Yahoo News Met Office UK weather forecast for 27/04/2024
Met Office UK weather forecast for 27/04/2024
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Wales OnlineMet Office says break in hot weather will bring cold and thunderstorms
Rain, thunderstorms and cooler temperatures will follow 'hottest day of the year'
- Birmingham Live
Weather maps reveal Iberian plume to blast UK with 25C heat twice this month
A weather expert has said conditions will ve 'very pleasant'
- The Telegraph
The electric car carnage has only just begun
They are cheaper to run. They can be simpler to manufacture. And of course, they are far better for the environment, playing a crucial role in hitting our targets to cut carbon emissions.
- CNN
The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works
Mammoth will suck in air using giant fans, separate the carbon and transport it underground where it will transform into stone
- CNN
Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.
- Oxford Mail
Homeowners to see new bin collection rule come into force, government says
Homeowners in England will be able to put all recycling in one bin under new government rules.
- The Independent
Family of bears visits California backyard pool to cool off
‘They can come take a dip whenever,’ homeowner says
- The Telegraph
Electric carmakers ‘breaking the law’ by failing to collect scrapped batteries
Electric carmakers are breaking the law by allowing batteries from scrapped vehicles to pile up in scrapyards, a senior industry figure has claimed.
- Sky News
UK weather: 'Thundery breakdowns' set to put an end to weekend of warm weather
High temperatures are expected to dominate for the next few days, but come Monday, forecasters have warned that the UK will experience "thundery breakdowns". On Friday, the south of England will see highs of 25C, with the potential of temperatures reaching 26C on Saturday and possibly 27C on Sunday, according to the Met Office. This will beat the hottest temperature of the year so far, after 24.3C was recorded at Heathrow and at St James's Park in London on Thursday.
- Yahoo News UK
Pacific heatwaves linked to lower factory emissions from China
Reductions in emissions of aerosols could be contributing to 'warm blob' events in the Pacific, a new study has shown.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Tons of peat slide down hillside at Shetland wind farm
A landslide has stopped work at a Shetland wind farm.
- Somerset County Gazette
Revised plans for nearly 60 new homes in Somerset town approved
Revised plans for nearly 60 new homes in Midsomer Norton have been approved by Somerset councillors.
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Amber alert issued for weekend as temperatures set to rise
AN AMBER wildfire alert has been issued in Dorset for the coming weekend.
- PA Media: Money
19% annual jump in average home insurance premiums
Last year was marked by bad weather, with weather-related home insurance claims totalling £573 million, the Association of British Insurers said.
- The Guardian
Thursday briefing: What 400 scientists think about the future of our climate
In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s Damian Carrington surveyed hundreds of experts on their hopes and fears for the planet – here’s what they had to say
- Wales Online
Met Office forecasts 26C but it comes with three warnings
Forecasters have said when to expect the warmest weather and how long it will last
- Associated Press
Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life
Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South on Thursday even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street. Busy hub airports in Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, reported delays. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center cited an “enhanced risk” for severe weather from Texas to South Carolina.
- The Guardian
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned
- Glasgow Times
Type of shrimp that died millions of years ago declared Glaswegian
A type of shrimp that died out hundreds of millions of years ago has been declared a Glaswegian.
- Reuters Videos
Japan to start hunting fin whales
STORY: Japan is to start hunting fin whales, in a move certain to face strong opposition from environmentalists. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday said the species would be added to its commercial whaling list after the country's Fisheries Agency this week sought public comment on a draft revision of its policies."Whales are an important food resource, and like other marine living resources, they should be used sustainably based on scientific evidence. I believe it is important to inherit traditional food culture in Japan."Over the last five years, Japan has been trying to expand its whaling business.It resumed commercial hunting in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zones in 2019, after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.Whale consumption in Japan hit its peak in the early 1960s but did not become widespread as other meats became more accessible. Commercial whaling in Japan is currently limited to three minor species: minke whales, Bryde’s whales and sei whales.