without power, man who died in Donegal named
Transport disruption continues while some households may not have power restored until early next week
Storm Amy aftermath leaves one dead and thousands without power countrywide
Status red, orange and yellow warnings in place across Ireland, with west coast worst affected by power cuts
As it happened: Storm Amy hits the country as man (40s) dies
Status orange wind warning issued for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo
Local authorities braced for Storm Amy with five counties under status orange warning
Power outages possible as Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo forecast to bear brunt of weather conditions
September wettest month of 2025 so far with cool temperatures overall, says Met Éireann
Southeast, southwest and northwest experienced highest rainfall levels
Met Éireann raised concerns that storm names might be shared with presidential candidates
UK forecasters were worried about using the Irish name ‘Fíadh’ for a storm because they thought it sounded too much like ‘fear’
Storm season is upon us and Amy is first up. Here’s why the naming scheme is so effective
Severe weather events such as storms Éowyn and Desmond memorable for more than their destruction
How Atlantic Hurricane Humberto becomes Ireland’s Storm Amy
Remnants of United States weather system helps fuel first squall of the season
Plans for dealing with future extreme weather events not yet finalised
‘Significant shortcomings’ seen in State’s responses to storms Éowyn and Darragh, says climate advisory body
Areas on Dublin’s northside among most at-risk from ‘extreme coastal events’
New analysis raises likelihood that thousands of properties will become uninsurable
Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to at least 30 across Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines
Heavy rains continue to lash region, raising risk of further flooding and landslides
Ireland unprepared for another Storm Éowyn as season of extreme weather looms
Climate Change Advisory Council urges immediate actions to prepare for extreme weather events as storm season looms
Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 17 in Taiwan as number of people missing revised down
Barrier lake overflowed in town of Guangfu where residents say there was insufficient warning given
Unusually high night-time temperatures pushed Ireland’s summer to record high
Unusually high night-time temperatures saw June, July and August into the record books
‘Only 334 of 2,500 flood barriers have been delivered’: Cork homeowners demand urgency
Protesters demonstrate over delays to flooding measures promised after 2023’s devastating Storm Babet
Ireland weather: warnings for strong winds, heavy rain issued by Met Éireann
Yellow wind warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo comes into effect from 9pm on Sunday
Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish: could it actually be true?
Manchán Magan has set out to collate as many weather words in Irish as he can. Bear in mind that it will rain hard if a leprechaun of the ditch comes into the kitchen
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