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BBC News
22-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Match cancellation is 'big blow' for Hereford FC
The chairman of Hereford FC has described the decision to cancel a pre-season match as a "big blow".Chris Ammonds said weather conditions conspired against the club after the installation of new floodlights was held up due to heavy rain, followed by dry heat exacerbating damage to the pitch during the work. "The installation was complete over the summer but where the tracking had been laid across the pitch to allow for heavy machinery to operate, the grass hasn't grown back," he keep players safe, Saturday's under 21s friendly game against Leicester City has been cancelled. A small section of the Edgar Street Stadium pitch in front of the Len Weston Stand has been effected."Ben the groundsman was pulling his hair out, because in many areas, the grass has taken brilliantly, but then in a couple of quite large patches. It's not taken at all," Mr Ammonds said."We've gone through a phase where the weather has been baking and that's probably stitched us up a little bit in terms of trying to get the grass growing again."So for safety reasons we just felt it wasn't right to play on the pitch this weekend," Mr Ammonds added. 'Difficult decisions' The stadium installed sustainable LED flood-lights. The project had previously been put on temporary hold due to National Highways needing to approve October 2024 construction workers were met with high levels of groundwater following heavy rain, which delayed the project for a second Ammonds said: "This is obviously a big blow to our plans on and off the pitch but sometimes you have to make difficult decisions even if you don't want to."Although we'd rather not miss out on this extra income from a home friendly, it is something that we're in a position to be able to deal with it much better than maybe we would have a couple of years ago," he added. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
FOX 35 Weather Impact Day: Heat advisories issued across Central Florida
The Brief Advisories have been issued across Central Florida for extreme heat. Highs look to top out in the mid-90s, but the higher dew points will make it feel close to 110°. Stay hydrated and try not to overexert yourself this afternoon. A ridge of high pressure is in control and that's one of the big reasons why the heat is our big story. We'll see partly cloudy conditions overnight with lows dipping back into the mid-70s for most locales. ORLANDO, Fla. - The heat is on once again and that is why the FOX 35 Storm Team has designated Saturday a Weather Impact Day. What will the weather look like today? What To Expect Advisories have been issued across Central Florida for extreme heat. Every county in the FOX 35/FOX 51 viewing area will be impacted. Highs look to top out in the mid-90s. The heat and humidity combo will be a tough one to combat, especially if you have outdoor plans. Stay hydrated and try not to overexert yourself this afternoon. A ridge of high pressure is in control and that's one of the big reasons why the heat is our big story. The higher dew points will make it feel close to 110 degrees, with the warmest part of the day peaking between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. An isolated storm or two is possible as the sea breezes interact, but with this ridge overhead, it'll be hard to get too much to develop. Most of the activity will likely form over the western portions of our viewing areas and fade by the evening. Overnight lows will dip back into the middle and upper 70s. What will the weather look like on Sunday? What To Expect We do it all over again on Sunday as highs rebound back into the mid-90s. Dew points in the middle to upper 70s will make it feel more like the upper 100s, which would likely mean we see another round of Heat Advisories issued. This ridge will continue to dominate our weather pattern, keeping things mainly dry and steamy. A stray storm or two is possible during the heating of the day, but they'll fade away into the evening as we lose the daytime-driven instability. We'll see partly cloudy conditions overnight with lows dipping back into the mid-70s for most locales. Tracking the Tropics Looking ahead The heat sticks around to kick off the workweek, but this area of high pressure starts to shift back to the west, allowing our weather pattern to become a little cooler and more unsettled. In fact, the same area of tropical moisture that used to be Invest-93L looks to round the ridge of move back toward Florida. Chances of showers and storms rise on Monday, but they still look to be scattered in nature. This area of low pressure then looks to bring more widespread rain to the region from Tuesday into midweek. With all the moisture in the air, flooding could be a concern, which is something we'll be watching closely. Another thing we'll be monitoring is if this low could reorganize into a depression as it works closer to the Gulf. Rain chances stay elevated through the late week with afternoon readings a little cooler, topping out near 90. We're also watching an area of showers and storms with a tropical wave in the Atlantic. This disturbance has a 20% chance of development over the next 7 days. It looks likely to encounter a more hostile environment later next week that should limit any sort of major development. Stay tuned! Orlando 7-Day Weather Forecast FOX 35 Storm Tracker Radar and Live Weather Cameras Track live when storms move across your area using the FOX 35 Storm Tracker Radar below. You can also watch as heavy rain moves across Central Florida on our Live Weather Cameras' page here. More radar maps from FOX 35 Storm Tracker Radar Brevard County Flagler County Lake County Marion County Osceola County Orange County Polk County Seminole County Sumter County Volusia County U.S./National Radar The Source This story was written based off information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on July 19, 2025. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Will Middle Tennessee's soggy summer make for vibrant fall foliage?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — This summer has been abnormally wet, with Nashville experiencing one of the wettest first halves of a year on record. Autumn is still a couple of months away, but how is Middle Tennessee's wet summer going to impact our fall foliage? 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → spoke with Peter Forister, who is the media manager for Explore Fall. Explore Fall predicts the timing of when fall foliage will peak across the United States. According to Forister, last year's fall colors were not great. He said the drought conditions in late summer and early fall were the main cause for the muted colors. One year ago, much of Middle Tennessee was experiencing drought, and it only worsened in August. This year, there are no areas experiencing drought conditions. Forister said we typically see peak fall colors in mid to late October, and in order to get the brightest colors, there will need to be less rainfall. 'Really, the best thing for the vibrant colors is an average amount of moisture and then a cold snap that happens right on time, mid-October, and that really just pushes the trees into the mode very quickly,' Forister told News 2. ⏩ Forister said if we continue to see above-average rainfall, peak fall colors will be delayed and muted. He said we could also see muted colors if we experience drought between now and mid-October. Last year, despite the drought conditions, there were still spots with great color. Here are some pictures that viewers sent us in 2024. Don't forget to take the power and reliability of the WKRN Weather Authority with you at all times by downloading the News 2 Storm Tracker app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Reuters
27-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company halts output in west Indian basin
June 27 (Reuters) - Hindustan Oil Exploration Company ( opens new tab said on Friday it has temporarily suspended production at one of its oilfields in western India due to adverse weather and is monitoring the situation to resume output when the weather improves. The floating storage offshore (FSO) unit at the company's Mumbai basin has been safely de-moored and anchored at a secure location for over a week, it said. "We are prepared for re-mooring the FSO... as soon as the weather improves, allowing us to resume production from the field under favorable conditions," the oil exploring company said.
SBS Australia
05-06-2025
- Climate
- SBS Australia
Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region
Sixteen experts from across different areas of expertise contributed to the report, titled State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific, produced by the World Meteorological Organisation, or WMO. The WMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for sharing knowledge internationally on the status of the Earth's atmosphere and its interaction with oceans, lands and climate. This report specifically looks at weather events in our region and the impact of these events on public health, ecosystems and economies. One of the key findings in the report was that in 2024, ocean warming in the South-West Pacific had reached unprecedented levels. Ben Churchill is the Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific at the WMO. "Average for the region as a whole, sea surface temperatures reached record highs in 2024 by a substantial margin, and part of that is the result of the El Nino event finished in 2024. But a large part of it relates to the background warming trend, which over the last 40 years is in the order of 0.13 of the degree per decade. We see some areas are particularly strong warming in the region, particularly in the parts of the southern Tasman sea off the east coast of Australia and in areas of the South Pacific of New Zealand. But most of the region has seen warming sea surface temperatures except for some parts of the far east of the region." The last year also saw extreme rainfall and subsequent flooding, impacting Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The report says that a significant proportion of the population of Pacific Islands live close to the coast, making any rise in sea-levels a particular threat to these communities. Extreme heat also affected large parts of the region in 2024 with the record breaking temperatures causing the rapid loss of glacier ice in the region. Ben Churchill is the Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific at the WMO. "In Indonesia glacier ice loss continued rapidly in 2024. We've seen declines of 30 to 50 per cent since 2022. In 2024, ocean warming in the southwest Pacific reached unprecedented levels. Sea level rise continues and across the region exceeded the global average and especially threatening low lying Pacific Islands. And noting here that half the population in this region live within 500 meters of the coast. So putting them at a greater level of risk, widespread extreme rainfall and flooding caused deadly and destructive impacts in Australia, New Zealand, and also countries in the Pacific and also in Southeast Asia." How well-prepared has Australia and other countries in the region been in anticipating and mitigating these events? The report says the Philippines saw 12 storms between September-November 2024. Ben Churchill says that country's early warning systems allowed communities to better prepare and respond to the storms. "We are also part of a major United Nations initiative, early warnings for all in partnership with the United Nations office, disaster risk reduction, the International Telecommunication Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. And the key message here is that strengthened early warning systems and its reaction in the Philippines as was outlined by Blair, actually enabled communities to prepare and respond to this unprecedented number of tropical cyclones and storms which help to protect lives and ensure dignified timely support." A 2024 State of the Climate report found Australia's climate has warmed by an average of 1.5C since national records began in 1902. University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor David Karoly is also a councillor with the Climate Institute. He says Australia saw record high temperatures in 2024 and the early part of 2025, with global average temperatures also higher than average. "They've contributed to record high amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere and obviously higher amounts of water vapor lead to extreme rainfall amounts and that's what the ocean temperatures, the high ocean temperatures have led to record flooding cases like in Taree in New South Wales in the May period. But equally, we've also had some extreme weather events like Tropical Cyclone Alfred that tracked from the Coral Sea region towards the southeast Queensland coast." Professor Karol says this led to very high rainfall amounts in southeast Queensland as well as the northeast New South Wales region. That led to massive erosion of beaches in Queensland, particularly the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, and the northern parts of New South Wales. As far as how prepared Australia is to deal with these challenges, Professor Karol says the Albanese government has been preparing a national climate risk assessment. "It was due out before the federal election in 2025, but its release was delayed for reasons why it was delayed, you'd have to ask the Albanese government. The suggestion is that it was too scary and therefore they decided not to release it before the election. But there's also a national climate adaptation plan that was due out at as soon as possible after that national climate risk assessment was released. And that has also not been released yet. And that was the plans for adapting to these sorts of increasing extreme weather events in Australia and planning for those."
