An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year's Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2023
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Within the space of a week in February 2022, England and Wales were affected by three severe storms (Dudley, Eunice and Franklin). Persistent heavy rain led to the flooding of around 400 properties and severe flood warnings ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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California faces a "parade of storms" over the next several weeks, on top of recent deluges that have killed at least 12 people, caused flooding, knocked out power and forced evacuations and school closures up and down the ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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After the driest start to any year on record, California will end 2022 with snow-capped mountains, soaked roadways and—in some places—flood warnings.
Environment
Dec 30, 2022
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An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week—just in time for the holidays.
Environment
Dec 21, 2022
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Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for much of the nation as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States.
Environment
Dec 18, 2022
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Winter storms are pummeling the United States, snow is piling up, temperatures are dropping, traffic is snarling and there's always the threat of thunderstorms and thundersnow.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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Puffins lose the ability to fly for up to two months every year—twice as long as previously believed. Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) suggest the seabirds are vulnerable to winter storms due to their inability ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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Predicting snowfall from winter storms is tricky, in no small part because heavy snow and regions of mixed precipitation look very similar in weather radar imagery. Mixed precipitation falls as a blend of rain, freezing rain, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2022
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There's a piece of gardening lore in my hometown which has been passed down for generations: never plant your tomatoes before Show Day, which, in Tasmania, is the fourth Saturday in October. If you're foolhardy enough to ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2022
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