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Hayfever warning: Very High levels for 5 days, forecast warns
More misery for Hayfever sufferers. Very high pollen levels have been forecast for pretty much the whole of England for the next 5 days by the UK Met Office. The only region to go down from very high is the far North East of England, which goes down to a “high” on Sunday and Monday.…
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Thousands flee as volcano erupts in Philippines
January 12 2020: 17:20GMT ..Breaking.. Around 8,000 have fleed their homes after “Taal Volcano” erupts in the Philippines, this afternoon. The volcano is situated south of Manila. Image: Google Maps. An Aerial view of “Taal” volcano, Philippines. Image: Google Maps, location of the Taal volcano in the Philippines. The volcano is phreatic in nature, which…
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Social media down: wife finds out what husband sounds like
A 40 year old couple from Greater London have started to talk to each other, for the first time in 15 years. The use of social media, the internet and mobile phones means the couple forgot who they look like. “Oh Gareth, you are a handsome man. I forgot how handsome you are” says Janice…
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Facebook is DOWN for many users
Facebook is officially DOWN for many users as images are loading very slowly and failing to upload on the site for many. The Facebook team haven’t released any information on the downtime as of yet, however many businesses are being affected, including ours. We (Severe Weather Updates 2019) are also affected as at the moment…
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Very Warm Thursday and Friday ahead – 28C in parts
The next couple of days will be characterized by pretty warm weather. A large area of high pressure will bring a good deal of dry and warm weather to the lower 2/3rds of the country (this excludes Scotland and Northern Ireland for the most part). Across some south eastern regions, temperatures could reach 27 to…
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Man accidentally mistakes wife’s farting for thunderstorms
Posted in laughs / humor. Yesterday afternoon, up in Scotland, the forecast had suggested thunderstorms were on their way. A 40 year old bloke from Glasgow said he heard “giant thunder rumbles like it was coming from an almighty thunderstorm”. However later it was discovered that he got it all wrong. He rang up…
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