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The IndependentHurricane Kirk map: Where UK expects to see heavy rain and wind of storm aftermath
The Met Office has released a map detailing what areas of the UK will be hit by the fallout from Hurrican Kirk
- Somerset County Gazette
Tornado warning issued for whole of South West this evening
A tornado warning has been released for all of the south west this evening up until the early hours of tomorrow morning.
- Manchester Evening News
Hurricane Kirk UK weather warning as major storm sweeps towards Europe
Hurricane Kirk is currently maintaining category 4 strength in the central North Atlantic Ocean
- Time
Hurricane Leslie Path: Where It's Heading and What to Know
Close behind Hurricane Kirk, Leslie has now strengthened into a hurricane.
- CNN
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
This week, marvel at a tree grown from an ancient seed, learn why Mount Everest is undergoing a growth spurt, discover a Viking mass burial, and more.
- CNN
Less than 10 days after Helene made landfall, Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3
Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm.
- Yahoo News UK
Angry homeowners hit out at authorities after houses left flooded and 'raw sewage' running across driveways
Homeowners in Brampton, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, say they were left flooded and with raw sewage running down their driveways after recent heavy rain.
- The Guardian
Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans
Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric vans will backfire
- ABC News
Hurricane Milton intensifying as it heads toward Florida's west coast
Hurricane Milton is intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico, reaching speeds of 85 mph on Sunday night as a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Late Monday night, Milton is forecast to reach Category 4 status and stay at that strength through Tuesday before weakening slightly on Wednesday before it makes landfall as a Category 3, per the NHC. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Milton is currently forecast to make landfall in the Madeira Beach area of Pinellas County around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, adding that the forecast path of the storm could change over the next few days.
- Business Insider
Owning a home in Florida is a huge gamble. Some people are starting to question whether it's worth it.
Florida's susceptibility to hurricanes doesn't deter millions of people from buying homes there. Now some may be reevaluating the risks and costs.
- Associated Press
US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a 'truly dangerous narrative'
The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid workers and creating fear in people who need recovery assistance. Republicans, led by the former president, have helped foster a frenzy of misinformation over the past week among the communities most devastated by Helene, promoting a number of false claims, including that Washington is intentionally withholding aid to people in Republican areas.
- The Telegraph
Labour trophy hunting ban ‘will do more harm than good’
Labour’s proposed ban on importing hunting trophies could do more harm than good, a study by the University of Oxford has found.
- Isle of Wight County Press
Locals and rescue groups go to aid of whale stranded on Isle of Wight beach
A pilot whale was found by dog walkers on an Isle of Wight beach.
- Time
Marjorie Taylor Greene Backlash Over Comments Amid Helene
Comments Greene made via social media have prompted backlash and discussion.
- The Independent
Milton rapidly strengthens into hurricane as Florida braces for life-threatening storm surge and winds
Milton is due to turn into a Category 3 hurricane and make landfall on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center warned
- The Telegraph
First it was the dodo – now scientists want to resurrect the giant bear and jumbo beaver
A giant bear from the Ice Age and a 5ft-tall beaver could be next in line for resurrection by de-extinction scientists.
- Storyful
Satellite Imagery Shows Historic Trio of Active Hurricanes Swirling in Atlantic Basin
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) said three hurricanes were simultaneously active in the Atlantic Basin on Sunday, October 6, marking the first time the phenomenon had ever been recorded in the month of October.Satellite imagery released by CIRA at Colorado State University (CSU) shows the trio - named Milton, Kirk and Leslie - as they were developing in the Atlantic Basin on Sunday.“For the first time in recorded history, the Atlantic basin has three active hurricanes in October or later,” CIRA said, crediting a CSU researcher for the statistic.By Sunday afternoon, Milton intensified from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf Coast and was expected to impact Florida by early next week.Hurricane Kirk, carrying maximum sustained winds near 100 mph (155 km/hr), was forecast to generate surf swells around the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and east coast of the US. Leslie, carrying winds of 90 mph, was not expected to impact land, according to official reports. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
- SWNS
UK safari parks complete rhino swap and unite sisters for the first time
Two UK safari parks have completed a rhino swap and united sisters for the first time as part of a conservation programme to help save the species from extinction. Bonnie, a two-tonne Southern white rhino, has arrived at West Midlands Safari Park while Granville made his way to Woburn Safari Park, in Bedfordshire. Granville was born at West Midlands in 2018 to mum Ailsa, who coincidentally is also eight-year-old Bonnie’s sister meaning they have now met for the first time. Bonnie is joining the herd of eight white rhinos at the Worcestershire attraction while Granville has gone off to be part of a breeding programme a Woburn. The attractions say its hoped their collaborative efforts will go some way to preserving genetic diversity of the species which are at risk of becoming extinct.
- Isle of Wight County Press
Dead whale recovered from Isle of Wight beach for further tests
The Isle of Wight Council carried out the tricky operation this morning (Sunday, October 6)
- Swindon Advertiser
Residents warned 'flooding possible' as Wiltshire alert issued
Residents in Wiltshire have been warned “flooding is possible” after heavy rain.