Weather tracker: Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China
Xinjiang in north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in south recorded 38C – the largest temperature contrast recorded in a single country
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Xinjiang in north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in south recorded 38C – the largest temperature contrast recorded in a single country
A rare tropical storm has made landfall in Brazil and caused heavy flooding in the south of the country
NASA has recently captured a rare tropical storm swirling in the South Atlantic Ocean. NASA's attention has recently been drawn to an unusual event unfolding off the coast of Brazil—a rare tropical storm swirling in the South Atlantic Ocean, a region where such phenomena are infrequent.
Akará is the first named system in the South Atlantic Basin since 2022.
Tropical Storm Akará became the first tropical system to form in the South Atlantic basin, in the the southern hemisphere, since 2021.