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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Road turns to molten tarmac and sticks to tyres and flip flops in heatwave
A road in Cannock, Staffs melted in the 31°C heatwave—gluing flip flops to the asphalt and damaging cars. Residents say the recently resurfaced Gorsemoor Road turned sticky, coating tyres and driveways in molten tarmac. One woman nearly got hit by a car when her shoes stuck mid-crossing. Staffordshire County Council closed the road for urgent repairs, blaming the extreme heat. Locals have slammed the workmanship, saying other roads in hot countries don't melt. Gritters have now been deployed to cool surfaces using granite dust to improve grip.
National Post
09-07-2025
- National Post
A person reportedly dies after getting sucked into plane's engine
The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights Tuesday due to a runway incident that local media said involved someone running onto the tarmac, getting sucked into an airport engine and dying. Article content The Bergamo Milan airport authority said all flights were suspended at the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport from 10:20 a.m. to noon local time 'due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway.' An investigation was underway. Article content Article content Article content
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Council deploys fleet of vehicles we only usually see in winter - here's why...
Drivers in the Central Bedfordshire region may have been held up on journeys in the last few days by a seasonally unusual sight... The council confirmed that it has deployed its fleet of road gritters this week, which are typically locked away at this time of year awaiting winter duties to clear busy routes of snow and ice. But they've been sent out in July as part of efforts to protect roads from damage caused by this week's intense heat. Bedfordshire has seen temperatures peak at 31C (87.8F) over recent four-day heatwave. This was some way short of the highest experienced across the country, with St James's Park in London registered 34.7C (94.4F) on Tuesday, while parts of Essex and Kent also topped 33C. Central Bedfordshire Council explained to followers on Facebook that its gritters were needed to ensure road surfaces remained safe for traffic during the sweltering conditions. Central Bedfordshire Council this week took the unconventional decision to deploy its fleet of gritters to help protect road surfaces during the heatwave In the post on Monday, it told its social media followers: 'Some parts of Central Bedfordshire are experiencing very high road surface temperatures. 'When this happens, tarmac can begin to soften, which may lead to surface damage. 'To prevent this, we're sending out gritters to spread a fine layer of crushed stone. 'This helps protect the road surface and provides extra grip for vehicles. 'You might not expect to see gritters in summer, but it's an important part of looking after our roads during extreme weather conditions.' Central Bedfordshire Council's area includes several towns and a mix of smaller villages. The larger towns include Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy, Shefford, and Stotfold. Locals took to the comments on the post to respond to the surprising announcement. One said: 'As long as they don't drive too fast when grit-spreading (naturally those chipped windscreens).' Another posted: '[I] see gritters out in Spain and Portugal all the time. I'm surprised we can get hold of any gritters as they're normally all in demand in Dubai.' One of its followers simply said: 'Maybe the roads will melt into the potholes!' The Road Surface Treatments Association says roads are at risk of melting when surface temperatures reach 50C. These surface temperature levels are easily achieved during heatwaves, with prolonged periods of intense sunshine absorbed into the tarmac. Even when conditions drop into the low 20s towards the evening and overnight, road surface temperatures take far longer to cool. Forecasters warned earlier this week that it would be highly likely that road surfaces across Britain would exceed 50C. Central Bedfordshire Councils also said this week that its waste collection crews would be working at earlier times to avoid soaring temperatures experienced by mid to late morning.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Photo showing yellow tube attached to a plane sparks concern but it has a vital use to keep passengers alive
An airline passenger was sitting on the tarmac awaiting his flight's departure, when he noticed something peculiar happening to the aircraft next to him. Reddit user AwkPotato, watched as a ground staffer pulled out a long, large yellow tube and attached it to the underbelly of a nearby JetBlue flight. As the employee turned it on, air began to flow directly into the bottom of the plane. The Reddit user took a photo and posted it to Reddit's 'What is this thing' thread asking what it was for and people were quick to reveal the answer. 'Dude connected this thing to the underside of the plane and then when it 'turned on' it seemed to fill air towards the plane,' AwkPotato wrote. Several people revealed that the long, yellow cylinder was cycling in air-conditioning for the passengers. One wrote: 'It's air conditioning,' a user wrote. 'Worked on ground staff for eight years.' Another agreed and said: 'PCA. Preconditioned Air. For cooling/preheating parked aircraft.' Users in the comments said that the tube acted as a fan for the aircraft as a whole. 'Probably air conditioning to keep the electronics cools while the engines are off or at idle. 'Used them when I was in the air force when running tests on the aircraft,' another poster wrote. 'It is designed to cool the entire aircraft so the aircraft doesn't have to burn fuel parked at the gate,' another said. And one Reddit poster broke down why it was so important that this tube be attached to the plane prior to take off, reflecting on the recent crash of Air India 171. 'People don't understand how heat can mess with important components. Looking at the Air India 171, they were on the tarmac for over 2 hours in 40c+ temps. 'One of the major theories on the crash is vapor lock in the fuel lines and failure of the hydraulic fuel pumps which can cause total engine failure. 'There is a video of people fanning themselves inside the passenger cabin. Something as simple as air-conditioning might have saved 270+ people.'
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
'Pavement repairs in Goole are just an interim measure'
The use of tarmac to fill holes in a pavement is only a temporary measure and it will be replaced by "high-quality resurfacing of the area", a council has promised have been complaints about the work in Goole, East Yorkshire, where a new electricity supply is being installed in Paradise Place and Boothferry Road by Complete Utility Civic Society said that "with all the public realm works being planned this is unacceptable".But East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the tarmac was temporary and simply an "interim measure". "This is a common and accepted approach to avoid relaying surfaces that are due to be replaced shortly," a council spokesperson said."The decision for the utility company to use a temporary reinstatement was made with the council's agreement, and the paving blocks that were removed will be taken off-site and stored for potential reuse in future repairs." Margaret Hicks-Clarke, chair of Goole Civic Society, told the BBC it was a "terrible mess". She said: "It's been done in a really visible part of town where people park and do their shopping, so there is no getting away from it. "It has caused a lot of anger among residents as it just looks so different from the rest of the pavement."We feel it is totally unacceptable and needs to be sorted out soon."The council spokesperson said: "We appreciate that the appearance of temporary surfaces can cause concern, but we'd like to reassure residents and businesses that a full, high-quality resurfacing of the area will be delivered as part of the upcoming public realm scheme." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
