Tropical Storm Francine has formed off Mexico aiming for the Louisiana coast, the US National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine has formed off Mexico aiming for the Louisiana coast, the US National Hurricane Center says.
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NewsWireHeat blast to hit state as mercury soars
It looks like summer has hit early, with one big city set to swelter through 32C temperatures.
- Yahoo News Australia
Aussie woman's chilling discovery while sitting in backyard: 'Between my legs'
At first, the deadly threat is barely visible, but a closer look reveals the hidden danger. Find out more.
- Sky News
Black bear hit and killed while trying to eat pancakes in Tennessee
A black bear was hit and killed while trying to eat pancakes on the side of a road, an animal rescue group said. Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR), based just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, said the bear was struck by a vehicle near the city of Townsend. On Wednesday, the rescue group said it was "able to identify that this bear was male and further, what had enticed him to get so close to a dangerous, busy road in the first place - human food".
- Yahoo News Australia
Warning issued to beachgoers after 'whopping' 20,000km trek
Thousands of 'international travellers' are currently flocking to a slice of Australia's pristine coastline.
- CNN
Less than 10 days after Helene made landfall, Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3
Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm.
- CNN
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
This week, marvel at a tree grown from an ancient seed, learn why Mount Everest is undergoing a growth spurt, discover a Viking mass burial, and more.
- Storyful
Satellite Imagery Shows Historic Trio of Active Hurricanes Swirling in Atlantic Basin
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) said three hurricanes were simultaneously active in the Atlantic Basin on Sunday, October 6, marking the first time the phenomenon had ever been recorded in the month of October.Satellite imagery released by CIRA at Colorado State University (CSU) shows the trio - named Milton, Kirk and Leslie - as they were developing in the Atlantic Basin on Sunday.“For the first time in recorded history, the Atlantic basin has three active hurricanes in October or later,” CIRA said, crediting a CSU researcher for the statistic.By Sunday afternoon, Milton intensified from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf Coast and was expected to impact Florida by early next week.Hurricane Kirk, carrying maximum sustained winds near 100 mph (155 km/hr), was forecast to generate surf swells around the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and east coast of the US. Leslie, carrying winds of 90 mph, was not expected to impact land, according to official reports. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
- The Independent
Milton rapidly strengthens into hurricane as Florida braces for life-threatening storm surge and winds
Milton is due to turn into a Category 3 hurricane and make landfall on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center warned
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Angry homeowners hit out at authorities after houses left flooded and 'raw sewage' running across driveways
Homeowners in Brampton, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, say they were left flooded and with raw sewage running down their driveways after recent heavy rain.
- Evening Standard
Weather: Tornadoes could hit London as heavy rain and winds to batter the capital
The storm is currently over the North Atlantic but is likely to head this way
- RFI
Beauty and the blight: a photographer's quest to expose an ecological disaster
For decades, swathes of France's coastline have been regularly swamped by toxic green algae, especially in Brittany. Scientists say it forms due to a glut of chemical waste from intensive farming that spills into the sea. One young photographer is exposing the problem from an unusual and surprisingly beautiful perspective. Scientists dressed head to toe in protective suits stand on an empty beach, gazing out towards a grey horizon, surrounded by what looks like green slime.An alien invasion? Dis
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UK weather: Hurricane Kirk to bring disruptive wind and rain next week after mild weekend
The UK is set to be blasted by strong winds and heavy rain next week as Hurricane Kirk moves across the Atlantic Ocean. The weather system strengthened into a category 4 storm on Friday and its remnants threaten to bring a spell of unsettled conditions, with temperatures forecast to fall. While the hurricane is expected to be downgraded by the time it reaches Europe, the Met Office has said it poses a threat of disruptive rain and wind for some after a mild weekend.
- Australian Associated Press
Search for missing after floods in Bosnia kill 16
Rescuers have dug through rubble in the village of Jablanica in search for people who went missing in Bosnia's deadliest floods in years.
- BBC
Treehouse converted to bat hotel
The treehouse will have perch points installed as well as being insulated and made dark.
- Evening Standard
Weather: Hurricane Kirk remnants to batter UK with heavy gales, rain and snow
Thundery showers have been forecast for London with snow set to fall in other parts of the UK
- BBC
New hurricane threatens Florida as it reels from devastation
It comes just 10 days after Storm Helene - the deadliest mainland storm since Katrina in 2005.
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Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity
Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world's worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change. The often African-owned companies operate in areas where the vast majority of people live disconnected from the electricity grid, and offer products ranging from solar-powered lamps that allow children to study at night to elaborate home systems that power kitchen appliances and plasma televisions. Central and West Africa have some of the world’s lowest electrification rates.
- BBC
Stranded pilot whale dies despite rescue attempts
The council is advising people to avoid the area on Sunday as it attempts to recover the body.
- CNN
Helene death toll rises to at least 227 across 6 states
The death toll from Helene has risen to at least 227 across six states, according to CNN’s tally, after two more deaths were announced Saturday in South Carolina.
- BBC
Pumpkin farmer carves out plan for Halloween waste
A farmer has encouraged people to avoid buying plastic decorations and stop wasting real pumpkins.