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Residents rest near an area exposed after floods sweep through a village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.

China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
Al Jazeera China has evacuated more than 100,000 people as heavy rain continues to lash the southern province of Guangdong. Authorities raised the highest level of alarm on Tuesday as the storms showed no sign... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)

Youngsters wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Lightening and heavy rains killed dozens of people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities declared a state of emergency in the country's southwest following an overnight rainfall to avoid any further casualties and damages.

Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
Al Jazeera Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the World... (photo: AP / Muhammad Sajjad)

The new Earth Information Center at NASA’s headquarters includes immersive spaces that blend art and science to allow visitors to see how our planet is changing.

Earth Day 2024: Our planet requires collaborative climate solutions
Daily Messenger Earth Day 2024: How to celebrate Earth Day Celebrate Earth Day with these sustainability tips. Problem Solved Ilán Ramón, Israel's first astronaut, who perished in the Columbia space shuttle disaster... (photo: NASA / Peter Griffith)

File - Residents wash their mud covered suitcases and belongings on a bank of a canal clogged with flood debris in the Mentougou district on the outskirts of Beijing, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri, as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more.

Floods swamp China's south, spark extreme weather fears
LBC International Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defenses against bigger deluges induced... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)

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FILE - A man rides his bike on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on July 9, 2023. Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming.

Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
Al Jazeera Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, climate monitors have warned. The continent endured a record number of “extreme... (photo: AP / Michael Probst, File)

Stryjskyj Park in Spring. Entrance from the Parkova St. 30 April 2013.

Climate change is leading to an earlier spring and more extreme weather, say experts
The Augusta Chronicle In our warming world, spring-like conditions are arriving earlier — prolonging seasonal allergies, causing early snowmelt, and extending growing seasons, experts say.... (photo: Creative Commons / Mykola Swarnyk/https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mykola_Swarnyk)

Col. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Huthi forces, listens during a press conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 31, 2019.

Saudi Arabia braces for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms from Sunday to Wednesday
Gulf News Dubai: Saudi Arabia is expected to experience significant rainfall and thunderstorms across various regions from Sunday to Wednesday, according to forecasts issued by the... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)

pollen in flowers causes allergies in spring season so be careful when cleaning

It’s not just you. Here’s why pollen allergies are worse than ever
CNN For roughly 1 in 4 American adults, spring blooms mark the start of itchy, eye-watering, congested misery. And looked at any number of ways, it’s only getting worse:... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)

A boy cools off in a fountain at the city center of Budapest, Hungary, during a heatwave with 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023

Extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change
Al Jazeera Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped to cool off in. It is, for now, science fiction.Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner)

Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA photographed the glowing nighttime lights of an aurora from his vantage point in the International Space Station's cupola module on June 19, 2017. Part of the station's solar array is also visible.

Earth Struck By Severe Solar Storm, Sparking Aurora Activity In Tonight's Sky
IFL Science Earth is being struck with strong geomagnetic storm activity after a coronal mass ejection was blurted out by the Sun over the past weekend. It’s a big one, but... (photo: NASA / Jack Fischer)