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Weather
Rain or shine — it's all about the climate.
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Climate change's soaring costs
As extreme weather wreaks havoc, microinsurance aims to help poor people protect themselves.
Peru's flood insurance
Farmers in northern Peru will soon be able to insure themselves against extreme weather.
Can nature protect us against extreme weather?
Was Hurricane Sandy the product of human-induced climate change? New Yorkers are asking how they can reduce their vulnerability to extreme weather. One innovative thinker says a return to the past, might be best preparation for the future.
Sandy shortages angering many
Fuel shortages, power outages and a slow recovery process have left many of Sandy's victims upset. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to the frustration by deciding to go forward with Sunday's marathon.
Sandy's lingering effects
The east coast of the US has begun recovering from the superstorm Sandy, but people further inland are still bearing the brunt.
Sandy pummels US east coast
Post-tropical cyclone Sandy has hit the US east coast, sending crippling floods onto the streets of New York. A number of people have reportedly been killed and millions have been left without power.
Hurricane approaches US coast
On the US East Coast, people are frantically preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy which killed more than 50 people as it passed through the Caribbean. Sandy is currently categorized as a Category 1 hurricane.
US braces for superstorm
At least 38 people are dead after Hurricane Sandy cut a path of destruction through the Caribbean. Meteorologists are predicting a "Frankenstorm" if Sandy collides with a cold front in the US around Halloween.
Learning to predicting extreme cold weather
A new computer model called GloSea4 will help forecasters predict extreme weather seasons better than before. Dr Adam Scaife, head of seasonal forecasting at the UK Met Office, says it can simulate sudden stratospheric warmings, which cause the cold.
Bosch works shorter hours
Germany's biggest car components' supplier Bosch has announced shorter working hours in response to dropping parts demand from European carmakers. The stoppages will mainly affect the firm's diesel systems unit.
Weather catastrophes
The US must increasingly reckon with extreme weather conditions and soaring damage payments.
Industrial outlook
Europe is in crisis, and emerging markets are weakening. Which sectors may boom nonetheless?
A wet summer
This summer, those Berliners who have to work outdoors are out of luck.
Typhoon thrashes Taiwan
Driving rain and high winds from Typhoon Saola lashed Taiwan on Thursday, killing at least six people and forcing nearly the entire island to shut down. This comes after the storm walloped the Philippines.
Belgians plan to sue weather forecasters
Tourists eager to watch the London 2012 Olympics are getting a good old taste of British weather. Rain clouds are sweeping over other parts of northern Europe as well. But is it all that bad? The weather forecasts predict chilly, wet weather, but locals say that's just not true. In Belgium, local politicians are now threatening to sue the forecasters.
New weather satellite
Europe has sent a new weather satellite into space. Its operators hope that it will improve forecasters' ability to predict extreme weather conditions.
How easy is it to predict future weather patterns?
There is a wide scientific and political consensus that climate change is affecting the distribution of water. But when it comes to predicting exactly what impacts this will have on a particular place at a particular time, the forecasts become more uncertain. Sea level rise estimates also vary extensively. So how can we prepare for a future that is so uncertain?
Tracking climate change
Thousands of weather stations monitor global climate patterns.135 of them are based in Mexico alone.
Extreme heat has researchers worried
A really hot summer may sound like fun. But scientists say it’s an ominous sign of things to come.
A real attention-getter
Suspense mounts as North Korea gets closer to launching its 'weather satellite.'
Cost of extreme weather rises
Last year was an especially bad year for weather extremes like the drought in Latin America. Reinsurance companies – the companies that insure the insurance industry – have a big stake in keeping track of natural disasters, and they say weather extremes are taking up a growing share of their payouts.
More disasters?
Weather-related insurance losses are up. What does climate change have to do with it?
Rome on ice
Europe's cold snap reaches Italy, disrupting the transport network and a Papal audience.
Salvage mission
Divers resume the search for survivors on a capsized cruise ship as a storm heads to the region.
Disaster Record
Insurance damage claims from natural disasters like the earthquake in Japan reach a record in 2011.
Weather warning
The UN's weather agency says 2011 will likely break the record for the hottest La Nina year.
Baking plains
Climate change makes eco-friendlier agriculture vital for farmers in the American Midwest.
Sustainable Wood Production - the new substitute for tropical wood?
Sustainable Wood Production - the new substitute for tropical wood? Terrace tiles made of tropical wood are beautiful and weather-resistant. But the wood is expensive, has to be transported around the world, and is often illegally felled. A company in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has developed a process by which domestic woods could replace imported tropical woods.
Berlin bravado
Is there anything you dislike about Berlin? We don't want to know.
Weather delay
Rough weather halts efforts to pump oil from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand's coast.
Solar dimming
A new study says solar fluctuations can trigger freezing winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
Frühjahrsmüdigkeit
Frühjahrsmüdigkeit
Hot weather = war
A study links hot, dry weather periods to civil war, a possible preview of life on a hotter earth.
First too Dry, Then Too Wet - The 2011 Harvest
First too Dry, Then Too Wet - The 2011 Harvest The harvest in Germany this year is predicted to turn out far leaner usual. Extremes of weather have taken their toll on rye, wheat and other grains. First, the spring was too hot and dry, then the summer was too wet and rainy. Many of the fields are waterlogged, especially in eastern Germany.
Long-term outlook
Temperatures are rising across Germany, even if no one notices amid this cool, wet summer.
Cloud cover
Views from Germany of an unusually long total lunar eclipse were marred by cloudy skies.
Kachelmann verdict
A prominent German weather forecaster has been acquitted of raping his former girlfriend.
Minor damage
Two major data cables connecting the US and Japan have been cut, but backups are in place.
The big thaw
Melting snow and heavy rain are triggering flood warnings on a number of German rivers.
Chilly figures
Unemployment and part-time jobs are on the rise in Germany, probably because of the snow.
Winter woes
Germans blame snow and ice chaos and travel disruption on incompetent planning.
Travel woes
Christmas travelers in Europe are experiencing further delays due to freezing conditions.
Go for takeoff?
Lufthansa hopes to resume a more standard flight schedule, as the big freeze looks set to thaw.
Frozen business
Several days of snow and ice have turned into a winter headache for German companies.
Travel troubles
The big freeze in northern Europe is still causing chaos on road, rail and in the air.
Snowy delays
Highways are clogged and dozens of planes are grounded as a blizzard batters Germany.
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Around a quarter of all flights are canceled at Frankfurt airport as heavy snow hits the region.
Weather problems
Europe begins to thaw after a cold snap, however more deaths are reported in Poland and Germany.
Mercury rising
Winter has come early in Europe, but 2010 has been one of the warmest years ever recorded.
Deep freeze
Europe's first cold snap of the winter has caused deaths and brought travel to a standstill.
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