The Maldives Meteorological Service has issued an Orange Weather Alert from Kaafu to Vaavu Atoll due to heavy rainfall and severe flooding. In response, police and MNDF personnel have been deployed to drain flooded streets and place sandbags to protect homes and businesses.
El Niño has continued to strengthen through September and into October, bringing growing concerns over extreme heat, drought, flooding and food insecurity around the world, while the Maldives prepares for potentially stronger effects later this year.
El Niño is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean, with the Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) warning that the phenomenon could pose a threat to the survival of coral reefs in the Maldives.
Following severe tidal flooding in Malé, the Maldives Meteorological Service has issued an overnight White Alert for Kaafu Atoll through Addu City. Authorities warn that swells coinciding with rising high tides pose a continued risk of coastal inundation for low-lying islands.
A powerful El Niño climate pattern has begun developing in the Pacific Ocean, prompting warnings from scientists that global temperatures could rise further and weather-related disasters may become more frequent and severe in the months ahead.
The Maldives Meteorological Service has forecast widespread thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the country over the next 24 hours, with strong winds and rough seas expected in several regions.
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines early Monday morning, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings, and prompting tsunami alerts across several countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Met Office has forecast heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds across large parts of the Maldives today, with rough sea conditions expected in northern and central waters.
Rising global temperatures driven by climate change are expected to intensify the developing El Niño pattern, with the United Nations warning that the phenomenon could strengthen significantly in the coming months and become one of the most powerful weather events on record. Climate experts say El Niño has the potential to amplify extreme weather worldwide,…
The Maldives Meteorological Service has warned that sea conditions across the northern and central atolls are expected to remain rough today as large numbers of people begin returning to Malé following the Eid holidays. With government offices and schools set to reopen tomorrow after the nine-day Eid break, many travellers have already started making their…
