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9 September, 2024
Burned trees with the City of Los Angeles in the background, in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Photo: AFP
United States

Los Angeles ‘Red Flag’ wildfire warnings expire, but dangers persist

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles gets a break, but some 6.5 million people remain under critical threat.

United States

Los Angeles wildfires could spawn fire tornadoes, experts warn

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Los Angeles firefighters hold the line in extreme conditions

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United States

Devastating Los Angeles wildfires prompt 2028 Olympics debate

The Los Angeles disaster has underscored the challenges of staging the world’s largest sporting event in a region under threat of wildfires.

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Buildings in downtown Los Angeles shrouded by smoke from multiple wildfires on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Netflix star says Los Angeles landlords price gouging amid devastating fires

Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim says landlords are illegally raising rents and exploiting displaced residents, while violating California’s price gouging laws.

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United States

Los Angeles braces for new week of wildfires as Santa Ana winds return

Fierce Santa Ana winds have been largely blamed for turning wildfires last week into infernos that levelled entire neighbourhoods.

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Thailand

As smog shrouds Thailand, Bangkok tackles toxic air with remote work

Voluntary work-from-home measures were being considered in a bid to reduce traffic congestion, the city’s governor said.

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The sun rises above buildings shrouded by smog in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday last week. Photo: Reuters
United States

Numerous historic landmarks lost in Los Angeles wildfires

Wildfires have destroyed more than 30 landmarks in Los Angeles – and the tally could grow.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s children suffer amid climate change-fuelled floods and disease

Turbocharged monsoon floods are intensifying the spread of waterborne diseases in the Indian Ocean island nation.

Extreme weather

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides caused by torrential rain

At least 80mm of rain fell in the space of one hour in the city of Ipatinga, where nine died.

A landslide in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Photo: AFP
United States

16 dead in LA wildfires, according to county medical examiner’s office

Five of the deaths were attributed to the fires in the Palisades area, while the other fatalities were from the Eaton Fire.

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A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon. Photo: AP
Hong Kong weather

Hongkongers can expect frost on high ground, New Territories on Sunday

Observatory also says temperatures hit a minimum of 11.5 degrees on Saturday, the lowest since the start of winter.

United States

What ignited deadly LA fires? Investigators consider array of possibilities

Investigators rule out lightning, but explore various ignition sources, including utility lines and arson.

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Climate change

Scientists say 2024 was first year above 1.5 degrees of global warming

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold.

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A boy cools off in a mister before a baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri in 2024. File photo: AP
United States

Los Angeles wildfires kill at least 10, burn at least 10,000 structures

The National Guard has been called in, as the city reels from the worst fires in its history.

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Homes smoulder near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues first cold weather warning of 2025 as temperatures set to fall

Temperatures forecast to be around 11 degrees in urban areas over the weekend and may drop to seven degrees or below in the New Territories.

Natural disasters

Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as mayor declares inferno ‘the big one’

Los Angeles hit from both sides as upscale Pacific Palisades, hills above Pasadena on fire and a new blaze breaks out in Hollywood Hills.

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Raging LA wildfire engulfs upscale Pacific Palisades, triggers evacuations

Evacuations cause traffic jams, residents flee on foot as wildfire rages in Los Angeles enclave known for its celebrity allure.

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Flames rise as a fire advances on homes in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan’s hottest year: record breaking temperatures threaten rice supply

With scorching summers, sweltering autumns and a steady rise in sea temperatures, Japan’s climate crisis deepened in 2024.

Hong Kong weather

Temperatures in Hong Kong will dip to 12 degrees Celsius on Friday: Observatory

Mercury dip due to approaching winter monsoon, with temperature difference between day and night over inland areas to be ‘rather large’.

Extreme weather

Winter blast of snow, ice and bone-chilling cold grips parts of US

More than a dozen states from Kansas to New Jersey are under winter weather warnings and advisories.

A person crosses a street as heavy snow falls in St Louis. Photo: AP
Extreme weather

Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across UK and Germany

Snow and ice disrupt the end of the busy New Year holiday travel season.

Staff use tractors to help clear snow from around aircraft at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain. Photo: Reuters
United States

Massive storm to slam half of US with snow, ice, bitter cold

More than 60 million could be affected by the storm, which is expected to bring Arctic conditions to the eastern part of the US.

Japan

Global warming steals a month of winter days from Japan’s Mount Fuji

This warming trend, driven by human-caused climate change, affects snowfall and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need to reduce fossil fuel use.

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Pets

Do dogs need coats in winter? Experts on different breeds’ needs

Dogs like Border collies and Labradors have woolly undercoats but short-haired pets originally from warmer climes may need extra warmth.

For canine breeds that originally came from warmer climes, such as the Rhodesian ridgeback with its short hair, a coat can make sense when the winter cold sets in, animal welfare experts say. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6

Strong storms in US Southeast expected to continue producing ‘damaging winds’ and tornadoes throughout Sunday, National Weather Service said.

A mobile home sits damaged following a tornado that went through Katy, Texas on Saturday. Photo: AP
Water sports

‘Devastating’: 2 dead after being struck by sail booms during Sydney-Hobart race

Race organisers say both crew members were hit by the horizontal pole that holds down the sails and swings depending on the wind’s direction.

Thailand

‘New tsunami’ rocks livelihoods of Thai sea nomads who survived 2004 disaster

Tap Tawan’s seafarers face challenges from modernisation as their bond with nature fades and economic needs threaten the community’s traditional way of life.

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