Forks of lightning illuminated the night sky in central Texas late Thursday, May 30, as weather officials warned of severe thunderstorms in the region.
This footage was filmed Meri Combs, who said she filmed it in Abilene on Thursday night.
The National Weather Service warned of damaging wind gusts of 60 mph and hail for parts of the state. Credit: Meri Combs via Storyful
The National Weather Service says the heatwave is ‘potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations’
Band of cold blankets entire east coast, with widespread frost across Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW
London set to be hotter than a number of popular holiday destinations on the continent
A wildlife biologist saw a moose and decided to take a short video. “It ended up being a better video than I expected,” Wes Larson said.
Warmer weather is on the way with the UK finally set to enjoy a spell of sunshine - as temperatures in some parts are expected to match those in Ibiza. While temperatures will likely hover at around 20C (68F) over the weekend, with highs of 24C (75F) in the south, Monday and Tuesday could be as hot as Ibiza in the southeast. It is forecast to be 25C (77F) on the sunny Spanish island at the start of next week, matching London and surrounding areas, with the Midlands and northwest a degree or two cooler.
A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada's western Arctic — which all started with a "pretty strange" female polar bear — is "quite rare," according to a new study. The research paper, published last week in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources, used a new tool to look at samples from 371 polar bears and 440 grizzly bears across Canada, Alaska and Greenland. The samples had been collected between 1975 and 2015. Ruth Rivkin, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Un
The future of new oil and gas projects in the UK has been thrown into doubt following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. The court concluded the environmental impact of emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered in planning applications for new extraction projects - not just the impacts of the emissions produced in extracting them. The case hinged around an oil drilling project at Horse Hill in Surrey, granted planning permission by Surrey County Council in 2019.
STORY: Nearly 2 million Muslims will complete the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has been fatal for hundreds who started the journey last Friday, to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.According to reports, at least 562 people have died during the haj. Egypt has reported 307 deaths and 118 missing, with temperatures hitting over 124 degrees Fahrenheit.The haj's timing is based on the lunar year, moving back 10 days each year.While the haj is now moving towards winter, it will occur in the peak of summer in Saudi Arabia by the 2040s.Climate scientist Fahad Saeed says these deaths hint at future risks for millions of haj pilgrims."We need to prepare, we need to adapt, we need to introduce the adaptation option as much as we can. While realizing that it will compromise on the centuries old ritual, but still we need to save people. But at the same time, we must do climate action to stop the global warming at 1.5 degrees centigrade. At anything beyond that, we are putting those pilgrims at the risk of death."Heat-related deaths during the haj have been recorded since the 1400s.Pilgrims' vulnerability stems from exertion, exposure, and older age, as well as a simple lack of acclimatization to the heat.According to Saudi officials last year, more than 2,000 people suffered from heat stress during that haj.A 2021 study in the journal Environmental Research Letters found that if global temperatures rise by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels, heat stroke risk for haj pilgrims will increase by five times.Still, pilgrims remain determined - for some, it's a one-in-a-lifetime affair."Haj is the fifth pillar of Islam and it is a mandatory duty for every capable person. So you have to exert efforts and get tired. Haj is a difficult task, so you have to exert efforts and perform the rituals even in the conditions of heat and crowding. You use an umbrella, drink water and pour it onto your body to prevent dehydration. And the water sprinklers in the walkways help."In 2016, Saudi Arabia implemented a heat strategy with shaded areas, water points at every 500 meters, and improved healthcare.Saudi health authorities advised pilgrims to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this year's haj.
After a few years of beautiful sunny weekends in Somerset, will the weather hold out for Glastonbury 2024?
From planting summer flower beds to watering hanging baskets, there are plenty of jobs to do before the sunshine (hopefully) arrives.
The UK is finally set to enjoy some June sunshine with temperatures expected to rise this week.
The new assessment from UNEP follows a call from the State of Palestine to take stock of the environmental damage.
Need for cooling has increased the load on capital’s power grid with consumption soaring to a record 8,647mw this week
The Met Office predicts it will ‘feel very warm for those in the sunshine’ — but will it be a heatwave and how can you cope at work in such a situation?
Thunderstorms churned around the center of circulation of a potential cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, June 18.The tropical disturbance, dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone One, could bring gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding to parts of Texas’s coast and northeastern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.Images captured and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES East satellite shows clouds swirling over the ocean as lightning flashes.A tropical storm warning was in effect on Tuesday for part of the Texas coast and the northeastern coast of Mexico. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
Good Morning Britain's weatherwoman Laura Tobin has confirmed the exact date the hot weather will finally arrive in the UK after a cold and wet snap – and it's not far away!
The future of Britain’s oil and gas industry has been thrown into doubt after a landmark decision by the Supreme Court.
The study has shown putting meat put down close to nests increases their chances of survival by 83%
The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world. Jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas, the glimmering rectangular prism's reflective surface imitates the vast desert landscape surrounding the mountain peak where it has been erected. Las Vegas police said on the social platform X that members of its search and rescue unit found the otherworldly object over the weekend near Gass Peak, part of the vast Desert National Wildlife Refuge where bighorn sheep and desert tortoises can be found roaming.
P.E.I.'s longest day of the year will also be one of its hottest so far, with heat warnings still in place for all three counties and temperatures expected to reach 31 C. The good news: Cooler temperatures are on the way."There is relief today along the coast [with highs of only 22 C in places] and with the showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for this afternoon," CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Thursday morning. Temperatures will fall to 19 C Thursday night and climb to a relatively co
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