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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on March 05, 2022, 06:45:53 PM
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Road in UK is ripped up and twisted by 'unexplained underground movements'
A ripped up road could cost millions to repair after mysterious underground movements left it so warped it looks like it had been hit by an earthquake.
A section of the B4069 near Lyneham in Wiltshire has been so badly damaged the tarmac has completely snapped or is at a 45 degree angle.
Wiltshire Council say the road has been closed since February 17 - but some drivers are still trying to use it according to police.
The earthquake-like damage has been caused by unexplained underground movements which will now be investigated.
landslip road
Experts will investigate the cause of the severe subsidence that has left parts of the road cracked and sticking out at a 45 degree angle
landslip road
Wiltshire Council are waiting on a report from geotechnical specialists before moving forward with repairs so they can understand what has resulted in the topsy-turvy topography
Local residents claim the subsidence has been getting worse over the last year and a landslip was inevitable.
Wiltshire Council said it is now waiting for a report from geotechnical specialists before taking further action.
Dr Mark McClelland, Wiltshire Council cabinet member for transport, told BBC Radio Wiltshire: 'It could costs hundreds of thousands or up into the millions [to fix].
'There is significant damage to the road. It could be up to 12 months in total. It's not something that can be resolved in a matter of days or weeks.'
https://www.sott.net/article/465044-Road-in-UK-is-ripped-up-and-twisted-by-unexplained-underground-movements
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Remember this name:#Coningsby. With 40.3C in this historic day it's now the British station with the highest temperature on records, barely beating the official stations of London,also above 40C. 29 stations above the previous national record. -
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It’s been 11-days since the UK endured its 48-hours of heat, since that toasty plume of African air rode anomalously-far north on the back of weak and wavy meridional jet stream flow and sent climate extremists into record-breaking fits of bed wetting hyperbole (which they must surely now be embarrassed about).
Britain, and also large parts of Northern France, have seen a pause in summer this week — very cool temperatures for late-July have invaded vast swathes with lows of 2.9C (37.2F) logged on Wednesday morning at Sennybridge, Wales — the nation’s coldest late-July reading in decades.
But according to master shillers theguardian.com, “the UK is no longer a cold country”:
https://electroverse.co/uk-suffers-unusual-july-chills-2-9c-37-2f-summer-snow-in-alaska-fertilizer-cuts-in-canada-and-germany/
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The UK has been enduring some truly anomalous early-season chills, with snow blanketing all four home nations.
The Scottish glens plunged below -15C (5F) over the past few mornings, which, in record books dating back to the 1800s, makes it the UK’s lowest temperatures for Dec 11 and 12 on record, besting the 14.7C from 1967 and the 15C from 1981, respectively.
Needless to say, the MSM is refusing to touch the historical nature of the freeze, instead opting to focus on aspects such the disruptive snow–which is also unseasonable, and the concerning energy implications–more on that later.
London, for example, rarely sees accumulating snow in December, let alone during the first half of the month, but this was the scene on Sunday evening across the capital:........
https://electroverse.co/russia-plunges-to-61c-record-cold-uk-sierra-slammed-with-snow-australia-busts-20-monthly-records/
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UK AVALANCHE
The New Year has brought unseasonable warmth to Central Europe –the result of a low solar activity-induced ‘meridional’ jet stream flow, not a taxable human excretion– but this localized treat looks set to be short lived as polar air prepares to descend down from what continues to be an exceptionally chilly Scandinavia/NW Russia.
The UK broke long-standing cold records last month, and heavy snow clipped most parts, particularly the highlands of Scotland.
So much snow accumulated, in fact, that a powerful avalanche was triggered on Ben Nevis late last week; an event that plunged one climber some 2,000 feet to his death on the mountain’s North Face, while seriously injuring another.
https://electroverse.co/uk-avalancheextreme-freeze-russia-mughal-blocked-sydney-1859-greenland-grows/
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Hull Pot
Stunning footage shows a 60ft deep waterfall transformed into a lake after heavy flooding.
Hull Pot, one of England's largest natural holes, was swamped with surging water as storms rolled through the Yorkshire dales on Tuesday (10 January).
Runner Brian Stallwood, who filmed the clip, said he was shocked to find the cascade had disappeared, quipping: "Lake' Hull Pot this evening - who nicked the waterfall?"
Hull Pot, which measures 300ft (91m) long by 60ft (18m) wide, sits on the western side of Pen-y-ghent, one of the mountains that feature in the famed 'three peaks' challenge.
https://www.sott.net/article/476253-Heavy-flooding-turns-60ft-waterfall-into-lake-in-Yorkshire-UK
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Across the UK, heavy March snow is closing roads and schools and grounding flights — even in southern England.
A spring-delaying freeze is gripping the UK this week, with a record-challenging -14C (6.8F) posted in Scotland this morning.
The Met Office has issued a myriad of weather warnings for both cold and snow which extend across the majority of the country.
This Wednesday morning, sizable flakes have been noted in London:
Even the southwest city of Bristol has seen snow, with its airport grounding all flights due to the polar conditions.
“The Bristol Airport teams are working hard on snow clearing operations, but the snow continues to fall,” reads a statement.
https://electroverse.info/heavy-snow-hits-londonnorthern-hemisphere-snow-mass-sitting-at-300-gigatons-above-1982-2012-average-and-climbing/
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https://electroverse.info/deadly-avalanches-in-europe-cold-febs-for-dominica-and-barbados-brits-soaring-energy-prices/
New research reveals that more than half of people living in Scotland are spending their time in the cold and dark for fear of rising household bills during the ongoing ‘cost of living crisis’.
The report found that 51% of people across the country are having to keep lights and heating switched off, despite the recent sharp drop in temperatures, in a bid to save money.
With some 64% of Generation Z who work from home having to do so in the cold, with the lights off, while those aged 65 and over the most concerned about the energy issues, highlighting the cross-generational impact the crisis is causing.
Gas and electricity bills have soared over recent months and the UK government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme is set to end at the end of March, putting further pressure on households.
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https://electroverse.info/uk-returns-to-winter-alta-surpasses-900-inches-23-meters/
Monday will see the onset of May, yet winter-like lows and heavy snows are besetting the Northern UK, particularly Scotland, leaving mainstream meteorologists frantically flicking through their AGW Party handbook for answers.
“Weather not climate” is a copout: The anthropogenic global warming theory called for “no more snow”, yet here we are in late-April with the UK Met Office, king of the warm-mongers, admitting, “It feels like the return of winter. It’s hard to believe four months ago it was Christmas and now we’re seeing festive scenes on the hills and mountains.”
The Met Office says temperatures in urban areas should hold above freezing–barely–but that any rural spots away from the coast could see readings as low as -8C (17.6C) or colder; temperatures that will rival/best the lowest readings ever logged in the UK for the time of year.
For reference, the all-time lows for April 27 and 28 currently stand as -6.1C (21F) and -7.8C (18F), respectively, set at Glenlivet in 1956.
These unseasonable and record-breaking lows will plague the UK until at least the May Bank Holiday weekend, state official forecasts, as brutal air from the Arctic rides anomalously-far south on the back of a low solar
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A 2.5-magnitude earthquake in the Derryveagh mountains - the joint largest onshore earthquake ever recorded in Ireland - was felt in Buncrana and Desertegney at the weekend.
The tremor was registered throughout County Donegal with some residents reporting that the earthquake shook their homes when it occurred at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres at 12.30am near Glenveagh National Park on Saturday.
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) operated by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) said it had received reports that the event was felt throughout the Donegal area and was recorded by seismic stations operated by the DIAS in Mayo, Tipperary, Louth, Galway, Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Wexford.
The earthquake was also detected by several Raspberry Shake seismometers operated in Ireland by citizens and schools in Antrim, Sligo and Dublin.
DIAS received felt event reports from all over Donegal including at Buncrana and Desertegney in Inishowen.
The earthquake is the joint largest onshore earthquake ever detected by the INSN, according to a catalogue of seismic events that dates back to 1980. An earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was also recorded in Donegal on January 26, 2012.
https://www.sott.net/article/480053-M2-5-earthquake-in-Donegal-Ireland-is-countrys-largest-seismic-event-on-record
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I have spent a bit of time living in Ireland, on and off, and got used to not feeling the odd shake- or worse- as we do in NZ!
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The UK Met Office insists 40C summers will soon to be commonplace. And so by their calculations, the persistently chilly July just gone was made all the more extraordinary. It was a historically cold month and there’s still no warm-up in sight.
The Met Office are keen to blame the jet stream for the UK’s miserable summer, and they’re right to.
That band of fast-flowing air some 6 miles above our heads has indeed ‘buckled’ and is indeed responsible for funneling polar air over not just the UK but the majority of the European continent, too, which has resulted in a host new low temperature records across many nations, as well as heavy summer snow in the Alps.
https://electroverse.info/uks-historically-cold-summer-drags-on-greenland-ice-sheet-uptick-establishment-disconnect/
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A 400-mile icy wall is expected to hit the UK next week with eight days of snow to fall across the country.
New weather maps show the snow bomb striking Scotland and Northern England the hardest, whilst the mercury is also set to plummet to as low as -5C.
https://www.gbnews.com/.../uk-snow-eight-days-foot...
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Much of the United Kingdom awoke to a very snowy Thursday morning, with inches blanketing all four home nations.
The north copped a healthy coating of late-season snow, as you might expect during an influx of Arctic air.
But so too did the south.
Here's a shot of south Devon, England during the early hours of March 28:
And here's Dartmoor (also in SW England):
“Good morning from #Dartmoor! Another cracking snow observation from our top follower Katrina Hodge!” — UK WEATHER CHASE on X
Rare Easter snow hasn't just been confined to the UK.
The likes of Malaga, Spain have also been hit.
The southern municipality, located on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, received a blanket of fresh snow this week following a dramatic drop in temperatures. Whilst rain hit the low-lying regions, Malaga’s higher altitudes saw a deluge of spring snow.
Accumulations were noted in the Sierra de las Nieves, Sierra Tejeda, Sierra Bermeja and the Torcal de Antequera National Park.
Snow was also visible from the cities of Ronda and Granada.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/heavy-snow-from-uk-to-spain-historic
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Britain has been cold of late. UK tabloids are even drawing comparisons to the Tambora eruption of 1816 and the subsequent freeze, calling 2024 'a year without a spring' as thermometers continue to struggle even into late-April.
As reported by the Mirror: "Back in 1816, the enormous eruption of Mount Tambora beckoned in what has become known as the 'Year Without Summer'. The historic blast sent an ash cloud into the atmosphere that blocked out the sun for months on end, killing crops across the world and plunging millions of people into a seemingly never-ending stretch of cold misery."
Comparing 2024 to 1816 is an exaggeration, you don't need me to tell you, but the UK has been cold — a reality that jars with alarmist predictions.
Back in March, senior meteorologist Jim Dale warned of a "frightening” hot summer in April “as a result of climate change". In an interview with GB News, Dale said: "We will see hot weather start to bake in during the course of April."
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/uk-breaks-long-standing-cold-record
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This summer, the UK has held anomalously cool, defying earlier Met Office forecasts for a record hot season.
June's average mean was 12.9C (55.2F), which is 0.4C below the long-term average, making for the coldest June in years. Snow fell on Scotland's peaks for eight consecutive days last month, a very rare occurrence.
Likewise in Ireland, a cold June was endured: an average of 13.18C meant for 0.51C below the norm.
BBC Scotland forecaster Calum MacColl blames the unusual chill on natural causes (naturally). "The jet stream was in a west to north-westerly orientation across the North Atlantic," he explains, "resulting in Scotland often being on the cold side of the jet [which funneled polar maritime air into the nation]."
Contrary to official "record hot" forecasts, a cool June is now spilling into July where it continues to impact livestock and agriculture, with farmers reportedly struggling with the unseasonably low temperatures.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/brits-asking-where-is-summer-europes
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Following the eight consecutive days of snow in June, Scottish peaks are seeing the summer flakes persist into July.
After weeks of increasingly cold and stormy weather since the summer solstice, attributed to the jet stream, Scottish ski centers have reported a rare occurrence of snowfall on high slopes this morning.
WinterHighland's webcam captured fresh snow at Glencoe on Thursday morning, marking a rare summer event. Snow flurries also hit peaks across the Highlands, including the slopes of Cairngorm above Aviemore.
Dr. Adam Watson, a leading expert on Scottish snow patches, stated in 2010, "With rising temperatures and changing weather patterns, the snow cover in Scotland will diminish." Additionally, a 2017 report by the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment noted, "Scotland's ski resorts are at risk due to a decline in snow cover, which could severely impact winter sports tourism and local economies."
Mainstream studies continue to predict significant reductions in snow cover across ski areas worldwide. A 2024 study published in PLOS ONE states that under high emissions scenarios —absurd as they are— snow cover days in ski areas will likely decrease dramatically, threatening the viability of these resorts.
The study highlights that the European Alps, which include Scotland's ski resorts, could see a 42% decline in annual snow cover days by 2071 compared to historical norms.
Despite the predictions, this past spring, the Alps saw an unusually large blanketing of snow, contributing to the general Northern Hemisphere trend of increasing mass:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/scottish-ski-centers-report-rare
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Cap Allon
Sep 03, 2024
UK's Coolest Summer Since 2015
The UK has just experienced a cooler than average summer, according to the Met Office, its coolest in nine years.
The highest temperature of the year came on August 12, when Cambridge briefly spiked to 34.8C (94.6F).
The last time the UK had a cooler-than-average summer was in 2015. Despite this significant deviation from "the Apocalyptic trend", the media is largely rug-sweeping the cool 2024, likely deeming it more a brief inconvenience than a potential reversal.
Data from the Met Office shows the mean daily temperature across the UK was 14.37C (57.87F), which is 0.22C (0.4F) below the long-term average. Daytime temperatures were particularly subdued, though cloudy skies kept the nights somewhat stable.
Warm spells were notably short-lived, concludes the Met Office in its seasonal report.
Rainfall came in at 241.3mm through June, July, and August, which is about average, meaning that even the official questionable data shows this summer has defied the climate cabal’s decrees that UK summers would be hot and dry. I say 'questionable' because of the extreme narrative the Met Office has endorsed, and for the countless 'tweaks' the agency performs—such as the inexplicable nudging-up of temperatures to avoid negative anomalies, as we saw for June:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/uks-coolest-summer-since-2015-first
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Scotland’s highest mountains have experienced an unusual early-season dusting of snow, with the Cairngorms, Glen Coe, and Lochaber among the areas receiving wintry showers. Colder and even snowier conditions are on the cards the week progresses, for much of Europe and all, not just the UK.
Strong north-westerlies have brought cold Arctic air sweeping across the British Isles, delivering an early taste of winter. Nights will feel particularly cold moving into the weekend, with rural areas at risk of ground frost.
The Met Office has said that temperatures across Scotland will easily dip to zero, reaching -3C (26.6F) in some isolated spots, perhaps lower. Such readings would threaten the UK's lowest-ever temperatures recorded at this time of year: -3.5C (25.7F) is the record for Sept 13 (set in Kinbrace in 2023), with -3.3C (26.1F) the benchmark for Sept 14 (set at Lagganlia back in 1981).
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/snow-clips-the-uk-cold-threatens
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The UK Met Office has warned of another unusually cold night after temperatures dropped below zero on Wednesday.
Frost has been the theme for many, as overnight temperatures dipped as low as -4.1C (24.6F) in Braemar, Scotland — one of the coldest early-October temperatures on record, one rivaling the all-time record holders from 1888 and 1928:
UK's coldest-ever temperatures for Oct 2 and 3.
The frost wasn't just confined to Scotland, with Shap in Cumbria experiencing 0C (32F), and Bala in Wales seeing -0.1C (31.8F) — stark anomalies for the time of year.
Residents should prepare for another frosty night, so say the Met Office, who caution that some may need to scrape ice off their cars Friday morning.
Looking further out still, the theme is very much 'blue' and 'purple' for the foreseeable (GFS map below). A low -12C (10.4F) is even being spoke of, which, if it played out, would be the UK's lowest October temperature ever recorded.
GFS 2m Temperature Anomalies for Oct 12 [tropicaltidbits.com].
It's a good job the ideologues in charge of the country didn't prematurely close the last coal power plant on Monday...
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/met-office-warns-of-another-cold
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Snow is set to blanket much of Scotland this week as a polar air mass sweeps in, tanking temperatures.
Starting Wednesday, freezing conditions will return and persist through the weekend.
Snowfall will first hit northern areas like the Cairngorms, Moray, Aberdeenshire, and Perthshire. And by Thursday could reach the Angus Glens and parts of the Highlands, including Ross and Cromarty and Inverness-shire. The snow will be heaviest and most widespread on Saturday, impacting the likes of Sutherland, Caithness, and Argyll.
The Met Office is forecasting overnight frosts--and not just for Scotland but for great swaths of the UK:
Much of mainland Europe is also expecting an early-season freeze:
GFS 2m Temperature Anomalies for Oct 12 [tropicaltidbits.com].
Scotland Snow
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/scotland-snow-ucsds-mandatory-climate
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The UK is enduring its second-worst harvest on record (to 1983), with cold, damp weather crippling crops from wheat to grapes.
Despite analysts predictably blaming "climate change", the reality is that it’s unseasonal cold and wet conditions—exactly the opposite of the warm, dry future they’ve long forecasted—that have devastated the growing season.
Wine production has suffered the biggest losses, as you might expect, with some regions seeing yields plummet by 75%. Wheat output is down 21%, while winter barley and oilseed rape have declined 26% and 32%. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates a £600m hit for farmers, as key crop production slumped 15% overall.
The persistently cold and soggy conditions stunted growth and delayed planting, forcing a costly shift to less productive spring crops. Vineyards were plagued by mold and disease, and grape yields, particularly across the southwest, have proven a disaster.
The alarmist predictions are once again failing to match reality—cold, not heat, is ruining the harvest. Yet the climate advocates persist in distorting the facts to fit their narrative:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/cold-devastates-uk-growing-seasonsecond
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An early cold snap has gripped the UK and Ireland, setting records and resulting in widespread disruption.
Braemar, Scotland, recorded -11.2C (12F), marking the region's coldest November temperature since 1998. While to the south, the likes of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire was dealing with -8C (17.6F) and heavy snow, and flakes were even falling in London.
Tower Bridge, London
The polar conditions brought significant snowfall and icy roads to a large portion of the UK, in fact, disrupting travel extensively on Monday and closing over 200 schools, delaying train services and cancelling flights.
November snow falls in the south of England. Here is Bristol.
The Met Office has increased its cold weather alerts for Wednesday. They now span Scotland, Northern Ireland, as well as southern and eastern England, and parts of Wales—you can't even clearly see the map for all the overlapping warnings:
Met Office warnings for Wednesday, Nov 20 [metoffice.gov.uk]
Ireland, too, has faced harsh weather with lows of -4C (27F) recorded.
Met Éireann has extended its cold weather warnings through Nov 21, with the anticipation of further heavy snow and tanking temps across all counties, particularly northern and western areas such as Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-cold-and-heavy-snow-grip-the
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The UK’s coldest night of winter so far was recorded in the UK, with temperatures in northern Scotland plunging to -13.3C (8F), as per Met Office data.
The low was logged at Loch Glascarnoch, a reservoir in the Scottish Highland, during the early hours of Monday morning. Schools across Aberdeenshire, the Highlands, and Moray were among those forced to close as snow/ice gripped the area.
Last winter, thermometers in the Highland village of Dalwhinnie dropped to -14C (7F). This low is expected to be bested later this week as an even colder air mass descends into the UK, running Wednesday through Friday. Meteorologists aren't ruling -20C (-4F) or below in the Highlands, which would threaten the UK's coldest temperatures (for the dates) on record, set back in 1982.
As winter deepens, the UK remains firmly in the grip of freezing temperatures. The snow isn't letting up either, with warnings currently in place for much of the country:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/uk-shivers-at-133c-8f-flawed-data
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Ireland remains locked in an extreme cold snap, with a 'Status Orange' warning for severe low temperatures and ice extended for 15 counties through Friday morning.
Temperatures will tank below -5C (23F) for most of the country, with further snow in the northwest. Met Éireann is warning of severe frost, black ice, and freezing fog, making roads treacherous. Motorists and pedestrians are urged to take caution.
Sally Gap in Wicklow on Jan 9 [Brendan Bernie]
Granard, Co Longford, registerd a low of -8.2C (17.2F) Thursday, Ireland’s coldest temperature this week. Mullingar, Co Westmeath, dropped to -7.5C (18.5F), with Athenry, Co Galway, at -7C (19.4F).
Above the border, Northern Ireland's warnings for snow and ice persist, while the UK braces for lows as brutal as -20C (-4F).
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/irelands-extreme-cold-warnings-extended
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Scotland is bracing for a hard freeze, the hardest in decades (perhaps ever) with temperatures in the Highlands forecast to drop below -20C (-4F) Thursday night.
Dalwhinnie, near the Cairngorms, is forecast to hit -18C (0F), with the likes of Altnaharra possibly dipping below -20C (-4F). If reached, this would be the coldest January temperature recorded in the UK since 2010. If breached, it could mark the coldest January 9th/10th since 1982. (The nation’s record Jan low is the -27.2C (-17F) logged in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, also in 1982.)
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/uk-braces-for-20c-4f-ideology-above
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By CNN
The United Kingdom and Ireland are bracing for what could be one of the most severe storms seen in years, with authorities shutting schools and warning residents to stay in.
Storm Éowyn, an extratropical "bomb" cyclone that has formed in the North Atlantic and intensified rapidly, is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region.
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service, has issued red warnings, its highest alert level, for wind for much of the country beginning early Friday, saying that wind gusts could exceed 80 miles per hour.
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Bumblebee populations in the UK hit a record low last year, plummeting nearly 25% below the 2010-2023 average, according to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust’s latest report.
The primary culprit was an unusually cold spring. Early in the season, queen bumblebees act as “single mothers,” feeding themselves and their larvae while establishing new colonies. Persistent cold weather made this crucial phase far more difficult, leading to widespread population declines.
Species peaking in June and July suffered the worst, with red-tailed and white-tailed bumblebees dropping 74% and 60%, respectively. Other species hit hard include the garden bumblebee, tree bumblebee, southern cuckoo bumblebee, and buff-tailed bumblebee.
Dr. Richard Comont of the BCT warns that continued monitoring in 2025 is critical to see if these species can rebound. Unfortunately, the UK is enduring continued cold weather this year, with something of a delayed spring in the offing.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/bees-struggling-in-the-cold-cyprus
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The hottest day of the year so far has been recorded in the UK, as a Met Office warning for thunderstorms comes into force.
A temperature of 33.2C was recorded on Saturday afternoon in Charlwood, near Gatwick, beating the previous 2025 record set earlier this week.
Saturday is expected to be the peak of the recent hot weather, with temperatures expected to dip into Sunday.
The yellow weather warning is in place until 03:00 BST on Sunday for parts of northern England, the Scottish Borders, and north-east Wales.
Storms are expected because the humid weather means there is plenty of moisture in unstable atmospheric conditions. They could bring localised flash flooding, large hail and lightning.
An amber heat-health alert in England issued by the UK Health Security Agency remains in force until Monday, as fresh research suggests nearly 600 people could die in the next four days because of the heat in England and Wales.
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London predict there could be around 570 heat-related deaths, using decades of UK data, with the greatest number, 129, in London.
Prof Antonio Gasparrini, of the LSHTM, said: "Every fraction of a degree of warming will cause more hospital admissions and heat deaths, putting more strain on the NHS."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5z78nyglpo
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The UK experienced its hottest day of the year on Tuesday as a heatwave which has gripped much of England this week reached its peak.
St James's Park in London saw England's top temperature of 34.7C (94.4F), while parts of Essex and Kent also topped 33C.
Temperatures are expected to cool down across the UK on Wednesday.
It comes as the Met Office said last month was the warmest June on record in England, and second warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures.
Map showing temperatures forecast across the UK on Tuesday. The highest temperature of 34C is forecast in south-east England, and the lowest temperatures of 17C are forecast in both Northern Ireland and Scotland.
While feeling cooler for many on Tuesday, the heatwave continues in south-east England
In Wales, Tuesday's top temperature was 25.8 in Usk.
But conditions for most people living north of the Midlands were cool and cloudy on Tuesday, with Scotland's high 19.7 in Drumnadrochit and Northern Ireland's 20.5 in Killowen.
Forecasters say temperatures in the south-east will fall to the mid-20s on Wednesday, with some heavy showers across the far south-east of England, north-east England and eastern Scotland.
Flooding alerts have been issued for parts of northern and central Scotland.
However, those in the south-east will still face a warm Tuesday night.
Several amber heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency remain in place until Wednesday morning for Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London and both south England regions.
It came as Europe remained gripped by an intense heatwave, with France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the Balkans all experiencing scorching heat in recent days.
What's the difference between Heat Health Alerts and Extreme Heat warnings?
Why are UK cities often the hottest spots in the country?
The average temperature across England was 16.9C throughout June and 15.2C for the UK, according to the Met Office.
That tops June 2023, when the mean temperature was 16.7C - and it comes after the Met Office previously confirmed this spring was the warmest ever.
Little significant heat-related disruption was reported on Tuesday - but in the Scottish Highlands and neighbouring Moray, firefighters tackled moorland wildfires for a fourth day in a row.
A graphic with 6 images of the UK which have read on the counties that have experienced at least 1 heatwave in June
This week marked the second UK heatwave of 2025. It lasted six days for parts of Yorkshire and the Humber, and five for people in central and eastern England.
An official heatwave is declared when locations reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days.
The thresholds vary from 25C to 28C in different parts of the country.
Heatwaves in June more likely due to climate change
While this heatwave is a result of a large area of high pressure getting "stuck" over Europe – dubbed a "heat dome" by some - high temperatures are becoming increasingly common in the UK.
Scientists have emphasised the role of climate change in these sizzling summers, saying that heatwaves will likely become more frequent and hotter in the future.
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The UK experienced its hottest day of the year on Tuesday as a heatwave which has gripped much of England this week reached its peak.
St James's Park in London saw England's top temperature of 34.7C (94.4F), while parts of Essex and Kent also topped 33C.
Temperatures are expected to cool down across the UK on Wednesday.
It comes as the Met Office said last month was the warmest June on record in England, and second warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures.
Map showing temperatures forecast across the UK on Tuesday. The highest temperature of 34C is forecast in south-east England, and the lowest temperatures of 17C are forecast in both Northern Ireland and Scotland.
While feeling cooler for many on Tuesday, the heatwave continues in south-east England
In Wales, Tuesday's top temperature was 25.8 in Usk.
But conditions for most people living north of the Midlands were cool and cloudy on Tuesday, with Scotland's high 19.7 in Drumnadrochit and Northern Ireland's 20.5 in Killowen.
Forecasters say temperatures in the south-east will fall to the mid-20s on Wednesday, with some heavy showers across the far south-east of England, north-east England and eastern Scotland.
Flooding alerts have been issued for parts of northern and central Scotland.
However, those in the south-east will still face a warm Tuesday night.
Several amber heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency remain in place until Wednesday morning for Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London and both south England regions.
It came as Europe remained gripped by an intense heatwave, with France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the Balkans all experiencing scorching heat in recent days.
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The average temperature across England was 16.9C throughout June and 15.2C for the UK, according to the Met Office.
That tops June 2023, when the mean temperature was 16.7C - and it comes after the Met Office previously confirmed this spring was the warmest ever.
Little significant heat-related disruption was reported on Tuesday - but in the Scottish Highlands and neighbouring Moray, firefighters tackled moorland wildfires for a fourth day in a row.
A graphic with 6 images of the UK which have read on the counties that have experienced at least 1 heatwave in June
This week marked the second UK heatwave of 2025. It lasted six days for parts of Yorkshire and the Humber, and five for people in central and eastern England.
An official heatwave is declared when locations reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days.
The thresholds vary from 25C to 28C in different parts of the country.
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A sharp northerly flow pushed cold Arctic air deep into the UK, dropping daytime highs into the single digits (C) and triggering widespread frost.
In Scotland, snow settled above 600 m (2,000 ft) from the Cairngorms to Ben Nevis — the first notable fall of the season.
The blast followed Storm Benjamin’s departure midweek, which opened the gates for polar air to surge south.
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Parts of the UK, most notably Wales, have been buried under a rare November snowstorm, cutting power to homes and closing dozens of schools as depths climbed to levels not seen in at least two decades.
The likes of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire were under a snow warning as the Met Office forecast 10cm (4in) for some spots. In reality though, totals pushed far beyond that, with Pembrokeshire councilor Shon Rees reporting 25cm (10in) — calling it “very, very deep snow” and the heaviest in his 20 years living there.
Snow-clad Pembrokeshire, Wales, on Nov 20.
Across the Preseli Hills, power flickered, “thundersnow” clapped, trees snapped under the weight, and rail services were halted after a fallen trees blocked the lines. Roads across north Pembrokeshire became impassable.
Scotland and northern England have also been hit, with deep snow burying the North York Moors Thursday:
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Forecast calls for similar conditions through the weekend and into early next week. Today (Friday) has started frigid with -10.9C (12.4F) at Loch Glascarnoch, Scotland.
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