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Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS (Reuters) - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on the forest floor blocked access.
Met Office extends UK weather warning as thunderstorms batter southern England
The Met Office has extended warnings for travel disruption and possible flooding after heavy rain battered southern England and Wales overnight.Widespread thunderstorms led to yellow warnings for frequent lightning, heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds for parts of Wales and a swathe of southern England encompassing London, Plymouth and Oxford overnight and into Thursday morning.Overnight, two buildings in Sussex were damaged by lightning strikes, according to West Sussex Fire & Rescue.A care home in Elmer, West Sussex, was struck, causing damage to its roof, and a university building in Chichester sustained damage to its roof and power system.Videos and...
Warning for thunderstorms before sunshine could bring warmest day of 2024
Thursday could be the warmest day of the year so far after warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms overnight across southern parts of England and Wales, the Met Office has said.Two yellow weather warnings were issued for the UK, with heavy rain falling over parts of the country on Wednesday night.Storms hit the South West and Wales, with a warning in place until 8am on Thursday, while a warning in south-east England has been extended to 10am on Thursday.Marco Petagna, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said some places could see their warmest temperatures of the year on Thursday. This...
Guangdong has been hit by a string of disasters attributed to extreme weather events in recent weeks
Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 36. The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued.
US: ‘Mothership’ Shelf Cloud Rolls Through Eastern Missouri Amid Storms
An ominous 'mothership' shelf cloud hovered over parts of eastern Missouri as storms rolled through the region on Wednesday evening, May 1. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@its_joey_meyer via Spectee”. NOTE: Looped video Video Location: Union, Missouri, US Video Recording Date/Time: May 1, 2024 at about 19:15h.
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