2 h. ago Solar storms set to batter Earth sparking blackouts and Northern Lights as NASA warns the sun is 'waking up'

A new study has surprised NASA scientists, who fear the sun is ramping up and could impact our planet over the next year.

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5 d. ago Exact date 80mph winds set to batter UK as Met Office issues major warning

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for large parts of the country where ferocious winds could reach 80mph along with heavy rain in the coming days

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6 d. ago Government rules out plan to block out the sun as scientists warn of ‘severe damage’ risks

Announcement comes after more than 40 polar scientists warned ideas to slow polar ice loss were unrealistic, unaffordable and dangerous

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1 week ago Thunderstorm warning LIVE weather and traffic updates as heavy rain set to batter Greater Manchester

The Met Office warns there could be a chance of localised flooding caused by sudden downpours

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2 w. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

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2 w. ago Met Office maps show exact time huge band of rain set to batter UK this week

A yellow rain warning has been issued by the Met Office affecting parts of the UK on Wednesday

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2 w. ago More Northern Lights possible in UK tonight as Met Office forecasts 'visible aurora'

A powerful solar storm brought stunning aurora borealis displays to the UK last night - and more could be on the cards tonight

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2 w. ago More displays of Northern Lights possible as UK stunned by powerful solar storm

Stargazers on Monday night reported sightings across north-east Scotland, northern England, and the Midlands

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2 w. ago Major solar storm set to slam Earth TONIGHT sparking Northern Lights spectacle AND outages

A powerful solar storm is set to hit Earth tonight, sparking a stunning Northern Lights display across 18 US states while raising serious concerns about potential power grid disruptions and communication blackouts

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2 w. ago Aurora alert: 'Cannibal solar storm' to bring Northern Lights to UK skies tonight

The Met Office has told Brits to expect a 'real possibility' of aurora borealis sightings tonight

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2 w. ago Northern lights to appear in UK tonight after ‘cannibal’ solar storm

Two coronal mass ejections will collide to deliver colourful auroras over the UK and US

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2 w. ago The fancy Highgrove sun hat with a scorching £475 price tag... and a warning to avoid direct sunlight!

If you are stumping up the best part of £500 for a fancy new sun hat (pictured, with its creator Emily Hurst), you could be forgiven for thinking it should be suitable for use in the height of summer.

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3 w. ago Britain to sizzle in final throes of summer as Bank Holiday Monday predicted to be hotter than Morocco with 29C high

In what could be the hottest August Bank Holiday in 60 years, drivers have been warned to expect traffic jams as sun-seekers travel to beaches and beauty spots.

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3 w. ago How these popular holiday destinations could be harmful to your eyesight, according to experts

Holidaymakers are jetting off to European hotspots for a final dose of heat and sunny spells. But sun-worshippers are being warned of serious eye issues if they don't take proper precautions.

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4 w. ago Circular Motion by Alex Foster review – what if the world spun faster and faster?

This impressive debut, in which super-quick pod travel causes the Earth’s rotation to accelerate, satirises climate change denialAlex Foster’s sparky debut novel is built around a new technology of travel. Pods launch high into the sky and connect with one of thousands of “circuit vessels”, all orbiting the world from east to west. Travellers then descend in another pod, arriving wherever they choose. Spring-loaded pads store the pod’s kinetic energy when they land, and propel them up again when they launch. It’s so cheap, so rapid and so ubiquitous that everyone uses it. You can work in London, meet a friend for lunch in New York and come back to work that afternoon.The novel’s narrator, Tanner Kelly, has grown up in rural Alaska, a backwater without a pod station. He is only too glad to escape, getting a glamorous job in London as personal assistant to scientist Victor Bickle, who works for CWC, the company that runs the network. Bickle’s job is selling CWC’s services and whi...

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