Hurricane Joaquin: to strike or not to strike US east coast?
Eastern coastal states of the US are still under threat from Hurricane Joaquin in the coming days, but the forecast is far from certain.
Terrifying footage has has emerged from northern India, where dozens of people were killed by a combination of torrential rain and a dust storm. Many of those who lost their lives were asleep when their homes were destroyed by lightning.
It’s been called a ‘bomo-genesis’ or weather bomb in plain English – a huge Pacific storm which brought heavy rains and cyclone-force winds, car-swallowing sinkholes and power cuts across Southern California.
Eastern coastal states of the US are still under threat from Hurricane Joaquin in the coming days, but the forecast is far from certain.
Eastern coastal states of the US look set for some heavy and prolonged rainfall during the next five days, which will bring the risk of major flooding in places.
When it comes to weather, there are times when only the view from space can illustrate just how amazing atmospheric phenomena can be.
The north east of the US is bracing itself for a blizzard that is being described as ‘potentially historic’, with as much as 2-3 feet of snow falling between Monday and Wednesday.
The next 24 hours will see some wintry weather across the UK, with snow possible over southern parts of the UK too.
A look from space at the stormy weather that’s hitting northern parts of the UK, along with when the severe gales are expected to ease.
As the UK braces for severe gales on Wednesday, I’ve pulled together 10 things you need to know about Wednesday’s stormy weather.
In recent days, a few amazing images have been released by Nasa that show the scale of the flooding and one of the storms that caused it.
You’re probably thinking, why is this the case when the worst of the rain stopped falling on Saturday morning?
Finally, there looks to be some light at the end of the tunnel, in what has been an exceptional spell of extreme weather. A weakening jet stream will bring less stormy weather next week.
Having just dealt with one of the most powerful storms of the winter yesterday, tomorrow will see another slam into the UK.
We are not the only part of the world to have weather that has been stuck in a rut this winter. The US has seen some extreme weather too, but not wind and rain like us.
The next storm is due to arrive later on Tuesday and will continue to affect the UK through Wednesday as well, bringing with it the likelihood of more disruption.