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United Kingdom

Record breaking heatwave hits UK over holiday weekend

Another heatwave sends UK temperatures soaring.

26/08/2019

Sport

Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship

Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship

25/08/2019

Russia

Smoke from wildfires in Siberia 'covers an area bigger than the EU'

The smoke cloud extends to an area of 7 million sq km, while the EU is 4.476 million square kilometres.

14/08/2019

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Suspected landspout caused by powerful thunderstorms hits Amsterdam

Footage uploaded to social media showed the moment a suspected landspout hit central Amsterdam on Friday.

10/08/2019

World News

Tornadoes and 'whirlwinds' cause havoc in parts of northern Europe

Parts of northern Europe experienced tornadoes and 'whirlwinds' on Friday evening.

10/08/2019

USA

Watch: Tornado tears off hotel roof in US

Just last weekend, the region was gripped by a sizzling heatwave, which was broken by the storms.

24/07/2019

France

Watch: Tourists cool off in Paris' fountains as France sizzles

As Paris sizzled in the heatwave currently gripping France, some tourists sought relief in the fountains in front of the Eiffel Tower.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Europe heatwave: UK could break all-time temperature record

Another heatwave is set to engulf parts of Europe this week, prompting weather and wildfire warnings — and the UK is bracing itself for a possible all-time temperature record.

23/07/2019

USA

Storm 'turned Mississippi Delta into an ocean'

Fears circulated prior to the storm that some of Mississippi River's levees would be toppled at New Orleans, allowing the canals to rush into the city. This destruction happened before, in 2005's Hurricane Katrina, with devastating consequences for the city.

16/07/2019

USA

More than 120 dogs, cats in path of Hurricane Barry are flown to safety

The Humane Society evacuated animals that were up for adoption in Louisiana shelters, which helps to increase capacity for dogs and cats that may displaced in the storm.

13/07/2019

Greece

Freak storm hits northern Greece, killing six foreign nationals

A freak storm hit northern Greece on Wednesday evening, killing six foreign nationals.

11/07/2019

Spain

Watch: Unexpected flooding turns deadly in northeastern Spain

Torrential rain and hail brought unexpected flooding to parts of northeastern Spain on Monday evening, killing at least one person.

09/07/2019

World News

Why was there a spike in pollution during the European heatwave?

Increasingly, Peuch said, we are becoming aware that even low levels of pollutants pose health risks.

04/07/2019

World

Weather forecasters are predicting record temperatures across Europe

Temperatures expected to break all-time highs for June in the coming days as a heatwave is about to sweep through the continent. Today Paris is expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius, Frankfurt 35C and Madrid 37C. Tomorrow temperatures are expected to rise even further with 42C in Northern Spain.

25/06/2019

China

Huge landslide kills one man and buries several cars

A monster landslide in Wuping County located in east China's Fujian Province swallowed several cars on Thursday, killing one man.

14/06/2019

Germany

'Doomsday' hail storm smashes windows in Bavaria

A strong hailstorm with golf ball-sized stones hit parts of Bavaria on Monday evening.

11/06/2019

Italy

Watch: extraordinary hailstorm hits Puglia, in southern Italy

It looks like winter, but it's early June: an exceptional hailstorm sees the streets Puglia, in Southern Italy, covered in several centimetres of ice

03/06/2019

Romania

Watch: Powerful tornado touches down in Romania, leaves wreckage

A powerful and unusual tornado touched in the Romanian countryside on Tuesday, leaving wreckage behind.

30/04/2019

Mozambique

More than 1,000 feared dead after cyclone in Mozambique

"It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

19/03/2019

United Kingdom

Warm February weather is 'concerning' says climate expert

On Monday, several parts of the UK saw some of the warmest winter days with a temperature of 20.2 Celsius recorded in west London and 20.3 in west Wales. Met Office meteorologists said Tuesday would also be unusually warm.

26/02/2019