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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Watch: How 'strongest' El Niño could affect weather around the world

The powerful natural climate phenomenon, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean, is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake 'feeding frenzies'.

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BBC News • Aug 13, 2026

Bonnie Tyler's classic hit spiked in streams during solar eclipse

Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.

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BBC News • Aug 10, 2026

At least 111 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years

The magnitude 7.4 quake had its epicentre in Chocó province, near the Pacific Coast, but could be felt in cities hundreds of kilometres away.

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BBC News • Aug 9, 2026

What it's like to chase solar eclipses around the world

For many, a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for a dedicated few, it's a deep passion.

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Climate

BBC News • Aug 3, 2026

Heat health alerts in England as temperatures set to reach 34C

Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some areas of England.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

How 'fire-generated thunderstorms' make wildfires more deadly

Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress

Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Wildfires 'stark reminder' of extreme climate challenge, says William

The prince's warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release scheme

Last week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service

Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.

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