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The provisional highest temperature of 29C was recorded in Phoenix Park in Co Dublin yesterday, as the country experiences a mini heatwave. However, sun worshippers have been told the country will ...

The deadly Bali ferry sinking in early July has cast fresh light on regional maritime safety, as analysts warn that worsening ...

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned ...

Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer has flood risk and severe storm risk for Saturday. More on rain Sunday too ...

“Another thing about the Texas flooding is that it happened on a holiday weekend when a lot of people were camping at places ...

As the death toll climbs in Texas, the Trump Administration is actively undermining the nation’s ability to predict—and to ...