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Iberian Peninsula slowly reawakens as power restoration efforts continue after massive outage

29 April 202529 April 2025Neil Brown

Hours after an unprecedented blackout plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness, disrupting transportation, communication, and daily life for millions, power is gradually being restored across the Iberian Peninsula. While the exact cause of the widespread outage remains under investigation, authorities are working tirelessly to bring normalcy back to the affected regions. The blackout, which struck […]

Chilly Prediction: Britain Braces for 9-Inch Snow Cover as Icelandic Cold Snap Nears -10C

18 December 2023Nat Rose

The UK is bracing for a wintry spell just before Christmas, as the latest weather forecasts predict a significant snowfall in certain regions. An icy blast originating from Iceland is anticipated to sweep across the country, bringing temperatures plummeting to below -10°C. Projections indicate that parts of northern England might witness snowfall on Christmas Eve. […]

Ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres a day, far faster than feared, study finds

6 April 2023Tony Moss

Ice sheets can collapse into the ocean in spurts of up to 600 metres (2,000 feet) a day, a study has found, far faster than recorded before. Scientists said the finding, based on sea floor sediment formations from the last ice age, was a “warning from the past” for today’s world in which the climate […]