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The ‘DANA’ weather system behind Spain’s extreme rainfall | World News
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The extreme conditions in eastern Spain which saw Valencia get a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours can be blamed on an event locally known as Depresion Aislada en Niveles Altos (DANA). This weather situation occurs when the jet stream high up in the atmosphere meanders like a river and creates a cut…
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The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found. The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people. All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group…
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How to see Orionid meteors this weekend… weather permitting | Science & Tech News
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An incredible display of celestial fireworks can be spotted between 21-22 October as debris left by Halley’s Comet lights up the night sky – if the weather lets you see it. The Orionid meteor shower, which has been going on all month, peaks for several hours on Saturday night and Sunday morning, offering you the…
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Teams on stand-by to pump England’s rivers with oxygen amid fears of fish deaths due to hot weather | UK News
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Environmental teams have been put on stand-by to oxygenate England’s rivers in a bid to protect fish in the event of a heatwave. The Environment Agency (EA) says it has recorded “hundreds of fish kill incidents” already this year – with drops in oxygen levels in rivers and canals blamed. The Angling Trust claims it…
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Butterfly numbers ‘worryingly low’ despite good weather | Science & Tech News
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Butterfly numbers are still “worryingly low” despite a warm and sunny spell leading to increased sightings of certain butterfly species over the summer. Sightings of the popular garden species, the Comma, increased by 95% compared to last year, according to the results of the annual Big Butterfly Count in the UK. The Gatekeeper, a species…