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BBC News
2 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
In pictures: Scotland's four-day battle with wildfires
Firefighters are at the scene of wildfires on moorland in the north of Scotland for the fourth day in a have been multiple incidents in the Highlands and neighbouring Moray since Saturday, when a blaze broke out on Dava Moor, just north of Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews have also tackled fires near Monday morning a fire started in the Dallas area near Forres. BBC Weather Watchers have reported smoke from a wildfire near Carrbridge in the Highlands drifting for 40 miles (64km) across the Moray residents in Orkney have also reported smelling smoke carried miles north on the Scottish Greens councillor Draeyk Van Der Horn also photographed smoke from a number of wildfires visible from a summit in the Cairngorms on Monday morning and evening skies over parts of north Scotland have been tinged orange by wildfire smoke. The incidents have come during several days of dry, warm weather but there was heavy rain cause of the wildfires are not yet known, but Cairngorms National Park Authority has issued advice to people not to light campfires or use disposable Monday, a number of local roads were closed due to drifting of Grantown-on-Spey, Carrbridge and Aviemore were advised to keep windows of homes and businesses closed because of the smoke. Reporting from Dallas on Tuesday, BBC News reporter Ben Philip said: "The extent of the damage today can be seen clearly. "A large area has been affected with black burnt out vegetation stretching beyond the horizon. "There's still a pungent smell of smoke. Many areas are still smouldering."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
In pictures: Hot weekend for the East of England
BBC Weather Watchers have been out in force as the East of England experienced high temperatures. From a dog enjoying a trip to the beach to a sunset across a lake, people were making the most of the warm weather and trying to stay cool. An amber heat health alert has been issued for the region, and a second heatwave is forecast over the weekend. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the warning was in force from 12:00 BST on Friday until 18:00 BST on Tuesday, with the warmest weather expected on Sunday and Met Office said temperatures could hit about 30C (about 86F) across the East of England on Monday. Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
BBC News
22-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Your photos of the West Midlands: Cathedral, cattle and composer
We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands and here are some of the best from the past your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at midlandstoday@ inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers. When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:The full name of the person who took the pictures (as this person owns the copyright)Confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputsThe location, date and time the pictures were takenYour telephone number so we can get back to you if we have any further other details about the pictures that may be useful for us to knowPlease note that while we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week. Follow for more pictures on Instagram from BBC Birmingham, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Shropshire, BBC Stoke & Staffordshire and BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Rare Strawberry Moon captured over region
Cameras trained on the night sky have captured a rare sight across the East Midlands. Wednesday night and Thursday morning saw the darkness lit up by a Strawberry Moon. The event hit its peak overnight but the pinkish hues of it sitting low to the horizon are nothing to do with the name. A Strawberry Moon instead marks the harvest season of indigenous Americans because it appeared when wild strawberries were due to be harvested. These images were all captured by BBC Weather Watchers who stayed up late to catch the summer show unfolding above them. And it was worthwhile as the phenomenon was last seen in 2006 and will not be repeated again until 2043. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Amazing pictures of the Strawberry Moon from across the world
BBC News
08-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Canada wildfires smoke turns UK skies orange
The sun and sky had a much more eerie appearance to it on Saturday evening and Sunday was a sign that smoke from wildfires burning more than 4,000 miles (6,400km) away in central Canada had made it across the Atlantic to sit in the skies over the WeatherWatchers from all corners of the country were out capturing the spectacle. Why has the sky turned orange? The fluctuating layer of smoke in our atmosphere meant that the expected blue skies in the evening and morning have taken on more of a dirty orange or milky white hue. The sun has also appeared as a distinct orange disc, leading to captivating sunset and change in the appearance of the sun and sky is due to smoke particles in the atmosphere scattering the blue wavelengths of light more, allowing predominantly orange and red hues to reach our eyes. How did wildfires smoke reach the UK? The presence of wildfire smoke from North America over the UK, whilst not common, does occasionally happen during the summer plumes of smoke that rise from intense fires, that can burn for weeks on end, sometimes reach the upper atmosphere to be picked up by the jet stream - a zone of strong winds, close to the level at which planes fly. These winds then carry the smoke particles across the recent weeks numerous fires have raged across many Canadian provinces, especially Manitoba and Saskatchewan forcing mass evacuations and triggering health alerts across Canada and the United in the UK, the smoke plume is at too high an altitude to affect our air quality. Is more smoke forecast? Forecasts show another plume of wildfire smoke could arrive with a weather system on Monday, further enhancing sunrise and sunsets where the cloud breaks.A change in the weather patterns by midweek will stop any further smoke from arriving, but the development of southerly winds is likely to bring the possibility of lifted dust from the Sahara and more interesting skies
