Yahoo News Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm
TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm.
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OK! MagazineWeather maps show exact date four-day 32C scorcher will reach UK next week
Summer temperatures are set to return with a bang next week with the mercury set to hit 32C, as weather maps show exactly which areas are set to roast in the sweltering heat.
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Las Vegas hits its all-time temperature record - as motorcyclist dies from 'heat exposure' in Death Valley
Las Vegas has hit its all-time temperature record amid an ongoing widespread heatwave along the US West Coast. The city in Nevada recorded 49C (120F) for the first time on Sunday - a day after the temperature reached 46C (115F) there, which tied with a record set in 2007. Temperatures are running as much as 20 degrees above normal for this time of year in some places, according to National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Bryan Jackson.
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Heavy downpours to batter UK as yellow warnings for rain are issued
Yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued across southern England and south Wales on Monday evening and in northern Scotland on Tuesday.
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Watch view of downtown Houston and Galveston as Hurricane Beryl bears down on Texas
Watch a view of downtown Houston and Galveston as Texas prepares for Hurricane Beryl, which could grow into a category 2 hurricane on Monday 8 July. The storm is hurtling towards the state with maximum sustained winds of 80mph (130km/h). Beryl, which left a trail of destruction this week in the Caribbean, killing at least 11 people, is now a category 1 hurricane and may strengthen into a category 2 by landfall on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky
STORY: :: Italy's Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky:: July 7, 2024:: Piazzale Funivia Dell'Etna, ItalyVolcanic activity from Etna's 'Voragine' crater has intensified this week, with vigorous explosions following a four-year dormancy.Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, is believed to have the longest documented history of eruptions amongst all volcanoes, with records dating back to as early as 425 B.C.
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Passengers record moment British Airways plane struck by lightning
Passengers have caught the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning as it made its descent into Heathrow airport.
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Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
More than 50 million people across the US are under heat alerts as a brutal heat wave that has shattered records continues to scorch the West.
- The Independent
More than 10,000 passengers stranded after BA and easyJet flight cancellations
Exclusive: ‘To make us sit on a plane for three hours to then cancel the flight and give us zero alternatives is an absolute disgrace’
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Met Office dismisses reports 'heat dome' will hit UK this month
The agency has bluntly rejected reports there will be a so-called 'heat dome' in the next few weeks.
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Heavy rain on way again which could affect Wimbledon and British Grand Prix
Heavy rain could hit Wimbledon and the British Grand Prix in the afternoon.
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UK weather: Met Office says more rain to come as Britain awaits the return of summer
Outbreaks of rain expected across the country this week as summer heatwave continues to elude UK
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Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas as 'Life-Threatening' Category 1 Storm: 'Urban Flooding Expected'
Hurricane Beryl hit Texas in the early hours of Monday, July 8, after already killing at least 10 people
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely. Beryl made landfall around the middle the Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds in the early hours of Monday. Beryl is just one example of extremes that are fueled by climate change.
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Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure in Death Valley as temperature reaches 128F
Another visitor in same motorcycle group hospitalized for ‘severe heat illness’ as other four members treated at scene
- Dorset Echo
Beware of heavy rain as weather warning issued
Heavy rain is set to hit Dorset as a weather warning is put in place
- Herald Scotland
Risk of power cuts and flooding as Met Office issue yellow weather warning for North
A yellow weather warning has been issued for large parts of North Scotland including Aberdeen and Inverness.
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Tourists stranded by storm Beryl pack Cancun airport
STORY: :: July 6, 2024::Stranded tourists flock to Cancun airportafter Hurricane Beryl causes flight cancellations::Fabiana, Tourist from Florida"It was a little hard. We had to change our flights two times, but it was okay, it wasn't that bad."::Lynn Hayes, Tourist from Kansas"Friday was obviously scary. Thursday night, scary. But the hotel did an amazing job of preparing the hotel and the guests for whatever was to come and kept us fed and kept us safe. And it was great. We commend them."::Cancun, MexicoTravelers crowded in front of airline check-in counters to try and get flights after more than 300 flights were canceled, waiting in long lines as the airport slowly returned to operational mode on Saturday.Beryl weakened to a tropical storm as it passed over Mexico's top beach destinations on Friday (July 5), bringing strong winds and heavy rain but without doing major damage, after forging a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean.Mexico's civil protection agency said on Friday, there were zero reports of casualties as a result of the storm.
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Beryl is forecast to hit Texas as a hurricane. Here's how you can prepare your emergency kit, home and evacuation plan.
Make sure you're organized ahead of any storm.
- Storyful
'Insanity': Hurricane Beryl Lashes Texas
A city-wide curfew and a flash flood warning were in place for Bay City for the evening of Sunday, July 7 and the morning of Monday, July 8, as Hurricane Beryl made its way through Texas.Footage filmed by Chad Casey shows strong winds and rain battering Bay City in the early hours of Monday. Casey described the weather conditions as “insanity.”Bay City Mayor Robert Nelson issued a curfew starting Sunday at 11 pm, while the nearby city of Palacios had a curfew from 9 pm, accord.The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the area valid until the early morning on Monday.Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, in Texas, early on Monday morning, bringing sustained winds of up to 80 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Credit: Chad Casey via Storyful
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Council confirms date free green bin collection ends for York households
The charge will be introduced on August 5 and anyone not signing up will not have specific garden waste kerbside pickups after this date.