Mediterranean mini-hurricane could form in Catalonia, Barcelona activated its municipal emergency plan

 Catalan leader Salvador Illa on Saturday warned that a "Mediterranean mini-hurricane" could form in the northeastern Spanish region as weather agencies issued red alerts for torrential rain.

Global average life expectancy has reached 73.3 years

 Global average life expectancy has reached 73.3 years, a figure close to the level recorded in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.

Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026

 Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 as intense heat waves and a winter with little snow drove another year of extreme melting, according to new data released Thursday.

Hurricane Polo leaves as a Category 2 storm Mexico's Baja California Sur

 

Hurricane Polo left no fatalities in Mexico's Baja California Sur state after making landfall as a Category 2 storm, according to the state's governor.

It has been raining in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days. This is a record in the history of meteorological observations

 

Precipitation began in the Japanese capital on August 27 and has continued ever since. 

The heavy Starship spacecraft was successfully launched and placed into Earth's orbit for a test flight; will be de-orbited in a couple of hours

 Elon Musk’s SpaceX creation will orbit the Earth several times at an altitude of approximately 275 km while deploying 26 Starlink satellites.