During his election campaign, Donald Trump had threatened tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese exports. If he imposes such high ...

China has a huge and growing trade surplus, as you can see in the chart below. That chart is via Brad Setser, who is really a ...

Floods and devastating storms gave way to heatwaves in a year that broke all previous temperature records, according to international climate agency Copernicus.

CRESTA provided a useful chart showing the flood contribution to 2024 losses ... and Typhoon Yagi in China and Vietnam in September, remain marginally below the USD 1bn threshold at this time ...

The National Weather Service issued broad flash-flood warnings over the weekend near the burn areas, saying, “A life-threatening debris flow will be possible.” The warning was lifted Sunday ...

At least 17 people have died, and eight remain missing, after torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Indonesia's Java island. Flash floods and landslides during Indonesia's ...

The river is currently forecast to stay above the flood warning threshold until 09:00 AM 29/01/2025. We are monitoring rainfall and river levels and checking rivers for blockages. Start acting on ...

Like flash floods, debris flows occur rapidly and unpredictably, traveling at speeds up to 35mph. They can move faster than a person can run and catch up to vehicles. They can also occur in places ...

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Severe rain has battered Greater Manchester with flood alerts issued across the region. Currently, the Environment Agency has 70 alerts for flooding across Greater Manchester with 55 of those ...

SZA's deluxe edition of SOS remains at No. 1 on Billboard's albums chart, while Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's "Die With a Smile" has finally topped the Hot 100 singles chart. With the Grammys looming ...