Gusts of more than 100mph have been recorded after Storm Bella brought heavy rain and high winds to large parts of the UK.
The Needles, on the Isle of Wight, saw gusts that reached 106mph (170kmh).
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It is clear we are now dealing with a virus that spreads far more easily - probably more than twice as easily - as the version that emerged in Wuhan at the end of 2019.
The Alpha variant, first identified in Kent, UK, performed a large jump in its
The "Climategate" computer hacking scandal that rocked the scientific world is to be made into a BBC film.
Hackers stole thousands of emails and documents from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit in Norwich in 2009.
The worst drought in nearly a century to hit two key regions in Brazil is wreaking havoc on hydroelectric dams and crops - and threatening the nascent pandemic recovery of Latin America's biggest economy.
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It’s almost two weeks until the official start to summer, which arrives on June 20, but already portions of the United States have been enduring blistering stretches of heat, some of which may go down in the record books.
Read more…For nearly three weeks Belgium's leading virologist has been living in a safehouse with his wife and 12-year-old son, guarded by security agents.
While scientists across the world have come under attack throughout the pandemic, the threat to Prof M
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"There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report has found, according to a New York Times report, but officials still cannot explain the mysterious air
Read more…The Chief Medical Officer has said the National Public Health Emergency Team is "genuinely concerned" about the number of cases of the variant of Covid-19 first identified in India that have been detected in Ireland.
Dr Tony Holohan said data from P
Read more…Following a week-long stretch of unseasonably cool conditions across the Southeast, a heat wave now looms for the region. The upcoming surge of warmth will allow record high temperatures to be challenged by early next week, according to AccuWeather f
Read more…A historic deluge of rain this week unleashed serious flooding across portions of Texas and Louisiana, leaving roads underwater and leading to high water rescues. Now, before the week is over, more unwanted news is in store for the region. A tropical
Read more…As temperatures dipped to near-record lows on Thursday, people from Nevada to Montana to Alberta got yet another visit from Old Man Winter.
This wintry storm comes days after a spell of summerlike warmth basked the region.
Read more…The first Arabian Sea cyclonic storm of 2021 formed on Saturday morning, local time, and AccuWeather forecasters warn it will continue to bring detrimental impacts to India, which is currently engulfed in the world's largest COVID-19 outbreak.
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Read more…As the early part of the growing season continues in the northern Plains, heat will build this weekend, exacerbating drought conditions and raising concerns for an elevated wildfire risk from the northern Plains to south-central Canada.
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