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Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

Many streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centers.

People wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to Shanghai, China, August 10, 2026.
Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.

Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

Bolts of lightning strike over Yangon on May 16, 2013. A cyclone slammed into the Bangladeshi coast on May 16 as a million people hunkered down in evacuation shelters, including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.

Lightning strikes kill at least 14 people in Bangladesh during seasonal storms

A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Only 5 times since the 1950s: Meteorologists warn of a Super El Niño


Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Storm Byron brings relief to Israel’s farmers, ending year of drought with substantial rain

"It feels like taking a first breath after years of suffocation. We sowed with hope and faith in the Creator, and now, the rain has come, and everything is starting to bloom," said farmer Hadar Ezra.

Israeli agriculture

Emergency services halt search for five missing people near Beit Zayit Dam

The IDF received over 100 reports about the vehicle, which was spotted driving through floodwaters near the dam. 

Emergency service volunteers, together with Jerusalem District Police and other forces, are searching for five people last seen in a Jeep driving near Beit Zayit Dam.

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

14 Israelis rescued from vehicles across Yavne • Two students injured as tree collapses in Rishon Lezion • Netanya man found dead with severe hypothermia • 19-year-old from Bnei Brak still missing

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

IDF declares curfew, all army activities reduced to essentials only ahead of Storm Byron

The new orders reduced all military activities to essential-only status, prohibiting troops from leaving the base to go home for the weekend and any naval exercises during the storm.

Israeli soldiers near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 16, 2023.

Baggage breakdown at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport disrupts check-in, slows flights

Israel Airports Authority says the disruption is not linked to Storm Byron; travelers asked to be patient as technicians work to restore service on Wednesday.

Luggage stuck in Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday.

Larnaca flight rerouted over Beirut due to Storm Byron lands safely in Tel Aviv

The aircraft landed safely at Ben-Gurion Airport approximately 30 minutes later than scheduled.

Aegean Airlines jet [File]

Emergency teams on alert as Storm Byron brings flooding risks across Israel

Emergency services are on high alert as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding from the North to the Negev, with risks expected to peak Thursday into Friday.

Heavy winds and rain at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, December 10, 2025.

In the eye of Storm Byron: Israeli, Cypriot, Greek authorities continue search for missing yacht

There were five people aboard the vessel, and their current condition remains unknown.

Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.

The real cost of climate delay: Storm Byron is an economic warning for Israel - opinion

Storm Byron should be understood not only as a meteorological event, but as a strategic signal of the climate reality we now inhabit.

An Israeli flag flutters as a thunderstorm rages in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, December 6, 2025