Wet weather is set to blight Britain for at least another week as forecasters warned the damp spring will drag on. This weekend will be a washout for many areas with a mixture of showers and sunny spells on the final two days before the reopening of indoor hospitality, attractions and mixing between households in … Read more
Vaccine delivery to Sydney and much of regional NSW will be delayed as a result of severe flooding, the Department of Health has said. Most locations in the country will have received vaccines by the end of the weekend, except for parts of NSW affected by extreme weather. ‘Vaccine delivery is being affected in Sydney … Read more
Could we SHAKE rain out of the sky? Aiming powerful low-frequency sound waves at clouds could help to increase rainfall and alleviate droughts, scientists say Researchers use low-frequency sound waves to ‘excite’ water vapour particles The sound causes the particles to vibrate and come together as larger droplets This then allows the larger droplets to … Read more
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! bosses reportedly spent the weekend drying out Gwrych Castle after it became flooded with rain. The upcoming series of the reality show is being filmed in the Welsh castle amid the Covid-19 pandemic and terrible weather is also forecast for this week. According to The Sun, parts … Read more
Storm Edouard will bring almost a MONTH’s worth of rainfall to parts of England and Wales over the next two days Almost a month’s worth of rainfall is expected over the next two days in parts of England and Wales The Atlantic jet stream is currently over Britain, bringing low pressure accompanied by spells of … Read more
Scientists predict Mediterranean could see a 40% decline in rainfall in the coming decades, leading to water shortages, agricultural shortfalls, and civil unrest A new MIT study predicts major rainfall shortages in the Mediterranean The declines will be driven by changes in the jetstream and shrinking difference in temperatures on land and sea that will … Read more
Heavy rainfall caused the massive eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii two years ago by softening the rock plugging its crater, according to a new study. US researchers say the dramatic eruption in 2018, which destroyed hundreds of homes, was due to wet volcanic rock, which cracks easily under pressure. Local rainfall patterns contributed … Read more