8 h. ago Britain to feel Storm Amy's wrath: Wind warnings issued for whole of UK as 100mph gusts and torrential rain wreak havoc with 'do not travel' alerts issued, schools closed and outdoor events cancelled

Met Office amber and yellow warnings have been extended to cover all of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland , running from 11am today until 9am on Sunday.

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9 h. ago Britain to feel Storm Amy's wrath: Wind warnings issued for whole of UK as 95mph gusts and torrential rain wreak havoc with 'do not travel' alerts issued, schools closed and outdoor events cancelled

Met Office amber and yellow warnings have been extended to cover all of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland , running from 11am today until 9am on Sunday.

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9 h. ago People are only just learning how storms are named as Amy set to wreak havoc across UK

As Brits brace for the extreme winds and heavy rain that Storm Amy is expected to bring, many are asking how storms actually get their names - and the Met Office has all the answers

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3 d. ago Bali rounds up strays after single rabid dog bites 15 tourists

Authorities euthanise rabid animal believed to be responsible for spate of bites along Tabanan hiking trails

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5 d. ago At least 4 dead and more still missing as devastating flash floods hit Arizona

Officials are particularly concerned with hundreds of propane tanks, which may have been washed downstream, causing a ‘major hazmat issue’

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5 d. ago Three dead and more still missing as devastating flash floods hit Arizona

A state of emergency was declared Saturday in the city of Globe, around 90 miles east of Phoenix

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5 d. ago 4 dead after flooding in Arizona, including in mining community hit hard by rain

Officials say four people have died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, sending some people in a rural community to their rooftops for safety

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5 d. ago Three dead in Arizona flooding as the Carolinas brace for possible hurricane

Flooding overwhelms town of Globe as North Carolina governor declares an emergency ahead of stormAt least three people died and others were believed missing after flooding in a rural community in Arizona, officials said on Saturday.Meanwhile, in South Carolina, crews spent Saturday making preparations for an unnamed weather system that is forecast to approach that state’s coast as a hurricane early next week. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Four dead in Arizona flooding as the Carolinas brace for possible hurricane

Flooding overwhelms town of Globe as North Carolina governor declares an emergency ahead of stormAt least four people died and others were believed missing after flooding in a rural community in Arizona, officials said on Saturday.Meanwhile, in South Carolina, crews spent Saturday making preparations for an unnamed weather system that is forecast to approach that state’s coast as a hurricane early next week. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago East London tourist, 23, found dead after being swept out to sea in Bali

Harrison Edward Nada Kontounas, from Ilford, was swimming with friends at Bali’s Legian Beach when a strong current pulled him beneath the waves

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7 d. ago British tourist swept out to sea in Bali found dead, official says

Harrison Edward Nada Kontounas went missing on Wednesday

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7 d. ago British tourist swept out to sea in Bali found dead, officials say

Harrison Edward Nada Kontounas went missing on Wednesday

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7 d. ago Missing Brit tourist found dead after being swept out to sea ‘while lifeguard looked at phone’ as family pays tribute

A BRITISH tourist who went missing while swimming in Bali has been found dead two miles offshore as his grieving family and friends pay tributes. Harrison Edward Nada-Kantounas, 23, from East London, vanished while swimming with friends at Legian Beach, Kuta, last Wednesday. He was caught in a powerful rip current and disappeared beneath the...

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8 d. ago Desperate search is launched for missing tourist Harrison Edward Nada Kontounas in Bali after he disappeared at a beach

A British foreign national was swimming with two friends at a Bali beach on Wednesday afternoon when a strong current dragged him away.

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8 d. ago Weatherwatch: Flash droughts come on quickly but effects can wreak havoc

Better water management and efficient irrigation required to tackle issue, which can increase risk of wildfiresDroughts have occurred throughout history, but in recent years meteorologists have discovered a new and distinct form of this old threat: flash droughts.Flash droughts came to prominence in the 2010s, with Prof Jason Otkin of the University of Wisconsin proposing a formal definition in 2018: a period of less than three weeks in which the moisture level in the top 40 centimetres of soil drops severely enough to affect vegetation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elaine Merk Binder dead at 94: The Wizard of Oz star passes away as tributes flood in

Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving actors who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz has died.

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1 week ago Weather tracker: Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in California

Two-year-old boy dies and homes buried as remnants of Tropical Storm Mario bring downpours and thunderFlash flooding and landslides led to the death of a two-year-old boy in California in the US last week, after heavy rainfall followed on the heels of Tropical Storm Mario further south. The storm skirted the Pacific coast of Mexico with minimal disruption, eventually dissipating to the west of Baja California on Tuesday, but the remnants went on to cause havoc on Thursday. Residual moist air from the tropical storm was drawn north-east towards California, bringing heavy downpours and thunder to central and southern counties.The heaviest rainfall was in the mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, where up to 68mm (2.67in) fell in a few hours. Further north, Death Valley – famously one of the driest places on Earth – received 15mm of rain, triple the average rainfall for September and a full quarter of the yearly average. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukrainian man given life sentence for running Bali drugs lab

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run has been convicted of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison

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2 w. ago Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs in Bali

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run has been convicted of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison

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2 w. ago Brad Everett Young dead as tributes flood in for actor and photographer

Hollywood actor and photographer Brad Everett Young has died at the age of 46 after being involved in a horror car crash - with tributes flooding in for the star.

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