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A view of the Roman camp Aquis Querquennis, located on the banks of the Limia River in Galicia, Spain. The camp is usually under water but can now be seen because of the low water levels.
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If verified, the Earth 🌎 has just had the highest August temperature ever recorded, possibily the highest reliable temperature on record! 🌡. 130 F or 54.4 C was recorded at Furnace Creek, Death Valley on Sunday afternoon 🥵
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Rare snowstorm blankets parts of the Sahara desert in up to 16 inches of snow.
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Scotland's beautiful auburn autumn. This was taken at the river Garry near Pitlochry. Jo
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Temperatures within the Arctic Circle have hit an astonishing 30C this afternoon.
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Here's a weather phenomenon we've never seen. These 'ghost apples' were formed in Michigan, when freezing rain formed an icy glaze around apples on a tree. The apples rotted and fell out of the bottom, leaving their ghostly icy shape behind.
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Wow! According to data from flightradar, BA274 flying Las Vegas to Heathrow has just hit a speed of 814mph thanks to extreme jetstream winds! . The subsonic speed record is 835mph, with the jetstream strengtheing later, this record is under threat
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When you're a weather presenter and your watch contradicts your forecast. 😆.🔊Sound on👇
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Dramatic rescues and chaos in parts of Spain today as storms bring extreme rainfall and lightning. Further stormy weather and rain is forecast in southern and eastern areas.
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Skiers on the streets of Tallinn in Estonia last night! ⛷️
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We have an important announcement for those fed up with being rained on. After 6 weeks of being AWOL, we have finally found summer.
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The first snow of the season arrived in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and this panda couldn't be more excited! Jo
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A huge congratulations to our friend and colleague @carolkirkwood on her wedding to Steve 💕. Best wishes from us all!. Photos: Abi Chadwick
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😍 Lenticular clouds over Sierra Nevada at sunset in Granada, southern Spain yesterday.
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There's been so much snow overnight that we're now measuring snow depth in squirrels. Looks like one squirrel's worth in Shropshire! CF
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Forecasters at NOAA have issued a rare Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch for the first time since 2005. A spectacular aurora is likely Friday night and into the weekend. It's possible that satellite communications and power systems could be affected.
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The sun set in Tromsø, Norway today at 11:51am, but it won't rise now until 15 January. For others in the Arctic Circle the wait for sunrise will be even longer!. Matt
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AUSTRALIA: with the cooler air now across much of the southeast, the temperature in Canberra is currently 15.5C. Compare that to the same time yesterday, when is was 41.9C. That's a drop in temperature of 26C in 24 hours.
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🦘❄️When you're so hoppy about the #snow! This was the scene in Goulburn in New South Wales, Australia!🦘❄️
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Check out this footage of how big the waves where offshore at Cape Cornwall earlier today. Credit: Chris Brown/Kernow Life
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The sky is putting on a show this morning for some of our WeatherWatchers 😍.Matt
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Fantastic footage of humpback whales playing under the Northern Lights in Norway yesterday. Jo http://t.co/a0yGujXD4g.
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EUROPE FLOODING.Storm Boris continues to weaken, but another 50 to 100mm of rain (plus mountain snow) is possible in parts of Austria, Czech Republic and south-east Germany in the next two days.
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People watch as the moon rises over the Pacific Ocean at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
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Here's something you don't see very often, blooms after heavy #rain in the world's driest desert, the Atacama, LH
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Sliding into February like. a giant panda 🐼 enjoying a snowstorm in Washington DC ☃️.Simon
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Nepal floods: At least 100 dead and dozens missing after days of heavy rainfall.
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Murmuration of Starlings over their autumn roosting site just before dusk in Gretna, Scotland.
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Street lights have come on in some areas. Red/dark sky connected to #Ophelia dragging in Saharan dust & Iberian wildfire smoke. Jo
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Here are the latest warning areas for snow and ice. You can check all the details and timings on those here:.
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❄️ Snow drawing made entirely of footprints on a golf course outside the Finnish capital Helsinki, in Espoo. Measuring 160 metres across and believed to be the largest of its kind in the country, it was created over 3 hours by a team of 12 volunteers using snowshoes and rope.
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Giant hole caused by the collapse of a drain network due to heavy rains, in Villa Nueva, 10 miles south of Guatemala City.
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The moon rising over the Empire State Building before sunrise in New York City yesterday.
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⚡️ Lightning strikes One World Trade Center during a thunderstorm over lower Manhattan as the sun sets in New York City yesterday.
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🌈Two rainbows are seen as the sun sets after a rain shower in Hong Kong yesterday.🌈
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When you're live on air and your watch contradicts your forecast. 😆.🔊Sound on👇
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The Flower Moon setting over Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain this morning.
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Many central and southern areas of England, away from areas closest to coasts, have now reached heatwave status, including Libanus in mid-Wales. A few spots in West Yorkshire too - Bramham for the fourth day.
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Smoke rising from fires lit in the vineyards to protect them from frost at the Vouvray vineyard in Touraine, France last night.
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Snow mean feat! It took workers in China almost three weeks to build two thousand and nineteen snowmen to celebrate the eighth international Ice Sculpture competition.
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The northern lights in the north of Scotland were spectacular last night! 😍.
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A familiar outline has been captured floating up in the sky. JB
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The Aurora Borealis is seen in the sky over Muonio in Lapland, Finland yesterday.😍
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A murmuration of Starlings over their autumn roosting site just before dusk in Gretna, Scotland.
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A new February record has been set for the UK, with 20.3C being recorded at Trawsgoed, Ceredigion just now. It's also the first time we've seen over 20C in winter!
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33 years ago tonight, the Great Storm of 1987 hit the UK. The greatest damage was felt in SE England where gusts exceeded 80mph for around 3-4 hours. The highest UK gust was 115mph at Shoreham in Sussex. Here are some memories of it from 3 years ago
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❌DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME❌. With overnight temperatures as low as -35 to -50C across most of central Canada over recent nights, this has been possible👇. Boiling water turns instantly to ice crystals when thrown into the air. Matt
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The first full moon of 2021, known as the #WolfMoon, will appear on Thursday. Find out more about it 🌕
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🌨️ Central Park during the first snow of the season in New York City yesterday.
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Hey @BBCOne, we think our weather charts are trying to tell us something!! 🧐 And just look where our "H"igh is centred 🇮🇪 . is this a clue?!? 😲 #LineofDuty .Matt
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New York City was issued its first-ever "Snow Squall" warning yesterday (intense snowfall with a sudden increase in strong and gusty winds).❄️🌬️.Here was the view from the One World Trade Tower the squall-line arrived . Matt
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From the Shetland Islands to the Isle of Scilly, the #aurora was seen right across the UK last night 🌌. All because of a huge geomagnetic storm registering 4 out of 5 on the scale. Simon |
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Germany has recorded the largest temperature rise in the space of a week on record, going from a minimum of -24C to 18C!
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RECORD SIBERIAN HEAT. If confirmed by the WMO, the 38C/100F recorded in Verkhoyansk, Russia on Saturday will be the highest temperature ever recorded within the Arctic Circle. Records for this location go back to 1885. Matt
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Heavy rain has led to severe floods across parts of southern France this week. Further torrential rain is forecast to sweep across northern Spain, southern France and northern Italy over the next few days. Red warnings are in force with a risk of flash flooding in the region.
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Impressive roadside ice sculptures this morning in Loose, Kent. #UKWeather ❄️.📷Photo by #WeatherWatchers Liam Kenward.
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As #StormÉowyn moved into the Republic of Ireland earlier, a wind gust of 114mph was recorded at Mace Head in Galway - a new all time wind record for the country. After this record wind gust the station stopped reporting due to damage to the recording equipment.
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Stunning Conwy Castle, illuminated in rainbow colours yesterday evening for #ClapForOurCarers
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Red warnings & level 5 avalanche warnings ⛔ (the highest) are still in force across Austria & parts of Germany. 150-250cm fresh snow to come over next 5 days. 200-300cm fallen already this week. Säntis in Switzerland has had half a month's snowfall in the last 48 hours. Jo
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This is new to me! Not just a red sun, but a red halo around the sun - not sure there's even a name for this phenomenon! CF #redsun
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🦇🌕The moon rising beyond The Shard in central London last night🦇
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#StormCiara isn't going to be your average winter storm:.- widespread gusts, 60-70mph through much of Sunday daytime. 🌬 80mph+ likely on some hills/coasts/exposed areas.🌊 Very big waves, poss flooding.⚠️ Damage & disruption likely.Warnings info
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Wow! This stunning aurora picture was taken last night at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland by Steven Lomas - what an amazing shot! .More about the Northern Lights here:
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⛄️ Central Park during a winter storm in New York City on Monday.
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Tricky conditions for posting a letter in Cabrach, Scotland.
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🤩Wow! NASA posted this amazing photo of a dragon-shaped #aurora, which lit up the sky in Iceland earlier this week🐉
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It doesn't happen very often here but it's not just #snow, it's #thundersnow for some of us. Who's been woken up early by a white spark? Nick
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Morning, if we're going to do it TODAY'S THE DAY! We will of course keep you posted. Lou L
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Changeable weather follows the heatwave for some. 10 day forecast: Thurlstone, Barnsley - Photo by yorkshireTed
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At 13:13 today, the sun sets at Longyearbyen (Svalbard, Norway) and will not rise again until 11:28 on 15 February 2025. Could you handle that long without the Sun?.
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🌈A rainbow is seen across the Yosemite Valley in front of the El Capitan granite rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California.
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😍 Northern Lights over the sky in Enontekio in Lapland, Finland yesterday.
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All of us at BBC Weather are saddened by the news of the death of our friend and colleague Dianne Oxberry following a short illness. Our thoughts are with our colleagues @BBCNWT, but more importantly with her family at this time.
We have some very sad news this morning, our colleague and friend Dianne Oxberry has died after a short illness. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.
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🐶Rescuers risked their lives to save a dog in New Jersey, USA yesterday. Jo
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The beautiful side of the severe chill that's gripped the USA and Canada. Niagara Falls looking spectaular yesterday in its part-frozen state 😍😍. Matt
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Electric light show… A lightning bolt in front of a rainbow at Houghton Hall Park in Dunstable. ⚡️🌈
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There's a pretty incredible temperature contrast across the UK right now. Simon |
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There have been unconfirmed reports on Sunday that China set a new national temperature record at 52.2C in Sanbao, Xinjiang Province. Incredibly it's roughly 6 months since it also saw a record low temp of -53C. So in that short time it's a swing of more than 100C.
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A pretty sunset in New York City last night as the residents brace themselves for a severe winter storm.
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The magic is about to begin! 💫 . It’s -16C at the moment in the North Pole, with a wind chill of -30C 🥶 but the elves are out defrosting the sleigh and #SantaClaus🎅is cleared for take off at 9amGMT!. 1st stop, the West Pacific, where it’s considerable warmer!
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Incredible photos taken inside Category 5 Hurricane Beryl yesterday. The aircraft was collecting data for NOAA's research into hurricane forecasting.
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⚡⚡ In Los Angeles, nearly 2,200 flashes of lightning were detected in the space of five hours! ⚡⚡
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