Strong winds and heavy rain hit Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Friday, July 5, as Hurricane Beryl was about to make landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula.
The governor of Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama, issued a red warning for
Las Vegas has hit its all-time temperature record amid an ongoing widespread heatwave along the US West Coast. The city in Nevada recorded 49C (120F) for the first time on Sunday - a day after the temperature reached 46C (115F) there, which tied with a record set in 2007. Temperatures are running as much as 20 degrees above normal for this time of year in some places, according to National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Bryan Jackson.
Summer temperatures are set to return with a bang next week with the mercury set to hit 32C, as weather maps show exactly which areas are set to roast in the sweltering heat.
Yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued across southern England and south Wales on Monday evening and in northern Scotland on Tuesday.
STORY: :: Italy's Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky:: July 7, 2024:: Piazzale Funivia Dell'Etna, ItalyVolcanic activity from Etna's 'Voragine' crater has intensified this week, with vigorous explosions following a four-year dormancy.Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, is believed to have the longest documented history of eruptions amongst all volcanoes, with records dating back to as early as 425 B.C.
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Passengers have caught the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning as it made its descent into Heathrow airport.
Heavy rain could hit Wimbledon and the British Grand Prix in the afternoon.
Outbreaks of rain expected across the country this week as summer heatwave continues to elude UK
CNN’s Mike Valerio reports on the impact a non-native deer species has had on South Korea’s Anma Island.
As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely. Beryl made landfall around the middle the Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds in the early hours of Monday. Beryl is just one example of extremes that are fueled by climate change.
STORY: :: July 6, 2024::Stranded tourists flock to Cancun airportafter Hurricane Beryl causes flight cancellations::Fabiana, Tourist from Florida"It was a little hard. We had to change our flights two times, but it was okay, it wasn't that bad."::Lynn Hayes, Tourist from Kansas"Friday was obviously scary. Thursday night, scary. But the hotel did an amazing job of preparing the hotel and the guests for whatever was to come and kept us fed and kept us safe. And it was great. We commend them."::Cancun, MexicoTravelers crowded in front of airline check-in counters to try and get flights after more than 300 flights were canceled, waiting in long lines as the airport slowly returned to operational mode on Saturday.Beryl weakened to a tropical storm as it passed over Mexico's top beach destinations on Friday (July 5), bringing strong winds and heavy rain but without doing major damage, after forging a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean.Mexico's civil protection agency said on Friday, there were zero reports of casualties as a result of the storm.
West Norfolk Council is to spend £10,000 on a study into the Gaywood River, one of Norfolk's rare chalk streams, which campaigners say is under threat from pollution and abstraction.
The charge will be introduced on August 5 and anyone not signing up will not have specific garden waste kerbside pickups after this date.
EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair flights were affected
A yellow weather warning has been issued for large parts of North Scotland including Aberdeen and Inverness.
Charles, who is head of the Commonwealth, invited the squad to Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
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Firefighters battling flames amid a heat wave in Southern California are struggling to gain control of a wildfire that exploded over the weekend to more than 13,000 acres, prompting evacuations and threatening homes, including Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, officials said. The Lake Fire burning in Santa Barbara County near the Los Padres National Forest was 0% contained as of Sunday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE). The Lake Fire is one of 21 wildfires burning in California on Sunday, CAL FIRE said.
Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995
The joint leader of the Green Party is planning to oppose net zero plans backed by the Labour Government to build pylons in Suffolk to transport offshore wind power.
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