Tropical Storm Lane forms in eastern Pacific
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Lane forms in eastern Pacific.
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The IndependentWatch: Planes battle Storm Darragh 90mph winds to land at Heathrow Airport
Watch as planes battled Storm Darragh and wind speeds of over 90mph to land at Heathrow Airport on Saturday (7 December). Several British Airways flights to and from Heathrow, Paris, the United States and the Netherlands were cancelled amid the treacherous weather conditions. A Lancashire Police investigation is underway after the force was called at around 9am on Saturday to the A59 at Longton, near Preston.
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Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of surrounding villages.Rising more than 2,400 metres (8,000 feet) above sea level on the central island of Negros, Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines.
- BBC
Storm damage and delays - what are your rights?
Storm Darragh brought down trees, disrupted travel and forced the cancellation of a number of festive events.
- BBC
Flood warnings as thousands without power after Storm Darragh
Travel impacts also continue after the storm caused significant disruption over the weekend.
- Associated Press
Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday. Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down mountainside hamlets, said Lt. Col. Yudi Hariyanto, who heads a rescue command post in Sukabumi.
- Evening Standard
London weather LIVE: Capital battered by strong winds as over 160 Heathrow flights cancelled amid Storm Darragh travel chaos
London escaped the storm's full force but still saw gusts of up to 49mph
- Associated Press
Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says
Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus. Last year was the hottest on record due to human-caused climate change coupled with the effects of an El Nino. In November, global temperatures averaged 14.10C (57.38F).
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Storm Darragh brought gusts of close to 100mph, but the future threat may lie elsewhere
Storm Darragh is the first storm since last January's Isha to earn a red "threat to life" warning from the Met Office.
- The Guardian
Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C
- LA Times
Red flag warnings set to take effect throughout Southern California, beginning Monday
The National Weather Service issued warnings of critical wildfire weather in portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties as well as the Inland Empire and San Bernardino Mountains.
- BBC
Fewer than 500 still without power after Storm Darragh
The bad weather left thousands disconnected from the electricity network over the weekend.
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Further disruption expected as strong winds continue in wake of Storm Darragh
Further travel disruption and power cuts are likely until 6pm, the Met Office said.
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2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday."At this point, it is effectively certain that 2024 is going to be the warmest year on record," the EU agency said in its monthly bulletin.
- BBC
Power still out for thousands after Storm Darragh
There are widespread power cuts across the country as Wales recovers from the damaging storm.
- BBC
Thousands still without power as Storm Darragh warnings end
While the storm has moved away from the UK, thousands of people are without power on Sunday.
- The Independent
Storm Darragh map: Where are the weather warnings and when will it end
Storm Darragh caused significant disruption to travel amid fierce gales
- Yahoo News UK
What do amber, red and yellow weather warnings actually mean?
The Met Office uses the warning system to inform the public about the danger of certain weather events.
- The Telegraph
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on its hands
He didn’t look like a dictator. Awkward and gangly, his mannerisms unassuming, at least until he opened his mouth, Bashar al-Assad exuded none of the machismo of other Arab strongmen like Muammar Gaddafi or Saddam Hussein.
- Hello!
Princess Beatrice's stepson, 8, to undergo cosmetic 'transformation' – details
Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's son has attended a private clinic in London with his mum – see his predicted transformation
- Associated Press
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office. “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness," Trump wrote on social media, referring to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a television interview that aired Sunday, Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO.