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The total death toll in the UK now stands at 20, with 1,140 confirmed cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases by 342 in the past 24 hours alone. Source: Public Health England 

The jet stream remains in a highly active state. Strong “upper level” winds are forecast to remain in place for the remainder of this week, fueling some deep areas of low pressure and as a result some quite stormy conditions at times across Britain. Main risks include wind and rain, the later of course of…

A yellow, be aware snowfall warning has been issued for parts of the Midlands & Southern England for tonight. A “trough” is expected to pep up precipitation across England & Wales tonight. This precipitation may fall as sleet or snow above 200 metres of elevation, producing potentially up to 2-5cm of snow for parts of…

The Research article was posted by “Nature Climate Change” and finds that the total area of forest burnt by recent bushfires exceeds 20%, at 21%. The 2019/20 bush fire season is being described by scientists as unprecedented, and having “devastating consequences” for both humans and nature. It is important, however, to remain realist as a…

The River Severn is continuing to rise as the weekend’s rainfall continues to drain into it’s catchment up over the Welsh hills. The situation today along the Severn River bank has become increasingly tentative as flood waters have begun to over-top temporary flood defenses installed by the Environment Agency. This tweet, posted by Dave Throup…