Gusting winds and blowing snow swept across northern Arizona overnight into Wednesday, February 22, as a “major” winter storm hit, the National Weather Service said.
This footage was captured by Twitter user @Az49erGirl in Flagstaff.
According to the weather service, damaging winds and falling snow would continue throughout Wednesday, impacting travel. Credit: @Az49erGirl via Storyful
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UK braces for another round of turbulent weather as 16 areas face flood warnings or alerts
Bubbling sinkhole reappears above HS2 work in west London
Thruxted Mill was one of five UK sites where Mad Cow infected cattle were destroyed. Now, a University of Kent professor warns human activity must never be encouraged there
Heat pumps are just a “sticking plaster” solution for British homes in the race to cut energy bills and get to net zero, the chief executive of Britain’s biggest radiator maker has said.
Alisha Openshaw, 38, a stylist at a hairdresser jumped into the water to rescue a 6ft shark stranded on the beach.
It was a golden opportunity to learn more about a rare and secretive shark species that had never been found before in the UK.
TO GENERATIONS of Glaswegians, it is a romantic symbol of endurance.
Cars parked beside Lake Erie in Hamburg became encased in ice after Western New York was impacted by lake effect snow from Saturday, March 18, into Sunday morning.Footage captured by Richard Hulburd on Sunday shows two cars covered in ice by the Hamburg waterfront.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that lake effect snow was expected to continue through Sunday afternoon, causing blowing and drifting snow, which would make travel difficult at times. Credit: @weather_buffalo via Storyful
Trophy hunters removed the head, tail and fin from the shark before scientists could study it
A fin whale with a deformed spine was seen off the coast of Cullera in eastern Spain, the country’s Guardia Civil said on March 6.Oceanografic Valencia, a local aquarium, said the Guardia Civil and aquarium staff were mobilized on March 4 after receiving a report that the whale was entangled in a drift net.Biologists and veterinarians determined that the 40-tonne male whale, measuring around 17 meters long, was not entangled but did have “a serious deviation” in its spine, Oceanografic Valencia said, according to a machine translation. The cause of the scoliosis was unknown, the aquarium said.After a few hours, the whale headed back out to sea, Oceanografic Valencia said. It said on March 6 that the whale could reappear near the coast due to its condition.Drone footage released by Guardia Civil shows the whale. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful
Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian Outback after a unprecedented die-off following floods and hot weather, police said on Monday. The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee on Friday. Officials say the die-off likely occurred because fish need more oxygen in hot weather, but oxygen levels in the water dropped after recent floods receded.
STORY: An atmospheric river dumped more torrential rain on California on Wednesday (March 15), forcing evacuations, power outages and road closures in the state.Authorities said they are monitoring the river level to determine for how long the orders will be kept in place. The higher odds of minor to moderate flooding across most of California from rain and runoff of melting mountain snow this spring is roughly in line with forecasts for much of the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The pink blossom will flower next month after cold weather in March delayed this, providing 'incredible' scenes according to the National Trust.
A colony of rats that some residents have claimed are ‘as big as cats’ has invaded a Welsh coastal resort.
They travelled from Down Under, tiny stowaway seeds that turned the river banks around Scottish Borders woollen mills into a blaze of springtime colour.
Every mobile phone in the country will receive emergency siren alerts from the Government to warn the public of disasters such as floods, fires and terrorist attacks under a new system being launched today.
To avoid more drastic measures that could destroy their livelihoods, agricultural producers want better pay to fallow their fields.
Spanish environmentalists want the EU to investigate the use of €26 million from its “green” economic recovery fund to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountains.
Several roads remained closed at Big Bend National Park on Sunday, March 19, after heavy snow continued to fall in southwest Texas.The National Weather Service (NWS) said Chisos Basin, a mountain basin in the Chisos Mountains within the park, recorded six to eight inches of snow on Saturday.The road leading to the basin was reopened on Sunday morning. This footage, released by Big Bend National Park, shows wintery scenes on the road leading to the basin. Several backcountry roads within the park remained closed on Sunday, the park said.The NWS said temperatures would remain low on Sunday as the snowfall tapered off, with warmer weather expected Monday. Credit: Big Bend National Park via Storyful
The Port of Lowestoft has lost out to Great Yarmouth in securing a support contract for a mega-sized offshore wind farm which would have created a green jobs bonanza for the town.
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