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Huge thunderstorm hits London with 'biblical' rain as Met Office issues travel and flood warning
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Wales OnlineScientists issue amber northern lights alert as they could be visible across UK on Thursday, May 16
Aurorawatch UK has issued an amber alert for today due to intense geomagnetic activity from the Sun
- Liverpool Echo
Met Office issues urgent 10-hour warning as more rain forecast
The wet weather will be an issue into the night
- Birmingham Live
Weather maps reveal date of 'mini heatwave' as Met Office forecasts 'above average' temperatures
The sunny weather is predicted to continue for three days
- Birmingham Live
UK weather maps show when first 30C day of year will roast Britain
The UK is set to sizzle with rising temperatures as we head towards May and towards the sixth month of the year, June, and the first full month of summer proper.
- The Telegraph
Nuclear waste to be buried 650ft under the English countryside
Swathes of nuclear waste are set to be buried in the English countryside after ministers agreed to dig a 650ft pit starting this decade.
- Birmingham Live
Met Office and BBC give verdict over rumours of next UK heatwave 'before end of May'
Reports from some forecasters, including WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, show highs in the mid-twenties for 72 hours, kicking off on May 24.
- CNN
At least 4 dead in Houston as destructive storms lash Texas and Louisiana with strong winds and flood threats
At least four people have died in Houston as severe weather blasted through the city, an official said, as strong storms lashed parts of Texas with destructive winds and dangerous flooding.
- Birmingham Live
UK told to prepare for 'big and historic' heatwave before Saharan scorcher within days
Britain could be in line for a sizzling, record-breaking heatwave over the summer, Exacta Weather's James Madden said.
- CNN
Floods could hit Gulf Coast after storms kill at least 4 in Houston, damage buildings and cut power for hundreds of thousands
Storms battered Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday with destructive winds and torrential rain, leaving at least four dead, flooded roads and more than 1 million homes and businesses without power — and more floods could plague parts of the Gulf Coast Friday.
- Liverpool Echo
Met Office delivers weather verdict on 35C 'Saharan plume'
Some outlets have said a Saharan plume could spark a UK heatwave
- The Telegraph
Compulsory smart meters crucial to fight ‘real and growing risk’ of drought, experts warn
Smart water meters must be made compulsory across all households to protect the UK against climate change, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned.
- Yorkshire Live
Met Office issues seven hour thunderstorm weather warning
Potentially more than two inches of rain could fall causing flooding and dangerous driving conditions
- Wales Online
Met Office issues weather warning for heavy rain in Wales
The warning covers the majority of Wales with of 40-60mm of rainfall expected in parts
- Birmingham Live
UK weather maps burn red with heatwave and new 'hottest day of year' to hit
A new hottest day of the year could be recorded across the weekend of May 25 and May 26 as the UK sees the mercury rise to the mid-twenties - threatening the current benchmark of 25C.
- POWER Magazine
World's Largest Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Pilot Successfully Tested
EPRI, in collaboration with Southern Company and Storworks, has recently completed testing of a pilot concrete thermal energy storage (CTES) system at Alabama Power’s Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating plant […]
- Birmingham Live
CCTV installer slapped with £1k fine after council 'rummage through bin'
Philip Robinson has refused to pay the fine
- Birmingham Live
UK tourists in Canary Islands warned 'it's much bigger than previously thought'
Cumbre Vieja volcano last erupted in 2021 and more than 3,000 properties and hundreds of acres of farmland were destroyed.
- Dorset Echo
Heavy rain and thunderstorms to hit Dorset
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms which will be in place from 12:59pm until 8pm today, Thursday, May 16.
- PA Media: UK News
Rare black-tailed godwit chicks hatch from rescued eggs
The birds will be ringed and named, with a cohort released back into the wild near WWT Welney in Norfolk.
- Birmingham Live
Weather maps reveal when 250-mile European plume will hit UK
Hot weather from Europe could push towards the UK