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Severe Weather delays Eurostar services from St Pancras

The severe weather has caused long delays for passengers resulting in queues stretching all around St Pancras station in London. An estimated 4,000...

by graham mitchell in United Kingdom on 20/12/2010

Environment

December begins as record cold snap heads to Merseyside

UK record cold snap continues into December. Merseyside endures first day of widespread snow and icy roads as severe weather warnings issued by Met...

by Darren Rooney in United Kingdom on 01/12/2010

A heavy rain and hail storm left several districts of the municipality of Greater São Paulo covered with hail stones. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 21/09/2010

Environment

Hailstorm leaves Guarulhos ice-covered

A heavy rain and hail storm left several districts of the municipality of Greater São Paulo covered with hail stones. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 21/09/2010

by Sidnei Lima in Brazil on 21/09/2010

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Met office warns of heavy snow in UK
Heavy snow is forecast for many parts of Britain and the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for numerous areas of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, local media r...
Disability rights activists protest at ATOS headquarters - London
Disability rights activists gathered outside of ATOS Origin to highlight the poverty, hardship and despair felt by thousands of disabled people due to punitive work capability assessmen...
Hurricane Rina could hit flights from Cancun
Hundreds of passengers wait in long lines for check-in due to safety checks for Hurricane Rina. During the afternoon, Rina gathered strength to become a Category 3 Hurricane. Mexico. 26...
Torrential rain causes flooding in Dublin
Torrential rain fell in the capital and throughout the Leinster region with some houses suffering from internal flooding. Due to deteriorating conditions, many main roads were temporari...
Yacht refloated after weekend storms - Auckland
During the extreme weather conditions in Auckland over the last few days, several yachts broke their moorings. One of the yachts named "RASMUS" was refloated from Okahu Bay be...
Severe Weather delays Eurostar services from St Pancras
The severe weather has caused long delays for passengers resulting in queues stretching all around St Pancras station in London. An estimated 4,000 people were thought to be queuing for...
Stranded Eurostar passengers queue outside St Pancras, London
Thousands of passengers are currently queuing in and all around St Pancras station. The severe weather has caused delays and cancellations on the Eurostar service.
Black Ice causes Car and Motorbike Crash, Hemel Hempstead
Black Ice caused several cars and a motorbike to crash on the A414 St Albans road in Hemel Hempstead. The gritter lorry arrived too late to prevent these crashes. Hemel Hempstead, UK. 1...
Pride Parade in Tel Aviv
The Pride Parade in Tel Aviv today drew thousands of people who walked from Meir Garden in the center of Tel Aviv until Gordon beach where there was a series of artists and performers t...
Pride parade in Tel Aviv
Pride parade in Tel Aviv Israel.
Vierbergelauf - four mountains pilgrimage in Carinthia
DMTX. 5000 pilgrims made the traditional 50 kilometres "Vierbergelauf" four mountains pilgrimage in Carinthia, Austria. 16/04/2010
Kushti- Indian wrestling
DMTX. Images of Kushti- the traditional wrestling of India is practised in the South Asian continent. New Delhi, India 21/01/2010.
Poland hit by snow and freezing temperatures
Winter 2010, Poland, severe weather
Global Warming in the Himalayas
DMTX. The Himalayan Mountains in the region of Nepal like so many other countries are witnessing the effects of our planet warming. Local communities blame the gods for the changing wea...