Weekend weather: Fog disrupts Christchurch flights, heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings for North Island

Fog in Chch that affected or forced cancellation of more than 40 flights has now cleared.

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months

Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is halting local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the wider United Arab Emirates tries to recover from record-setting rains this week

Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is halting local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the wider United Arab Emirates tries to recover from record-setting rains this week

Dry weather good for fruit and vege growers, but farmers hanging out for rain

Weight gain on ewes going into tupping and mating has been a bit light

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever

The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads

Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai

West Coast weather: Flood protection stands up against storm

Flood defences across southern Westland stood the test of last week's bad weather.

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport

Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan

Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63

Myanmar’s military says Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure in a heat wave

Myanmar’s military says Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure in a heat wave

Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman rises to 18

Heavy rains have lashed the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai

Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists

The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in...

Sudden heavy rains in Oman kill at least 17 including schoolchildren whose bus was overtaken

Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and killed at least 17 people

Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in southwest

Officials say lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people mostly farmers across Pakistan in the past three days

Landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people

Indonesian officials said a search and rescue team had found 18 people killed by landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing

Whangamatā Golf Club counts the cost of cyclones and mangroves

Golf club counts the cost of 2023 — a year of floods.

Plenty of Waikato Club Rugby action for all communities

Last year's top Premier try-scorer Shauncy Waho has continued his form with his new club.

Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave

It’s water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country’s traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws thousands of people, even as this year...

Weather: Cold temperatures for Canterbury; rain, wind for North Island

Worst weather has passed, but Kiwis still set for unsettled start to school holidays.

At least a dozen killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya

The United Nations say heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people