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Search and Rescue personnel patrol a canal in Keaton Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 30, 2024
Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in U.S. as homes are washed away
The storm has also damaged water systems, communications and critical transportation routes across the region.
An aerial view of damaged houses are seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2024
U.S. southeast faces daunting cleanup from Helene as death toll rises
Damage estimates range between $95 billion and $110 billion, potentially making this one of the most expensive storms in modern U.S. history.
Residents of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, clear debris from a home after torrential rain struck the area last weekend.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2024
Many still in evacuation shelters after heavy rain in Ishikawa
Authorities are now concerned about disaster-related deaths partly due to deteriorating sanitary conditions in the disaster-hit area.
Tetsuya Ike, a farmer in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, examines a site where his greenhouse farm used to be before it was washed away by last week's torrential rain.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2024
Farmers struggle to rebuild after devastating rains in Wajima
Fields that had recently begun to recover from the damage caused by the Jan. 1 quake have been submerged by torrential downpours.
Masaki Uotani, a volunteer from the city of Takaoka in neighboring Toyama Prefecture, helps to sort out debris from damaged temporary housing in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 26, 2024
Volunteers step in as lifeline for Noto flood survivors
Some had previously volunteered during the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year’s Day and formed close ties with survivors.
A river gauge shows a level of just under 6 meters of the rising Oder River at Ratzdorf, Germany, on Sept. 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 25, 2024
Climate change made Europe’s floods worse and more likely, study shows
Global warming is leading to more intense rainfall because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture than a cooler one.
Police officials search for missing people and those unaccounted for in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2024
Death toll on Noto Peninsula rises to 9 after heavy rain and flooding
Two people remain missing and six unaccounted for after the end of the crucial 72-hour window since a heavy rain emergency warning was issued Saturday morning.
Police officers search for the missing in areas around the flooded Tsukada River in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday. Search operations continued on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2024
Rescue operations continue in flood-hit Ishikawa
The unprecedented rainfall — claiming seven lives so far — came as the region was recovering from a devastating earthquake earlier this year.
A burnt vehicle after a wildfire in the Baie-James region of Quebec, Canada, on June 10
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 24, 2024
Insurance czar has ‘harsh’ message about climate: You may just have to move
Canadian insurers received 228,000 insurance claims in July and August — more than they’ve had in any summer over the past 20 years.
Rescue personnel search for missing people in debris washed away from flooding along the Tsukada River following heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2024
Death toll in Ishikawa rains hits seven as search for missing continues
Search operations for those missing in torrential rains that inundated the quake-hit Noto Peninsula area were continuing.
A stranded car is seen on a mud-covered road following heavy rain in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2024
Six dead and six more missing after 'unprecedented' rains in quake-hit Ishikawa
Authorities called for continued vigilance due to the risk of landslides and flooding in rivers and low-lying areas.
A car is seen in a crevice that opened up in a road amid heavy rains in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2024
'Unprecedented' rains in quake-hit Ishikawa leave at least one dead
Rain across a swath of the Noto Peninsula — still recovering from the Jan. 1 earthquake — triggered floods and landslides that also left a handful of people missing.
Typhoon Yagi approaches Huizhou, China, on Sept. 5.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 19, 2024
Historic rainfall inflicts chaotic floods across four continents
Though different meteorological phenomena are behind the series of storms, climate scientists agree an underlying factor is global warming writ large.
A drone view of damages caused by flooding in Stronie Slaskie, Poland, on Tuesday
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
European cities brace for peak of floods as cleanup starts
Europe is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global rate, making it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
A person walks through floodwater in an area near the Nysa Klodzka river in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
Central European floods wreak havoc while new areas set to evacuate
Areas along the Czech-Polish border were among the worst-hit since the weekend.
Local residents are evacuated by Polish rescuers in the village of Rudawa, southern Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2024
Flood death toll rises as Europe counts cost of storm Boris
Governments across the region taking emergency measures and preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup.
Men use a stole to cover themselves from the sun as they wait in a line outside a polling station to cast their votes during the sixth phase of India's general election in Bhubaneswar, India, on May 25.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2024
Surviving a climate disaster isn’t likely to change how you vote
If people are in fact casting ballots based on their experiences of disasters, it appears to be a small number of them.
A road is flooded after heavy rainfall in the municipality of Neulengbach, in northeast Austria, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2024
Floods bring travel chaos and damage across central Europe
Authorities in Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania are working to keep residents safe amid damage to homes and infrastructure.
Flood-affected residents at the Yado displacement camp in Than Dung Gyi, eastern Karen state, Myanmar, on Saturday
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2024
Volunteers rush to help as Myanmar flood toll surges
Floods and landslides have killed more than 400 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi.
A woman rows a boat along a flooded street carrying packages of food in Thai Nguyen province on Tuesday in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2024
Vietnam evacuates 59,000 as death toll from typhoon climbs to 127
Typhoon Yagi struck Saturday, bringing winds in excess of 149 kilometers per hour and a deluge of rain.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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