BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine motorist killed when large tree limb falls on his vehicle; first fatality attributed to Atlantic storm Lee.
After experiencing a record-breaking number of ‘extremely hot’ days in summer, the unusually high temperatures are due to continue
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese weather officials stepped up warnings about heavy rain and strong winds in several regions, state media said on Wednesday, a day after a violent tornado wreaked havoc in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing 10 people. The latest incident in weeks of destructive and deadly weather spurred authorities to call for vigilance against strong winds in coastal areas near the Yellow Sea off Jiangsu. Tuesday's tornado was brief but fierce, with social media images showing overturned cars, downed power lines and flying debris, much of which littered the streets of Suqian, a city in the north of the province.
Jiangsu province struck by two tornadoes within hours of each other
Transport chaos and emergency services step in amidst Hurricane Nigel chaos
Mix of sunny spells and showers can be expected ahead of weekend as weather warnings for rain and wind lapse
London was hit by spot flooding overnight on September 20-21, as the Met Office warned of heavy rain across parts of southeast England.The London Fire Brigade said it was “receiving numerous calls about flooding across London this evening with roads and properties affected.”This footage, posted on X, shows heavy rain and surface flooding in north London. Credit: @alex_wx_ via Storyful
Footage released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a solar filament eruption “rippling off the face of the sun” on September 16, a phenomenon that caused aurora borealis to appear in the northern US sky days later.This video is a 24-hour timelapse caught by the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard NOAA’s GOES East satellite, showing a solar filament eruption on September 16.The eruption of a solar filament can propel a plasma eruption known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth, disturbing our magnetic field and triggering geomagnetic storms, which create the auroras in the sky, according to the NOAA.Residents of North Dakota reported colorful skies overnight September 18 into September 19 as the effects of the CME reached Earth. Credit: NOAA via Storyful
London was hit by flooding overnight on September 20-21, as the Met Office warned of heavy rain across parts of southeast England.The London Fire Brigade said it was “receiving numerous calls about flooding across London this evening with roads and properties affected.”This footage, posted on X, shows the recorder’s surprise as the car he’s in goes through some deep floodwater.The source said he’d “never seen anything like this,” and that “emergency services [were] everywhere”. Credit: @FPLAkshay_ via Storyful
Hail pelted parts of northern Texas on Tuesday, September 19, as severe storms swept through the region.Weather officials warned of winds up to 60 mph and reported “golf ball-size hail” in the city of Quanah.This footage from a Quanah resident shows homes being lashed by hail and wind.Some homes in north Texas were damaged in the storms, according to local reports. Credit: @djlitebrite93 via Storyful
New Zealand was rattled by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency said the quake didn't pose any tsunami risk and that it hadn't received any reports of damage. New Zealand, which is home to 5 million people, is sometimes jokingly called the Shaky Isles due to the number of quakes it experiences.
Goh Jin Hian, the son of former Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, was among four people charged Wednesday with false trading offenses.
‘I think I was more willing at 22 to be like: ‘Okay, I’ll follow’ and then you start going, ‘Well, I don’t want to just follow. I want to lead sometimes and I want to walk side by side sometimes,’ famed supermodel says
An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country's monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, one of the king’s five sons, posted his opinion on Facebook after attending a photo exhibition in New York about people who have been charged under the law, Article 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code. The so-called lese majeste law makes insulting the monarch, his immediate family and the regent punishable by up to 15 years in prison per offense.
The US House of Representatives voted to block consideration of a military funding bill after Republican legislators warned Washington was “broke” ahead of an address by Volodymyr Zelensky.
Popular restaurant has hit back at what it called ‘inaccurate claims’
Restaurant operator Paradise Group has released CCTV screenshots to refute a tourist's claim that it had overcharged its crab dish for a $1,000-odd bill.
Cassidy Hutchinson explains why the then-president said "I’m not wearing this thing" in 2020.
For Katy Perry's latest advert for her shoe brand, she posed in a see-through catsuit, metallic blue cowboy boots, and a fur coat while riding a scooter.
Harry Kane wanted to move to Manchester United over Bayern Munich this summer despite what he said in a press conference, says a body language expert.
The only tags that have ever properly stuck with Mo Salah at Liverpool are 'selfish' and 'greedy'. That was always complete nonsense but especially so now.
