(Reuters) - Aurora Innovation plans to allow its self-driving trucks to operate without a driver in inclement weather ahead of launching commercial trips this year in Texas, the company said on Tuesday.
OSLO (Reuters) - Relatively wet and mild weather has kept Norway's hydropower reservoirs well-filled over the winter but also limits the risk of a large spring flood that could see water go to waste, the country's largest producer, Statkraft, told Reuters.
Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country's worst-ever wildfires on Friday, as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies to respond to the climate crisis that he says worsened the disaster.
KUALA LUMPUR: An efficient forecasting system and a swift response to weather changes are crucial in reducing disaster risks, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic).
KUALA LUMPUR: An efficient forecasting system and swift response to weather changes are crucial in reducing disaster risks, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
MADRID, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Three climbers lost their lives on Saturday in a tragic accident in Moncayo National Park, located in the Aragon region of northern Spain, the Spanish Civil Guard confirmed.
The Brunei Meteorological Department continues to strengthen the ability of the early weather warning system to provide accurate and fast information on weather to the public.
JOHOR BARU: The number of flood victims in Johor has decreased to 8,040 as weather conditions improve and evacuees return home.
KUALA LUMPUR: A study will determine whether an alarm system is needed to prepare communities for extreme events like the recent severe storm in Sekinchan, Selangor, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE: For the Republic, 2024 was a year of record-breaking temperatures and unusual rainfall patterns – from July logging its first dry spell since 2019, to soaring temperatures and less rain in December.
PETALING JAYA: The ongoing climate shift from El Nino to a weak La Nina phase this year is expected to bring slightly wet weather mainly to the northern states in Peninsular Malaysia.
IPOH: Traders at Ramadan bazaars here are lamenting about the bad weather due to the rain over the past few days.
LOS ANGELES, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States will see significant severe weather outbreak and wildfire-spread conditions into this weekend, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) warned on Thursday.
THE country is expected to witness a normal dry season in 2025, following a similar pattern to last year, the country's weather agency said, even as it highlighted risks of forest fires and drought in some areas.
ROME, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Global coffee prices surged by nearly 40 percent in 2024 due to adverse weather conditions affecting key producing countries, according to a report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton will be burning the midnight oil to learn Ferrari's rain settings with wet weather forecast for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Briton continues to get up to speed with his new team.
Forecaster calls on elderly residents and chronically ill people to take 'appropriate measures' to protect themselves
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) has issued a weather advisory warning of unstable conditions over the coming days, with heavy rainfall and strong winds expected across the country.
SYDNEY: Gusts and torrential rain have blacked out more than 300,000 properties and swamped parts of Australia's east coast, officials said Sunday (March 9), with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen troops injured in the wild weather.