A cold front brought rain and hail showers to parts of Missouri on Tuesday, April 23.
Footage taken by @WxNature shows pea-sized hail coming down on Fulton, west of St Louis, on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service warned the region to expect “multiple rounds of thunderstorms” over the coming weekend. Credit: @WxNature via Storyful
‘Biblical’ and ‘crazy’ storm jolts many Londoners from their beds as Met Office warns of possible disruption
Heavy showers are expected to hit central England on Saturday
Researchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bites
If I were living in Peckham and about to be relocated by the seaside in Dorset, I would be pretty angry with a mob which turned up and slashed the tyres of the coach which had been assigned to take me there.
Temperatures will reach up to 16C in some parts according to the Met Office
Thunderstorms will usher in the start of summer next week, when UK temperatures could rise as high as 24C.
An expressway disintegrated, sending cars plummeting down a hill in Guangdong province in southern China. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout has the details
The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore
A “supercell” hail storm has wiped out vast swathes of Chablis vineyards in Burgundy in a devastating blow to the internationally renowned wine region.
All four regions of the UK experienced their warmest day of the year on Thursday
When the BBC’s weather map this week burnished yellow, appearing to suggest a dose of Mediterranean sunshine just in time for the long weekend, viewers were aghast to find their sunbathing efforts would have to take place in a less than tropical 15C. “I think it’s very misleading,” says 43-year-old florist Vicky Laffey. “Looking at a map full of orange and yellow makes it seem like that country is in a heatwave and gives people the wrong impression.”
A Kenyan tour guide has rescued 14 tourists after heavy rains caused devastating floodwaters to crash through the Maasai Mara national reserve. Mr Omenya was asleep in his tent at the camp on Wednesday when his driver woke him up at around 1.20am local time to warn him of heavy rainfall and flooding. "When I woke up our tent was literally floating," he told Sky News.
STORY: The weather office is predicting hotter-than-normal days from now until June.Scientists say climate change is partly responsible for more frequent, severe, and longer heat waves during summer.
Scientists say the findings could help shed light on how the knowledge of wound medications evolved in humans.
An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals. Biologists witnessed the male Sumatran orangutan - named Rakus - chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning. The Akar Kuning plant, which is found in tropical forests of South East Asia, is known for its pain relieving and anti-inflammatory effects and is often used in traditional medicine to treat diseases such as dysentery, diabetes and malaria.
STORY: The National Centre of Meteorology said unstable weather would affect parts of the country between Thursday and Friday (May 3).Dubai International Airport confirmed that due to unsettled weather conditions, five inbound flights were diverted overnight, and nine arrivals and four outbound flights were cancelled.The Gulf’s country's rainy weather is the first since the record-breaking storm on April 16 which brought much of the country to a standstill and disrupted air traffic in Dubai, with floods trapping residents in traffic, offices and homes.Researchers anticipate that climate change will lead to heightened temperatures, increased humidity and a greater risk of flooding in parts of the Gulf region. The problem can be worsened in countries like the UAE where there is a lack of drainage infrastructure to cope with heavy rains.
DOG owners have been warned of potentially fatal toxic waters.
A woman has shared her outrage after discovering what the 'e' symbol on supermarket products really means
An orange weather alert was issued for Dubai on Thursday, May 2, as heavy rain came back to the city, local news reports said.The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority informed residents that schools would be closed on Thursday and Friday and that people should work from home.Footage by Richard Menezes shows heavy rain pouring down in Dubai.The Khaleej Times said the rain was not expected to be as severe as last month’s record-setting deluge. Credit: Richard Menezes via Storyful
The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast.Kenya's interior ministry forecast that the cyclone was likely to "bring strong winds and large ocean waves, with heavy rainfall" expected to hit the coast starting Sunday.
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