Sweeps

Il caldo record in Nord e Centro America coincide con grandine grandi come uova nell'est della Cina. Il meteo estremo in diverse parti del mondo questa settimana ha portato temperature record in Honduras, Nord America e Indonesia. L'Honduras ha infranto il suo record assoluto di temperatura massima di maggio all'inizio del mese, per poi vederlo superato nuovamente il 13 maggio a Choluteca, nota come la fornace dell'America Centrale. Le temperature sono salite a 42,2°C (107,9°F), superando il precedente record di 42,1°C. Poiché si prevede che il caldo intenso persista nelle prossime settimane, si attendono ulteriori record. Continua a leggere...

Low pressure brings unsettled conditions to southern Europe, and rain and snow to western and central areasSouthern Europe has been under a variety of severe weather warnings this week owing to widely unsettled conditions driven by an area of low pressure in the region. This area of low pressure – previously a part of the system that brought colder conditions to swathes of the UK earlier this week – moved southwards across Europe through the middle of the week.In doing so, it brought a cold front across western and central parts of Europe, with spells of rain and hill snow across the Alps on Wednesday, followed by snow showers on a brisk north-westerly wind. By Friday morning, accumulations of 20-40cm were expected above 600 metres, and with 60-100cm above 1,000 metres in the Swiss Alps. Continue reading...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actorOscar winners 2026: the full listPaul Thomas Anderson’s counter-culture caper One Battle After Another has won the Oscars war, taking home six awards after a hotly contested season.The big-budget comedy thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, was named best picture and also won director, supporting actor for Sean Penn, adapted screenplay, editing and the first ever Oscar for casting, a category long-petitioned for within the industry. Continue reading...