Tornado-warned storms swept across Florida on Thursday, April 11, bringing wind, rain, and hail to central parts of the state, footage shows.
Video shows rain and wind hitting Clermont, west of Orlando, on Thursday. A wind advisory and a tornado watch were in effect for portions of east-central Florida through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: @gtvibezsc via Storyful
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Up to 50mm of rain in the space of a few hours is expected to fall in parts of Wales as storms batter the country
Met Office says temperatures will be ‘noticeably warmer’ from Tuesday
The threat of thunderstorms comes as many parts have been enjoying a short period of sunny weather.
Temperatures are set to rise this week as more spring like weather is ushered in.
The weather is set to change dramatically in the middle of May as mild temperatures are banished by a bleak outlook - with the fifth month of the year set to be a WASHOUT
Crossbench MPs and conservationists say clearing exemplifies failed environmental reform as endangered species like Gouldian finch face habitat destruction
Watford is set for thunderstorms after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning.
Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. A bill waiting to be signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis would strip the term “climate change” from much of state law and reverse a policy then-Gov. Charlie Crist championed as he built a reputation for being a rare Republican fighting to promote green energy over fossil fuels. While Florida is distinct for having an enormous coastline and being flat — Miami's average elevation is roughly 6 to 7 feet (2 meters) above sea level — the chairman of House Infrastructure Strategies Committee said it also has unique challenges and the climate change language in law makes meeting them more difficult.
Scientists have reacted with alarm to the spread of the H5N1 virus - a type of bird flu - in cattle and milk across the US.
Scientists say there is the urgent need to address destructive fishing practices globally.
WX Charts maps and shows, using Met Desk data, show stormy conditions lasting 18 hours.
The public has been urged to stop feeding red kites as they're getting "bolder" by swooping down for food.
A leading wildlife broadcaster has said he will not be drinking "any more" Heineken after the company felled thousands of trees in one of its orchards. Chris Packham said the decision to cut the trees on land in Monmouthshire near the border between England and Wales was a "tragic waste of a fabulous resource". The BBC reported thousands of apple trees had been cut on 300 acres of land at Penrhos Farm.
Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said Wednesday, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears.Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than five kilometres (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 locals.
High winds have forced another postponement of the lobster fishing season off P.E.I.'s North Shore.On a conference call with lobster fishers Tuesday morning, Fisheries and Oceans Canada called off a planned opening for Thursday.The marine forecast Tuesday for the Gulf of St. Lawrence includes a strong wind warning, with winds blowing out of the northwest at 25 to 30 knots, or 45 to 55 km/h. Those winds are expected to continue to blow at that strength through Friday.The affected area is known as
Weather washout as heavy rain to hamper down across London and southern England and Wales
The weekend does not look to be filled with barbecue weather
STORY: What if the carbon dioxide and methane that this landfill emits could power an airplane......and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time? Australian researchers say they’ve come up with a way to do just that.And it could help the aviation industry meet its net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050."I think the impact is very significant because unusually you have a win-win approach here."This is PJ Cullen, a chemical engineering professor at the University of Sydney.He says he's developed a method that takes greenhouse gases - like CO2 and methane - and converts them into fuel through a chemical process using plasma."In one sense, we have this idea that we're going to be capturing emissions that are coming from landfill. On the other, we have a sector that really needs a new technology in order to become more sustainable. The aviation industry accounts for approximately three percent of the world's emissions. So clearly, you cannot get to net zero without producing some sustainable solutions."Sustainable aviation fuel is typically five times more expensive than traditional jet fuel.Cullen is hoping that will change with the new process."We're able to take cheap or maybe even free electricity through a conversion process and produce useful chemicals."Meanwhile, the methane being used in the process also helps solve another key issue in sustainability:Methane emissions from human activities have driven about a third of the rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution.Richard Kirkman is the CEO of waste management company Veolia for Australia and New Zealand.He thinks all of Australia's waste could one day be converted into energy."All the household waste, all the biowaste, all the sludges from water treatment – you can convert it into energy. That can supplement about 10 percent of Australia’s energy supply. That’s a massive amount in terms of mitigating climate change. // This site produces 2 million cubes of methane every year and that’s enough to make 500,000 barbecue gas bottles. That’s a lot of sausage.”Cullen says the new method still needs to be scaled and incorporated into established workflows.“What's good about the process is actually it's very consistent so we can model how much gas will be coming off with these landfills per year."
A UK Zoo has shared captivating night-time CCTV footage of their elephants as they prepare to sleep. The video, shared by Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in North Somerset, provides a glimpse into the nocturnal behaviours of 18-year-old Janu and 9-year-old Sutton. It shows Janu lying on his side while Sutton, the younger of the two, playfully attempts to engage him and snuggle up as closely as possible. The charming interaction was a delightful observation for the zookeepers, aiding in their study of elephant behaviours. Tom Lindley, the Elephant Section Leader, sheds light on their elephant sleep habits, stating, "Elephants sleep for around 4-6 hours a night on average. They tend to sleep for between 1-2 hours in one stint, then get up and move around a little, before going down for their next bout."
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