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People walking their dog are caught in a heavy snow shower on Wimbledon Common on a cold morning with freezing temperatures on April 12
This April has been Britain's frostiest in at least 60 years.
And experts warn it will cause severe damage to the harvest of plums, cherries and other soft fruit.
There have been 13 days of air frost in the past month, making it the frostiest April since records began in 1960, provisional Met Office data shows. The previous record holder was April 1970, with 11.
Despite the cold nights, the sunny weather means this month is also on course to be among the driest on record. So far there has been only 7 per cent of the average rainfall for the time of year. Mark McCarthy, of the National Climate Information Centre, said: 'We've been seeing a high frequency of frosts overnight throughout April thanks largely to persistent clear skies.'
But the conditions have caused havoc for many farmers and growers. Guy Barter of the Royal Horticultural Society said: 'Considerable damage has been experienced in many gardens with flowers such as camellia and magnolias being scorched, and cherry, plum and pear blossom injured so that the fruit crop will be reduced.'
Comment: Earlier this month France declared a national emergency after one-third of its wine production was lost to rare spring frosts.
Meanwhile in the United States, Midwest and Eastern vineyards were hit by historic snow and freeze events.
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The swollen Telembí river caused floods in Barbacoas, Nariño Department, Colombia, April 2021.
The swollen Telembí river caused floods in Barbacoas, Nariño Department, Colombia, April 2021.
The flooding came after a period of heavy rainfall in the region. According to the local government, 23 areas of the municipality were flooded. Damage to roads and homes was reported and 1,700 families were affected. The municipal government said.
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The shark at Harbour View
The shark at Harbour View
According to Cork Beo, the second large fish was found at the weekend near Courtmacsherry and is believed to have been dead for some time.
Another basking shark carcass measuring a whopping seven metres that beached at Inchydoney last week presented a rare opportunity for marine biologists to examine relatively fresh remains.
On Wednesday morning, the municipality of Mörbylånga issued a public notice stating that it was "dangerous", and that it was issuing a "strong warning not to under any circumstances approach the whale cadaver".
"People are so interested that they are putting on waders and stomping around near the whale," Staffan Åsén, the town's environment chief, told Sweden's public broadcaster SVT.
A whale-watcher first spotted the mammal on Monday, "floating upside down" off Namibia's port town of Walvis Bay, conservationist Simon Elwen told AFP.
The body drifted to shore on Tuesday morning, revealing a broken pectoral fin.
"The balance of evidence at the moment strongly suggests it was struck by a ship very close to the bay," Elwen said, noting the freshness of the animal´s skin suggested the incident took place near to land.
Garner Police Department said the attack happened on Roan Drive.
The dogs attacked the girl and her mother. They were both taken to WakeMed for treatment of serious injuries. The child did not survive her injuries. The mother remains hospitalized.
Wake County Animal Control seized the dogs and took them to a shelter.
An investigation into what happened is underway.
The deceased were identified as Fakhrul, 47 and Fazlu, 45.
Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Dirai Police Station, said lightning struck the two brothers while they were working on their agricultural field during heavy rains in the morning.
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Comment: We're entering an ice age. Its effects will likely be felt within the coming year, and its devastating consequences over the next 3-5 years.
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