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Samoa on alert as Cyclone Gary augments on the Pacific

As reported by radioaustralia.net, “The category one cyclone was expected to intensify into a category two over the course of the day. Mulipola Titimaea, from Samoa’s National Disaster Management Office, told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat the system was unpredictable.” Read Article

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Europe: snow causes major flight cancellations, thousands stranded

en.rian.ru reported that thousands of passengers have been stranded for another day across Europe as airports have to cancel hundreds of flights due to heavy snowfalls. London’s Heathrow airport has scrapped 20 percent of its Sunday flights as forecasts warned of more snow. Some 260 flight have been cancelled following 100 ones scrapped on ……Read […]

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High temperatures in Lima Peru 86 degrees summer is here

To guard against the sun. And it Senamhi today warned that Lima residents bear up to 30 degrees Celsius heat. The coastal districts of the capital-as * Barranco, Chorrillos, Miraflores, Magdalena and San Miguel * – average temperatures reach 29 degrees, while the districts of Lima this-as San Juan de Lurigancho, Ate, Cieneguilla, La Molina […]

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UK: Code red alert warns Wales of incoming blizzards

As reported by independent.co, “The Met Office has issued a rare red “take action” alert for tomorrow. It covers south-east Wales but snow and strong winds are expected to bring widespread disruption across much of the UK.” Read Article

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Indonesia: heavy flash floods leave thousands displaced

As reported by wort.lu, “Severe flooding following torrential rain has driven almost 10,000 people from their homes in the Indonesian capital, an official said Wednesday, with two people killed so far in the seasonal chaos.” Read Article

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Snow, Cold forecast for Scotland this weekend

Dailyrecord.co.uk reported that temperatures in the north of Scotland plummeted to below minus 12C last night as the latest bitter weather system gripped the country. Braemar in Aberdeenshire was the coldest part of the UK as it registered minus 12.7C. But the whole of Scotland shivered in a bitter prelude to a weather system that […]

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UK airports brace for severe snows fog, this weekend

It was ‘business as usual’ for the UK’s major airports today despite a freezing fog that descended on parts of the UK overnight. A cold snap is set to grip the country today, heralding a weather system that forecasters say will leave the UK covered in up to four inches of snow by the weekend, […]

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Beijing China: Pollution alert, emergency measures

Officials in the Chinese capital Beijing have had to implement emergency measures for the first time to combat pollution which rose to the worst ever at the weekend. Residents were warned to stay indoors, as the concentration of harmful particles in the air reached up to 45 times the recommended safety levels. Read Article

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Scotland: travel warning snow, ice, rain

heraldscotland.com reported that wintry showers started in the north east of Scotland yesterday and quickly spread south overnight. Accumulations of around 3cms have fallen in the east and the Borders with more snow expected on Monday morning. The average temperature of around 2C is expected to fall dramatically. Ice warnings have been issued for much […]

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Wildfires and catastrophic heat wave plague Australia

According to the Herald Sun, “In Tasmania, residents and tourists stranded on the Tasman Peninsula for five days have finally been led out of the devastating bushfire zone as fire crews continue to battle blazes across the state.” Read Article

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