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2017 state of climate
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WMO: 2017 records
30 October 2017

WMO's provisional State of the Climate report shows how the heat was turned up in 2017.

Red sun (credit: Birmingham Updates)
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Ophelia and the red sky
20 October 2017

Dust and smoke turn skies red after ex-hurricane's stormy passage across the British Isles.

Path of Ophelia (source: NOAA)
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Ex-Hurricane Ophelia brings stormy conditions to the British Isles
17 October 2017

Ex-Hurricane Ophelia brought wet weather and gusts exceeding 96 mph to the UK and Ireland on 16th October, the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 1987.

Satellite image of Ophelia (Source: NOAA)
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Hurricane Ophelia
12 October 2017

Hurricane Ophelia is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean and may bring wet weather and gusts of up to 70mph to the British Isles.

A satellite image of Hurricane Maria (source: NOAA/NASA)
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Hurricane Maria devastates Dominica and knocks out Puerto Rico
19 September 2017

Dominica, an island in the Caribbean, has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, which made landfall overnight on 18th September.

Satellite image of Irma (Credit: NOAA)
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Hurricane Irma: One of the most powerful Atlantic Ocean storms on record
07 September 2017

On Tuesday 5 September 2017, Hurricane Irma grew into a Category 5 storm

Projected rainfall totals
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Hurricane Harvey causes catastrophic flooding in Texas
29 August 2017

Hurricane Harvey has brought "catastrophic" flooding to the US state of Texas, in what could be one of the 10 costliest storms in US history.

Hurricane Katia remnants hit UK
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Hurricane Katia remnants hit UK
28 September 2011

On the 12th of September 2011, the remnants of hurricane Katia intercepted the United Kingdom, and with it brought severe gales to many parts of Scotland and Northern England.

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In Wilma's grip: Sheila Snoddy on a Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong
15 July 2010

A Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong

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