Yahoo News Researchers say ocean temperatures around Great Barrier Reef hit highest level in 400 years in past decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers say ocean temperatures around Great Barrier Reef hit highest level in 400 years in past decade.
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OK! MagazineWeather forecast shows Arctic blast freezing UK in hours - with six towns to shiver the most
It's been getting chillier in the UK and sadly, that's not about to change, the cold is on its way with temperatures dropping into single digits in some cities
- OK! Magazine
Brits told to close bedroom windows on Thursday amid alarming warning
Summer is well and truly over - with temperatures set to plunge into single digits and possibly even 0C in parts of Britain. The coldest temperatures are expected to arrive on Thursday this week, with Public Health England advising people to be caref
- The Telegraph
‘The tiger had my husband by his throat – I fought to save him with a stick’
Most people would have run for their lives. But as the tiger was sinking its claws into her husband’s neck, Mangal grabbed a stick and started fighting.
- Evening Standard
London weather: Cold Arctic air sends overnight temperature in capital tumbling to 7C
Lower temperatures follow wet weekend and weather warning in the capital
- Associated Press
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Tuesday’s study finds that in 2020, the last year complete data is available, the world put 670 million tons (608 million metric tons) of methane in the air, up nearly 12% from 2000. An even more significant finding in the study in Environmental Research Letters was the source of those emissions: those from humans jumped almost 18% in two decades, while natural emissions, mostly from wetlands, inched up just 2% in the same time.
- Sky video
Government will not 'water down' winter fuel payment cut to 10 million pensioners, minister says
The government will not "water down" cuts to the winter fuel payment after it was voted through on Tuesday, a minister has said.
- Wales Online
Met Office predicts UK snow as 'Arctic blast' tips temperatures to zero in Wales
The Met Office has forecast the first snow of the autumn season, as temperatures are expected to plummet to zero and below in the coming days
- Manchester Evening News
How cold it will get in Greater Manchester this week as chilly air sweeps over UK
Temperatures will drop this week before a milder weekend
- Manchester Evening News
Met Office issues first snow forecast as blast of 'Arctic air' could send temperatures plummeting in parts of UK
Certain parts of the UK could see temperatures drop to zero in certain areas, forecasters claim
- Yahoo News
Hurricane Francine tracker: Latest forecast shows storm path heading toward Louisiana as meteorologists warn of 'life-threatening storm surge'
Hurricane Francine strengthened overnight and is expected to hit Louisiana today.
- Sutton and Croydon Guardian
Fire crews still working to put out hotspots at Wimbledon waste site three days on
Firefighters are still working to put out a fire at a waste collection site on Weir Road in Wimbledon that started on Saturday night. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters are at the scene, where a large pile of household waste caught fire in a single-storey building.
- Storyful
Diver Has Incredible Close-Up Experience With Whale Sharks in Maldives
A diver had an incredible moment floating alongside whale sharks in the Maldives in early September.This video was captured in Hanifaru Bay by Rizkhan Mohamed of Shadow Palm Tours, who said it was filmed September 3.“We were lucky to see an incredible spectacle of mantas performing their elegant dance beneath the waves, each one more captivating than the last. But the true highlight came after dark: two whale sharks appeared, gliding through the night waters together, a sight so rare it felt almost magical. It was one of those unforgettable moments that reminds us why we
- The Northern Echo
Investigation launched after an acre of historic woodland destroyed by fire
Police are reminding visitors to North Yorkshire’s spectacular national parks about unauthorised camping and irresponsible fires after an acre of conservation woodland between Egton Bridge and Glaisdale was destroyed by flames.
- Reuters Videos
Deadly floods sweep through southern Morocco
STORY: :: Southern Morocco is hit by deadly flooding from torrential rain :: 2M:: Aoukerda, Morocco Foreign nationals from Spain, Canada and Peru were among the dead, authorities said, adding that others were still missing after floods swamped the area on Saturday (September 7).The floods destroyed dozens of homes, as well as damaging roads and electricity, water and phone networks.Reuters was able to confirm the locations of videos, but could not independently confirm when they were filmed.
- Storyful
Camera Captures Terrifying Experience of Being Eaten by Alligator
The unnerving view of the inside of a snapping alligator’s jaws was captured by a security camera at a reptile zoo in Kilkenny, Ireland, earlier this summer.Footage by James Hennessy, the director and owner of the National Reptile Zoo in Kilkenny, shows the terrifying view as an American alligator lunged at a Ring camera on June 22.At the end of the footage, the alligator appears to successfully grab the camera with its mouth and pull it into the water. Credit: James Hennessy via Storyful
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Alert issued after sewage discharged near Poole Harbour
Swimmers are being advised not to enter the water in Poole after a pollution risk alert has been flagged.
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Met Office forecasts snow as temperatures in the UK set to plummet
Temperatures are expected to rapidly fall this week, and could drop below 0C in parts of the country as early as this evening
- Euronews
Paraguay River at lowest water level in more than a century
A powerful drought in the Amazon rainforest led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century.
- Manchester Evening News
Anyone with a washing machine in their kitchen given £148 warning
People could be spending far more than necessary on their washing machine
- AFP
Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disaster
An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn."The potential for a major environmental disaster is significant as the vessel could break apart or explode at any time."