Liam Dutton
From Cuba to the UK in a week – journey of a weather system
At the moment, all eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico, where a cluster of thunderstorms is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Sleeping baby rescued from Tennessee floods
A four-week-old baby – who apparently slept through the ordeal – is rescued as flash floods hit Tennessee, in the US. People were left stranded on rooftops as torrential rain struck on Thursday.
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Toronto thunderstorm floods city
Severe flooding leaves 300,000 people in Canada’s largest city without power and causes major travel disruption during rush hour.
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More than 500 die in flooding in India
Torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, with landslides bringing devastation to the Himalayan state of Uttrakhand. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
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Dresden hit by floods
Dresden in Germany becomes the latest European city to be hit by floods, although its historic centre was spared the worst. Rising waters have killed 16 across Europe in recent days.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
Speedy jet stream to give a stormy week
Low pressure after low pressure will arrive on our shores in the coming days, bringing milder air, heavy rain and very strong winds.
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Liam Dutton
From freeze to thaw – end of cold spell in sight
After two weeks of freezing temperatures, heavy snow and ice, an end is finally in sight to the cold weather that has had a firm grip on the UK.
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Liam Dutton
A new year brings new weather
Thankfully, a new year has brought with it a change in fortunes, with the weather expected to generally be more settled for the first half of January.
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Liam Dutton
Quieter weather in new year to offer respite from flooding
There is no doubt that 2012 has been a remarkable year of weather, going from drought to flood. However, there are signs that the weather will quieten down for the start of 2013.
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2012 weather: wettest year on record?
Further downpours and an Atlantic storm are expected over the weekend, bringing 2012 closer to becoming the wettest year since records began more than 100 years ago.
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Flooding set to continue past Christmas
Christmas downpours bring misery to hundreds of houses and businesses already swamped with floodwater, with many more facing the risk of rising waters over the holidays.
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Flood risk to ‘continue into 2013’
The risk of floods from recent downpours will continue into 2013, the Environment Agency warns.
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Christmas floods: travel chaos expected
Hundreds of thousands of Christmas commuters face travel chaos as the transport network creaks under the strain of UK floods… and more rain is expected later.
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Floods: train commuters warned about heading west
Train commuters are warned not to head west of Taunton as floods continue to cause travel chaos across the UK.
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Bad weather threatens Christmas getaway
Heavy rain and a fire at London’s Paddington station cause cancellations and congestion warnings on one of the busiest days for travel in the run-up to Christmas.
