It has been so cold that one of China’s northernmost cities broke its lowest-ever recorded temperature.
Yesterday (Monday), a fire raged on the mountain slopes along Boyes Drive in Lakeside.
The harsh lightning and thunderstorms began in the Mother City on Sunday night and continued into Monday, causing major floods and damage in some areas like Gordon’s Bay and Paarl.
Several years of work by researchers at the University of Washington and NASA has revealed that lightning doesn’t always strike indiscriminately.
As a storm spread over large parts of Gauteng yesterday, Johannesburg was pummelled by massive hailstones, strong winds, and heavy rain.
This is good news for those of you attending an event today where you need to make awkward small talk.
Residents were in awe (and a little fear) as they witnessed funnel clouds forming in the stormy sky on Sunday.
We do not know what suffering is compared to the folks living in eastern Australia, where a surging mosquito population has been wreaking havoc.
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
Musician Chad Saaiman recorded a short clip earlier this morning showing a paraglider in a world of strife.
It’s summer in Cape Town, which means intense winds blowing for days on end, GP licence plates at every robot, and fires.
An awesome photo of Earth made waves on the internet. The image featured two blue ominous orbs, hovering over our planet.
Every time it floods in the US, and that happens relatively often, the same shark hoax is repurposed. This time is different.
Weather reporters revel in broadcasting live from the centre of the action, despite the imminent danger, and viewers lap it up.
Just like how you pack away your cold-weather clothes and haul out the summer goods, you should also give your skincare regime a seasonal update.
Heading out to the West Coast for a day of wildflower viewing is fun and all, but it is not a proper road trip without a well-packed ‘padkos’.
In just a couple of days, with extreme bouts of torrential rain, the death toll soared past 1 100 and water overwhelmed as much as a third of the country, satellite images show.
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
Storm Report SA says the “tornado started out as a waterspout but made landfall soon after”. It caused damage to multiple homes in Velddrif.
A series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall in the Western Cape between Friday and Saturday, with the possibility of snow as well.
A particularly powerful bolt of lightning, which darted upwards from a thunderstorm in Oklahoma, delivered the largest charge transfer to space on record.
Images of the clouds glowing red above the Atlantic Ocean have sparked internet-wide chatter and differing theories.
Multiple videos show the sandstorm extending high into the Chinese sky across a barren landscape, all the while heading towards motorists fleeing in the other direction.
England is notorious for its cloudy, cold weather, so when the country is made to endure the hottest day ever (in excess of 40 degrees Celsius), weird things are bound to happen.
Two shocking videos reveal the devastating extent of wildfires in the country.
A hauntingly rare phenomenon took over the skies with residents in and around Sioux Falls speculating whether they were being transformed into The Upside Down from ‘Stranger Things’.
China has been dealing with one of its more devastating rainy seasons, with two vicious tornadoes tearing through the south in a matter of days.
Capetonians still shudder at the mention of ‘Day Zero’. While the worst appears to be behind us, the same cannot be said for other parts of the country.
The quality of Jo’burg’s air came under the microscope this week, after the city of gold erupted in pockets of 24-carat stench.
Somerset West remained under siege over the weekend, with emergency services personnel, animals, and private houses beginning to sustain damage after five consecutive days of fire.