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The aftermath of Typhoon “Yagi” has left Myanmar devastated, with at least 459 people dead, more than 450 missing, over 240 000 displaced, and entire regions submerged under floodwaters.
Europe is experiencing a sharp weather shift following the collapse of a persistent heat dome that had brought record-breaking temperatures across the continent in early September 2024. As the heatwave subsided, parts of central Europe transitioned abruptly from extreme summer heat to unusually cold and wet conditions. Austria, for example, saw early snowfall shortly after temperatures had soared above seasonal norms. This sudden weather shift, caused by a breakdown of the high-pressure system, is now leading to prolonged rains and cold blasts in central Europe.
Tropical Storm “Bebinca” — the 13th named storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season, formed on September 13, 2024, as it passed near Guam. The system is forecast to continue moving toward Japan, cross the Ryukyu Islands today, and make landfall in the coastal area around Shanghai, China on Monday morning (LT), September 16.
The Bridge Fire, which has burned through over 21 360 ha (52 800 acres) across Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, is only 3% contained as of late Friday (LT), September 13, 2024. The fire has destroyed 33 homes and continues to threaten thousands more, according to officials.
Himawari satellite found a series of gravity waves moving towards northwestern Australia over the Indian Ocean on September 11 and 12, 2024.
Tropical Storm “Ileana” dropped heavy rain over municipalities in Jalisco, Mexico on September 12, 2024. Floodwaters from swollen rivers swept away cars and motorcycles and entered several homes. On the forecast track, Ileana is expected to move across the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula today, September 13, and over the southern and central Gulf of California this weekend.
Cyclone Boris is forecast to drop up to 400 mm (15.7 inches) of rain to parts of central Europe over the next 3 days, prompting widespread flood warnings and emergency preparations in countries like the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany and Slovakia.
Making landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Francine battered the state with gusts reaching 169 km/h (105 mph) and torrential rainfall. The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and prompted rescue operations in the flood-ravaged New Orleans metro area.
Heavy rainfall in northeastern Nigeria led to the overflow of the Alau Dam in Borno state, causing severe flooding that destroyed thousands of homes, claimed the lives of at least 30 people, and forced the evacuation of more than 400 000 people in the city of Maiduguri and surrounding communities.
The Line Fire in California has burned more than 14 000 ha (34 000 acres) of land in San Bernardino County since it began on September 5, 2024, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and threatening over 65 000 structures. With containment at just 14%, erratic winds and dry conditions continue to hinder firefighting efforts.
