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Saint Vincent volcano: Soufrière erupts amid mass evacuation
A volcano has begun erupting on the Eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent.
More than 16,000 residents were evacuated as volcanic activity on La Soufrière increased on Thursday, with the volcano emitting plumes of ash.
Evacuees are being given te
South to endure another round of drenching storms
Even though the phrase "April showers" is used often this time of year, AccuWeather meteorologists say heavy April downpours will continue across the Southeast instead.
This week began with warm, dry weather across much of the region. Easter Sunday w
Read more…California reports third-driest year on record
A snow survey in California revealed that the state only received about 50% of its average precipitation during the 2021 water year, tying it for its third-driest on record
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/california-reports-third-driest
Read more…Sweltering Easter Sunday in store for the Southwest USA as heat wave ramps up
Heat that has been building in the Southwest over the past couple of days has peaked across California, but for states farther east, the warmest air is yet to come. Temperatures through the early week are expected to soar 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit abo
Read more…Canada surpasses one million Covid-19 cases
Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days.
With 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 announced in British Columbia yester
Read more…Japan's cherry blossom 'earliest peak since 812'
The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign of spring, has peaked at the earliest date since records began 1,200 years ago, research shows.
The 2021 season in the city of Kyoto peaked on 26 March, according to data collected by Osaka Univer
Covid-19: Seven UK blood clot deaths after AstraZeneca vaccine
Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed to the BBC.
In total, 30 people out of 18 million vaccinated by 24 March had these clots.
Women remanded in custody after refusing to go into quarantine(Ireland)
Two women who refused to go into hotel quarantine after arriving home from Dubai have been remanded in custody with consent to bail.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0403/1207737-courts-quarantine/
Read more…North-central US set for another big temperature swing
Following winter's brief return, the north-central United States is about to get on another temperature roller coaster ride, but this time on the upward trend.
AccuWeather forecasters say that temperatures may climb high enough to challenge decades-o
Read more…Paris sets new March record as summerlike warmth grips Europe
A taste of summer marked the final days of March across western Europe, with multiple cities sneaking in new record highs for March just before the calendar flipped to April.
While temperatures more reminiscent of late spring or early summer can ling
Read more…Summerlike heat to challenge record highs across Southwest USA
Some residents of the West may wonder if the calendar flipped to August as opposed to April, with temperatures expected to soar to record-high levels into Easter weekend.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/summerlike-heat-to-challenge
Read more…2020 saw sharp increase in rainforest destruction
An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was burned or hacked down last year, as the destruction of tropical forests accelerated despite a global economic slowdown, according to new research.
The worst losses were in Brazil, three t
Read more…Early week warmth in Europe to precede another blast of frigid air
While many across Europe will enjoy warmth, forecasters are warning people not to get used to the summerlike weather.
A surge of summerlike warmth will take hold in many areas from France and southern England into Germany into the middle of the week
Read more…Summer-like heat to sizzle across Southwest USA
The weather across the United States will be the tale of two seasons from one coast to the other this week. As winter fights back in the eastern U.S., it will begin to feel more summerlike across much of the Southwest. In Southern California, gusty S
Read more…Nashville flooding turned deadly after severe storms tear across South
Parts of the South have endured multiple severe weather outbreaks in March and have just not been able to catch a break. On Saturday, yet another significant day of severe weather unfolded across the region. In addition to damaging wind gusts, hail a
Read more…Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa says
Earthlings can breathe a sigh of relief after US space agency Nasa confirmed the planet was "safe" from a once-feared asteroid for the next 100 years at least.
Nasa had deemed Apophis to be one of the most dangerous asteroids to Earth after its dis
