20. Feb 2026 | Allgemein, Recent Events, Storms
On 10 February 2026, tropical cyclone Gezani hit the east coast of Madagascar with wind speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, causing severe devastation. According to official reports, at least 31 people were killed and many more were injured. Several people are...
11. Feb 2026 | Allgemein, Floods, heavy rain, Recent Events
In recent weeks, exceptionally heavy and persistent rainfall has flooded large parts of southern Africa. Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa have been particularly hard hit, but Zimbabwe and other countries in the region are also reporting severe damage....
9. Feb 2026 | Allgemein, Floods, Recent Events, Storms
A series of winter storms has caused severe flooding in Morocco, Spain and Portugal in recent days. People have lost their lives in several regions, hundreds of thousands have been forced to leave their homes, and the damage to infrastructure, agriculture and...
21. Jan 2026 | Allgemein, Power Outage, Recent Events
On Saturday, January 3, 2026, there was a significant interruption to the power supply in the Berlin district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. The districts of Nikolassee, Whensee, Zehlendorf, and Lichterfelde were affected by the outage for a period of around 4.5 days. The...
13. Jan 2026 | Allgemein, Natural Hazards in Germany
New scientific analyses conducted with the participation of a group of experts from the German Weather Service (DWD) show that tornadoes occur more frequently in Germany than previously assumed. According to these analyses, an average of around 50 confirmed tornadoes...
1. Dec 2025 | Floods, General, heavy rain, Hochwasser
Cyclone Ditwah brought heavy rainfall to South and Southeast Asia [2,4]. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand were particularly affected, with the death toll now exceeding 900 [4]. On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, days of exceptionally heavy rainfall have also led...
