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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Rare 'dust devil' spotted in Manchester city centre
Manchester was left at a standstill yesterday after a 'dust devil' ripped through the city centre. The weather phenomenon, which to many looked like a tornado, ripped through Great Ancoats Street on Saturday afternoon, with a 30-metre-high swirling column of dust stopping traffic. This incident is known as a 'dust devil', which is caused by irregularities caused by temperature contrasts on different surfaces around which then causes rotation of the air. Wow! Dust devil in Manchester UK today...🌪️ 📹 @riding_adam — Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) May 10, 2025 In a video shared on social media, an onlooker said: ''What the...? What the hell? There is a tornado in the middle of Manchester... that's crazy.' When combined with dust and debris, you can get a column of air, which is commonly much smaller than tornadoes. The Met Office describes a dust devil on its website, stating: "This phenomenon, most commonly known today as dust devils, is an upward spiralling, dust-filled vortex of air that may vary in height from a few feet to over 1,000. "They are usually several metres in diameter at the base, then narrowing for a short distance before expanding again. They mainly occur in desert and semi-arid areas, where the ground is dry and high surface temperatures produce strong updrafts. "The initial rotation may be caused by irregularities in the surface. Unlike tornadoes, dust devils grow upwards from the ground, rather than down from clouds. 'In the stronger dust devils, a cumulus cloud can be seen at the top of the rising column of warm air. 'They only last a few minutes because cool air is sucked into the base of the rising vortex, cooling the ground and cutting off its heat supply."
India Today
03-05-2025
- Climate
- India Today
Watch: Hailstorm triggers flash floods in Paris, metro stations shut, flights affected
A powerful hailstorm struck Paris on Saturday, May 3, causing flash flooding that brought parts of the city to a standstill. Videos shared by residents on social media platform X showed water rushing down streets and thick layers of hail piling up on sidewalks and roads. The storm's suddenness caught many off guard.A sudden hailstorm causes flash flooding and chaos in Paris, leading to metro closures and flight suspensions. AccuWeather (@accuweather) May 3, 2025advertisementMeanwhile, earlier in the day, authorities had issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms across much of France, warning residents to be cautious. In Paris, the effects were immediate and widespread. Photos taken after the recent wet weather event revealed streets blanketed in hail, as vehicles navigated through floodwaters in the city of over 2 million residents. The hailstorm struck after several days of unusually warm spring temperatures, ranging from the 70s to 80s after the hailstorm in Paris this Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) May 3, 2025 Local media reported that several metro stations were forced to shut down due to water damage, leaving commuters stranded. Meanwhile, operations at Charles de Gaulle Airport were temporarily suspended, affecting multiple READ: Pak claims it tested ballistic missile with 450 km range amid tension with IndiaadvertisementIn October last year, massive floods caused widespread damage and power outages in parts of southeastern France after days of relentless departments south of Lyon were placed under a red flood alert by Mto France, the country's national weather service. The alert was downgraded to orange the next day as water levels began to flooding swept away cars, traffic signs, and livestock, with footage showing the A47 highway near Lyon submerged and impassable. The French interior ministry deployed 1,500 additional firefighters to assist rescue and relief efforts.
India Today
01-05-2025
- India Today
Man runs for his life as polar bear charges in terrifying video
A harrowing video of a man running for his life as a polar bear chased him through the snow in a remote Arctic island has surfaced on the incident took place in the village of Pyramiden, where residents have been trying to scare off polar bears spotted near their snowmobiles for a while now. One bear, however, refused to back down and instead charged at a Russian mining Go away,' onlookers shouted as the man ran for his life. Terrified, the man dropped his rifle but managed to leap onto a snowmobile just in time, escaping with only seconds to spare. Watch the video here:Polar Bear Crashes Party in PyramidenLate Sunday night, a polar bear wandered into Pyramiden, Norway, an old mining town-turned-tourist spot run by a Russian were mid-party at the hotel when the bear showed up. Warning shots didn't scare it off, and one Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) April 29, 2025'Bears frequently enter Pyramiden because their migration route runs through the area. Some bears are aggressive, while others are more timid and skittish,' a source from Arktikugol, a Russian Arctic coal company operating in the region, told the Daily source also said that both the man and the bear are 'currently fine'.Polar bears don't typically hunt humans but may attack if they feel threatened or are especially Watch
