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BBC News
4 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Weird cloud in Portugal looks like humongous wave
Watch as this rare weather phenomenon rolls in from the sea at a beach in relaxing on Furadouro beach, south of the city of Porto, saw a huge cloud rolling in from over the the cloud looked like a giant wave heading towards them, it was nothing to worry about for those on the beach. While some sunbathers got up and moved away, others stayed and were caught in breezy and blustery conditions as the cloud passed overhead. Portugal is in the middle of a heatwave with highs of 42C and the conditions are likely to have been the cause of the strange cloud. "This is a spectacular example of a roll cloud. It's a type of arcus (curved) cloud that can form near to a powerful thunderstorm," said Sarah Keith-Lucas from BBC Weather. "Cool moist air from over the ocean rolls in to meet the warm, dry air over land," added Sarah, explaining that the heat it can cause water in the air quickly to turn into tiny droplets which forms a cloud. "Due to air flowing in different directions above and below the cloud, it can form into the distinctive cigar shape - a long, thin cloud which is most common close to the coast."
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Anglian Water sees record demand in East during heatwave
A water company said it had received a record level of demand from its 4.3 million customers during the recent hot Water supplies homes and businesses in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and parts of Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and week it saw a 30% increase in demand and said its average daily 1.1 billion litres of drinking water supplied to customers had risen to 1.4 billion - the same level as a record set in 2022. However, on Friday a new peak was reached at 1.6 billion litres. The company has previously urged people to "use a little less [water] wherever they can". England was under an amber heat health weather warning last week and temperatures widely topped 30C (86F).Suffolk became the first county in the UK to officially enter a heatwave, after temperatures surpassed 27C (81F) for a third consecutive month Anglian Water confirmed it had "no plans" to enforce a hosepipe ban across the East of England. However, with an increase in demand the company urged people to "use a little less wherever they can, so we can meet the demand and keep taps running for everyone". The BBC's lead weather presenter, Sarah Keith-Lucas, said with climate change, heatwaves in the UK could become the "new normal"."What would have been a 'hot' day 30 years ago, would now be considered pretty normal," she average global temperature has risen by just over 1.1C (34F) since the pre-industrial era, which is enough to drive a large increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of Met Office said heatwaves were now 30 times more likely than before the industrial revolution, and were projected to potentially occur every other year by the 2050s. Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
