Yahoo News One of the largest volcanoes in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupts
After the volcano located in Russia's far east erupted, clouds of ash were visible from 250km away.
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The TelegraphRats, pigeons and water buffaloes massacred in world’s largest animal sacrifice
Blood oozed across the dry, dusty earth as the high priest of Gadhimai raised his traditional khukuri knife and beheaded the five animals before him, triggering a frenzy of killing in the early hours of a foggy Sunday morning.
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Met Office forecasts late December snow - could UK be set for a white Christmas?
The long range weather forecast from the Met Office, which covers December 24 to January 7, has predicted "sleet and snow".
- Yahoo News UK
Storm Darragh in pictures: The areas worst affected as UK hit with 90mph winds
Storm Darragh brought down trees and power cables, causing widespread travel disruption and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity.
- The Independent
Scientists search breakthrough on how dogs of Chernobyl survived the world’s worst nuclear disaster
Hundreds of feral dogs roam the wasteland of the nuclear disaster descendants of pets that were abandoned amid the 1986 blast and survived a cull from Soviet soldiers
- Eastern Daily Press
Parts of Norfolk expected to flood as red warning issued
The Environment Agency issued a flood warning for The River Yare from Barnham Broom to the A11 at Cringleford.
- Eastern Daily Press
Eight flood alerts issued across Norfolk
Areas across Norfolk have been warned that flooding is possible as the Environment Agency has issued eight flood alerts.
- Hereford Times
"Extinct" birds found alive and well in Herefordshire
TWO species of birds thought to be extinct in Herefordshire have been rediscovered in the county.
- PA Media: UK News
Rapid action against invasive bee-killing hornet has halted spread, study finds
The National Bee Unit responds to public sightings of the yellow-legged or Asian hornet to destroy insects and nests.
- Associated Press
Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption
About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its western slopes. The latest eruption of Mount Kanlaon on central Negros island did not cause any immediate casualties, but the alert level was raised one level, indicating further and more explosive eruptions may occur. Volcanic ash fell on a wide area, including Antique province, more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) across seawaters west of the volcano, obscuring visibility and posing health risks, Philippine chief volcanologist Teresito Bacolcol and other officials said by telephone.
- Euronews
With all eyes on the Paris Notre-Dame reopening, the cathedral’s saviour is revealed as the jay bird
Two billion acorns are planted in the ground by jays each year in French forests.View on euronews
- KameraOne
Kanlaon Volcano erupts in explosive ash cloud in Philippines
A volcano on the Philippine island of Negros erupted on Monday afternoon, sending a huge column of ash nearly two miles into the air. As a result of the 'explosive' eruption, the alert level at Mount Kanlaon has been raised to Alert Level 3 out of a possible 5. Officials have already called for the evacuation of some 87,000 people living within 3.7 miles of the crater.
- Oxford Mail
MASSIVE tree crashes down into fence amid Storm Darragh
A massive Oxford tree has been brought down by the winds of Storm Darragh.
- York Press
Flooding hits York and North Yorkshire as Storm Darragh continues to cause disruption
Storm Darragh brought more disruption to York and North Yorkshire today (Sunday, December 8), resulting in people having to leave their homes due to flooding and hundreds being left without power.
- Worcester News
Road, schools and car parks closed as Worcester floods in Storm Darragh aftermath
Emergency services continued to help people during and after Storm Darragh while Worcester braced for another round of floods
- Manchester Evening News
Tiny island hailed a 'billionaire's haven' had no 'fresh water' 60 years ago
The 'City in a Garden' island has become a haven for billionaires worldwide but it hasn't always been that way
- CNN
Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that activists have been targeting for decades.
- Reuters
EU looks to geothermal in drive for energy security, document shows
European Union countries plan to promote geothermal energy as they hunt for ways to replace Russian gas and bring down energy prices, a draft EU document showed. The 27 EU members will jointly endorse geothermal energy for the first time at a meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels next week, according to a draft document seen by Reuters, and will ask the European Commission to come up with a bloc-wide plan to get projects off the ground. The draft requests an EU strategy to reduce emissions from heating and cooling systems, and specific EU measures to speed up geothermal projects.
- Somerset County Gazette
Storm Darragh: 700 road incidents, 13,000 homes powerless and 400 fallen trees
Following Storm Darragh, over 400 trees fell, 700 road incidents were reported, 20 power cables were downed and 13,000 homes were left without power across Somerset.
- Manchester Evening News
Met Office issues new 'disruptive' update on Storm Darragh
Weather warnings remain in place for Sunday
- POWER Magazine
Why Power Companies Are Turning to Refurbished Parts for Plant System Upgrades
Amid growing pressure to optimize costs, dependability, and green initiatives, some power companies are beginning to reconsider their approaches to upgrading dated equipment. Refurbished elements provide a viable option to […]