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Snow forecast to hit Merseyside as Arctic air approaches
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (532+ words) Liverpool is not covered by any weather warnings at the moment but BBC Weather has forecasted "sleet showers" and "snow" to hit the region as we approach next week. It said: "Today will be a cloudy day with some light…...
Chester Zoo saves tiny species 'lost forever' from going extinct
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (520+ words) The last surviving population was discovered in an alleyway Chester Zoo has accomplished the remarkable feat of saving an entire species from extinction. The button-sized greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was believed to be "lost forever" until a small surviving…...
Asian hornet map as record number seen in UK so far this year
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (565+ words) A single hornet can kill between 60 to 90 honeybees in a day There has been more sightings of the Asian hornet this year than ever before. As of June, 30 sightings of bee-killing Asian hornets have been confirmed by lab tests. According…...
Exact date temperature to hit 28C in Liverpool this week
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (483+ words) The Met Office has said "much of the UK will be in heatwave conditions" by the coming weekend. The weather agency says heat will build through the week, with temperatures set to increase on Wednesday, and further towards the end…...
Exact time thunderstorms to hit Merseyside
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (401+ words) Liverpool is set to see sunshine today before thunderstorms are set to hit. The Met Office said there will be sunny weather from 10am until around 2pm on Friday, June 13. It will then change to partly cloudy from 3pm until 6pm and rain is…...
Drought declared in North West England
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (399+ words) Rainfall between February and April in the north-west was the third lowest on record since 1871 Weeks of unusually dry weather have led to low water levels in reservoirs and rivers across the North West. Despite several deluges this week - including…...
Weather warning issued for parts of Spain as Storm Oliver hits
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (398+ words) The Canary Islands are expected to be battered by a storm, following a period of weather stability. Storm Olivier has been announced by the state meteorological agency (Aemet). From midnight this morning, Wednesday 9, the regional government activated an official alert…...
NASA 'day the Earth smiled' photo captured rare glimpse of us
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (241+ words) NASA's famous 'day the Earth smiled' photo captured rare glimpse of our planet The picture was taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft in 2013. News. Courtney Eales. Nasa recently remembered a famous image of Earth as a mere pale blue dot in…...