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BBC News
20-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Huge hailstones hit parts southern France
Severe thunderstorms with large hail hit parts of south-west France on Monday - the French weather service - had issued amber weather warnings in the Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine regions for thunderstorms and flash the south of Toulouse, residents captured video of impressive hailstorms which ripped off tree branches and damaged of the large hail was reported to be the size of ping-pong area of thunderstorms, producing approximately 13,000 lighting strokes in south-west France, also gave some significant rainfall weather station in the town of Montauban, about 50km (31 miles) to the north of Toulouse recorded 83.5mm (3.3in) of rain in 24 hours up to 08:00 local time on 30mm - just over an inch - of that fell between 19:00 and 20:00 local put this into some context, the average rainfall for the whole of May here is around 43mm (1.7in).The heavy showers and thunderstorms moved east overnight with an amber warning in place for the Var region into Tuesday morning for a risk of some flash flooding.
Bloomberg
25-04-2025
- Climate
- Bloomberg
London and Paris Look Likely to Get Mini-Heat Wave Next Week
North Europe is set for a warm spell next week, with unusually high temperatures forecast from London to Paris. A high-pressure system means much of northwestern Europe will be 4C to 5C above the long-term average, with temperatures in the UK and French capitals exceeding those in Madrid and Rome. Daytime highs in London will reach 25C (77F) by Tuesday, while Paris could climb as high as 27C on May 1, according to forecasts from the UK Met Office and Meteo France.
Al Arabiya
19-04-2025
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
Four killed after spring storms wreak havoc in the Alps
Alpine ski resorts were getting back to normal on Friday after spring storms the previous day claimed four victims in the French Alps and northern Italy, including a British holidaymaker. The 27-year-old Briton was caught in an avalanche at the entrance to the French Alpine resort of Val Thorens in Savoie, after heavy snowfall across the mountain range. Found in a state of cardiac arrest, he was taken to Grenoble for treatment but died that evening, local prosecutor Benoit Bachelet said in a statement Friday. Three people died in northern Italy on Thursday after the region was hit by heavy rains. Floodwaters carried away a 64-year-old and his 33-year-old son in their car in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. And a man in his 90s was found dead in his flooded home in the northwest region of Piedmont. 'Intense and abundant' rain had drenched the north of Italy, turning to snow above 1,800 meters (5,905 feet) altitude, an official said. The storms shut roads, halted trains and cut power to areas in France, Italy and Switzerland. Although snow in April is not rare in the Alps, the amount that fell in just hours was unusual and took authorities and residents by surprise. Officials in some parts of the French and Swiss Alps had told residents to stay indoors on Thursday before lifting the restrictions. The avalanche alert level was raised in several regions, shutting down several ski areas. By Friday evening however, Meteo France had lowered its alert level, while still urging skiers to remain vigilant. Many roads were shut in all three countries due to fallen trees or the risk of avalanches. Heavy trucks were banned from using the main Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy and dozens that could not get through tunnels were stuck on the A43 highway linking Italy and France. Trains were also affected, and at one point more than 3,300 homes in France and 5,000 households in Italy were left without power, according to authorities. 'It's truly exceptional,' said Didier Beauchet, a retiree who has lived in Lanslebourg in the Savoie for 40 years. 'I must have seen that only five times,' he told AFP, as motorists around him worked to free their snow-covered cars.
Express Tribune
26-03-2025
- Science
- Express Tribune
'Not a UFO but SpaceX rocket'
A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists. The UK's Met Office said on X it had received many reports of an "illuminated swirl" in the sky on Monday evening likely caused by a rocket that had earlier blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. "Don't panic! No, it wasn't a UFO but the degassing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket," said the state weather forecaster Meteo France in the country's central Loire Valley. Pictures of the vivid swirl were also posted by social media users in countries including Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Croatia. People across Europe may have had the chance to see the phenomenon -- as long as it was not obscured by clouds, planetary scientist James O'Donoghue of the UK's University of Reading told AFP. The spiral was created after the rocket's first-stage booster, which blasted it off the ground, separated and the upper stage took over, he explained. As the booster fell back to Earth, it vented leftover fuel, which froze into reflective crystals.
South China Morning Post
25-03-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late on Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists. Advertisement The UK's Met Office said on social media that it had received many reports of an 'illuminated swirl' in the sky on Monday evening probably caused by a rocket that had blasted off earlier from Cape Canaveral in Florida. 'Don't panic! No, it wasn't a UFO but the degassing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket,' said the French state weather forecaster Meteo France in the country's central Loire Valley. Pictures of the vivid swirl were also posted by social media users in countries including Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Croatia. People across Europe may have had the chance to see the phenomenon – as long as it was not obscured by clouds, planetary scientist James O'Donoghue of the UK's University of Reading said. The spiral was created after the rocket's first-stage booster, which blasted it off the ground, separated and the upper stage took over, he said. As the booster fell back to Earth, it vented leftover fuel, which froze into reflective crystals. Advertisement 'These crystals caught the sunlight, creating the bright spiral pattern in the sky,' O'Donoghue said. 'The spiral shape happened because the tumbling rocket was spinning as it released the fuel.'
