Category Yellow Alert

Flood Alerts Issued As More Torrential Rain Set To Hit SE/London

Flooding is expected to hit parts of south-east London tonight as torrential rain continues to hammer the capital.   Flood alerts have been issued for Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon after heavy downpours from Storm Angus caused the River Ravensbourne’s…

Major Incident Declared As Storm Angus Unleashes 106 mph Winds

A 200m-long cargo ship has hit a barge full of rocks in the English Channel, as Storm Angus continues to batter the south coast of England.   Eleven of the 23 crew members are so far known to have been…

VOLCANO ERUPTION CLOSES AIRPORT In INDONESIA

Mount Bromo erupts in Probolinggo, Indonesia on July 13, 2016. Indonesia on Monday shut the Abdurrahman Saleh airport in Malang district in East Java province as ashes from Mount Bromo volcano endangers flights, an official said. Courtesy of katehon.com

Ash Emissions Cause Airport To Close Down Temporarily At Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano In Colombia

Ash emission from Nevado del Ruiz yesterday The volcano remains restless and produces intermittent ash explosions of varying size. An emission of ash yesterday forced the regional La Nubia airport to close down for a few hours and the volcano…

Alert Raised To Level 2 Due To Increased Degassing And Heat Output In Ruapehu Volcano New Zealand

Ruapehu volcano sat by (c) Google Earth View The alert level of the volcano was raised by a notch from 1 to Level 2 (moderate to heightened unrest) last Wednesday, Geonet informed in a special note.    This was triggered…

Severe Storm Katie Batters Parts Of The UK

A kayaker is feared dead, scores of flights have been cancelled and 100,000 homes were hit by power cuts as Storm Katie battered Britain.   The kayaker’s vessel capsized in strong currents on the River Wey, which the Environment Agency…