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extreme weather
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Close One! Hectic Cape Winds Blow Access Park Entrance Over
28 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s going to be hard to trust any structure standing in the Cape Town winds from now on.
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Everything We Know About Waterspouts – The Bizarre Ocean Weather Phenomenon That Sank The Bayesian Billionaire’s Yacht [Video]
21 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The luxury sailboat was anchored just a few hundred metres off the coast of Porticello on calm seas when it was suddenly struck by a violent waterspout that took it down.
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The Western Cape Received Record Rainfall In July, Exceeded The Historical Average
13 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
An analysis of rainfall data from weather service stations revealed that Cape Town far exceeded the long-term average of rainfall for the month.
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Crew Races To Contain Oil Spill After Cargo Vessel Grounded By Extreme Cape Weather Breaks Apart
30 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The spill took place over the weekend when the ship broke into four sections, unfortunately along a corridor where our endangered African penguins traverse.
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Cape Town Road Closures After Flooding Causing Frustration – What Can You Do?
24 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The roads have become a battleground, where the stormwater drain system’s failures have wreaked havoc, forcing multiple lane closures on the N1 and plunging the city into a week of massive traffic chaos.
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Seven Dead, Four Missing As Destructive Floods Cause Chaos Across Nelson Mandela Bay [Videos]
03 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A number of rescue operations recovered people safely from buildings, residences and vehicles.
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Watch This Terrifying Tornado Destroy Nearly Everything In Its Path [Video]
30 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A string of twisters that wreaked havoc across Nebraska on April 26 shows just how terrifying they can become.
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Trucks Blowing Off Bridges, Roofs Flying, Trees Breaking – All The Damage From This Weekend’s Wild Weather [Videos]
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A couple of vehicles, including trucks, were launched off the N1 bridge just before the Huguenot Tunnel outside Paarl, roofs split and shattered in the wind blowing over Gordon’s Bay, while trees broke and debris was flung into the roads all over the rest of the Western Cape this weekend.
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The Weather Up North Is Extreme Right Now – Tornado In Mpumalanga And Hailstorm In Gauteng [Video]
14 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
On Monday, parts of Johannesburg were ravaged by an extreme hailstorm while a tornado threatened residents in Standerton in Mpumalanga.
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Three SA Provinces See 22 Rainfall Records In One Day – Why Is Rain Getting More Extreme?
27 Sep 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is clear that this year has been our wettest in the last 10 years, but the Heritage Day weekend alone saw more rainfall than anything before in the province’s recent history.
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Record Heatwaves Are Hitting Everywhere From Europe To The US And Japan
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It looks like the word ‘unprecedented’ is here to stay, and this time it is in reference to the climate crisis.
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KZN Is Not Catching A Break – A Tornado Just Ripped Through Parts Of Durban [Videos]
28 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Flooding in Cape Town, an earthquake in Gauteng, and now a tornado in KwaZulu-Natal. It’s as if nature is trying to tell us something.
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So How Hot Was 2022? La Niña Brought The Drama But Now We’re Bracing For Drier, Hotter El Niño Chaos
12 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Yeah, we’re talking about the weather and it is actually fascinating.
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Astonishing Video Footage Of A Woman Being Swept Out Of A Building By A Tornado
04 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
That’s the alarming thing – as the climate crisis ramps up, we’re going to see more and more videos of terrifying tornadoes ripping into city after city.
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The Flooding At The Kruger National Park Is Wild [Videos]
16 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The greater Kruger National Park has been lashed by heavy rains since Friday, with rivers overflowing and roads being cut off by the surging water.
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North Of China Bracing Against -53°C Where An Egg Freezes As It Cracks Open [Video]
25 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It has been so cold that one of China’s northernmost cities broke its lowest-ever recorded temperature.
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Radical Footage Of Flooding In Western Cape [Videos]
13 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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Pics And Videos From Yesterday’s Insane Hailstorm In Jozi
06 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
As a storm spread over large parts of Gauteng yesterday, Johannesburg was pummelled by massive hailstones, strong winds, and heavy rain.
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Vaalies Freaked Out By Strange Cloud Formations [Images+Videos]
30 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Residents were in awe (and a little fear) as they witnessed funnel clouds forming in the stormy sky on Sunday.
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People Are Canoeing Around The Streets Of Potchefstroom [Videos]
16 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
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Our Favourites From The Weather Photographer Of The Year 2022 Competition
01 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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Why South Dakota’s Skies Turned An Eerie Neon Green This Week [Videos]
07 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
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’.
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Mad Footage Of Tornado Ripping Through South Of China [Videos]
21 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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You Can Surf Down A Fairway In KZN Now [Videos]
12 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In Durban North there was canoeing, and in Hillcrest, someone whipped out their surfboard and slid down the flooded fairway at Cotswold Downs.
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Hectic Videos Show KZN Flooding Wrecking Homes
12 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
People across the province are contending with heavy downpours, flooded streets, mudslides, and structural collapses.
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Remarkable ‘Hovering’ Plane Trying To Land At Heathrow During Storm [Video]
21 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Storm Eunice has been causing havoc on the landing strips, forcing a Qatar Airways jet to attempt a unique landing.
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Crazy Sicilian Waterspout Tears Through Town [Video]
18 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A severe storm brought torrential rainfall, violent winds, an impressive waterspout, and even a tornado to the Italian town of Sicily.
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Extreme US Conditions Caused These Massive ‘Firenadoes’ [Videos]
13 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Firenadoes are the latest horror in the heat spell that has caused insane wildfires to blaze from California to Oregon.
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Cyclone Eloise Rips Through Kruger [Images+Videos]
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Cyclone Eloise, since downgraded to Tropical Storm Eloise, tore through the Kruger National Park and other parts of South Africa this weekend.
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Crazy Footage Shows A Tornado Tearing Through KwaZulu-Natal [Videos]
13 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Residents of the Mshwati district were hit hard by a tunnel of wind that tore through the area, ripping up trees and destroying property.
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