Thunderstorms affected parts of western Europe over the weekend 24 to 25 July 2021. Flooding caused traffic chaos on roads in London, UK and Berlin, Germany. Vehicles were swept away…
Almost 200 people dead and many others still missing. Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Communities devastated. Thousands of homes destroyed and their occupants traumatised. I am a flood forecaster…
Damaging flash floods swept though villages of Neuchâtel Canton in Switzerland late on 22 June 2021. Roads were ripped up and cars upturned. Fortunately no injuries or fatalities were reported.…
Two people are missing after flash flooding in the canton of Valais (Wallis in German), in southwestern Switzerland. The area saw violent storms on 11 August, 2019. Heavy rain from…
June was hot. Really hot. That much we knew. What we didn’t know was just how hot it was – not just in parts of Europe, but around the world.…
Flash flooding caused major damage in Val-de-Ruz district of Neuchâtel Canton in western Switzerland from 21 June, 2019. The villages of Villiers and Dombresson were the worst hit, with some…
At least 11 people have died in Italy after storms and severe weather swept across parts of southern Europe, bringing strong winds, rough seas and heavy rain. Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia,…
More storms have hit parts of Europe, causing flooding in parts of Switzerland, northern Italy and Germany, where one man has died. Meanwhile, storm damage in Austria has left 14,000…
Stormy weather in parts of western Europe has caused flooding, wind damage and huge waves. At least 5 fatalities have been reported as a result of severe weather. Germany, Netherlands,…
EDMONTON, Canada March 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thirteen cities worldwide are projected to see temperature hikes that could exceed 2 degrees Celsius (3.6°F) over the next decade or so,…
Rain and thunderstorms over central parts of Switzerland late on Sunday, 07 June 2015, caused flash flooding in several cities and the deaths of two people in a village in…
More severe weather has swept across parts of southern Europe over the last 4 days. France, Italy and Switzerland have all been badly affected. Floods and landslides have killed 9…
Heavy rainfall in south west Switzerland has led to landslides and the derailment of a train in Tiefencastel. The train ran into the landslide. Three carriages were derailed, with one…
Parts of northern, central and south eastern Europe are seeing widespread flooding after a wave of severe weather. 3 people have been killed in flooding in south east Europe in…
The Emme river burst its banks in dramatic style yesterday, 24 July 2014, flooding several small villages around the Schangnau, in the district of Emmental, Bern canton. The raging torrent…
Another report on the prospect of flooding was released this week (Monday April 29, 2013), this time regarding Europe (see our other article on Nigeria flood forecasts here). The European…
