EXTREME WEATHER

The storm had sustained winds of 150 mph late Saturday, or just shy of Category 5. Massive storm surge is likely near landfall in northern Myanmar.

One of the country’s deadliest recent disasters took place in the South Kivu province after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides.

It’s likely that significant excess mortality — or premature deaths caused by the intersection of heat stress and pre-existing vulnerabilities — is occurring across Southeast Asia.

At least 129 people in Rwanda and six in neighboring Uganda are dead, authorities say, after weeks of torrential rain.

Twitter says it will allow government agencies and other public entities to share automated warnings on the social network for free.

The relentless rains drove the growth of lush grasses, which may mean extra fuel ready to burn later in the season.

The biggest threat from dust storms comes on the roadways.

The tornado damaged more than 100 buildings and forced the cancellation of the third day of Pharrell Williams’s music festival.

Just a day after a first tornado hit Boynton Beach in Florida, a second tornado tore through Palm Beach County.

The arrival of El Niño could mean significant impacts worldwide, including a push toward levels of global warming that climate scientists have warned could be devastating.

Branches flew, and trees collapsed on vehicles near Palm Beach Gardens, and tornado watches continued into Sunday.

The report, issued after long pause in post-storm reviews, found the agency must improve how it communicates flash flood threats and reaches vulnerable groups.

Major flood stages, the second-highest on record in some spots, stretch from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Iowa and Illinois.

Europe saw about 130 more sunshine hours than average last year.

Throughout the region, residents grappled with the impacts of the record-breaking storm, which sat over Fort Lauderdale and its 300 miles of coastal canals Wednesday. The rain sent water surging through city streets, flooding hundreds of homes and vehicles, damaging critical infrastructure and leaving brackish water to stagnate under Florida’s April sun.

New Twitter rules and fees will limit the National Weather Service's ability to warn the public about tornadoes, storms and floods, meteorologists say.

Scientists see early signs of the climate pattern known to boost global temperatures.

At least four people were killed and many were injured after a tornado tore through Bollinger County in Missouri in the middle of the night. Damage from the strike appeared most significant in the village of Glenallen, about 100 miles south of St. Louis, officials said Wednesday.