cc Prof Guillermo Rein. 🔥 The Secret Firefighter UK bbc.com/news/articles/…

In just ONE HOUR, the Guadalupe River in Comfort, TX rose 26 feet. That's an average of a one foot rise every 2-3 minutes. Catastrophic flooding is underway in the Texas Hill Country. With additional rainfall, it could go significantly higher still. #TXwx

Coming to a #UK region when?🤔 #EMGTwitter

Just so we're clear, there WAS advanced warning ahead of the devastating floods in Texas. A flood watch was issued for Kerr County in the early afternoon of the 3rd, followed by a Flash Flood Warning as the heavy rains picked up around 1 am. Multiple warnings followed. #txwx

Shocking & chilling footage from 37 years ago today. Piper Alpha, 120 miles north east of #Aberdeen, exploded. We will never forget the 167 men who died in the tragedy - dads, sons, brothers, uncles, nephews, partners, friends and colleagues. #PiperAlpha

As the UK Flood Forecasting Centre continues its trail of <6hr-notice Rapid Flood Guidance statements, is this a useful - transferable? - differentiation in respect to how we might streamline #EmergencyAlerts?

Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive, and local residents are resistant to new spending. “Taxpayers won’t pay for it,” Mr. Kelly said nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/…

It was one of several... bbc.com/news/articles/…

The UK Government Resilience Action Plan (so again, not a 'Strategy') has been published today h/t/ Professor Lucy Easthope 🙏 gov.uk/government/pub…

It's easily a once-in-1,000 year rainfall event for west #Chicago (based on NOAA estimates). 7 inches of rain in 3 hours, including up to 4 inches in ONE hour, is nearly unprecedented for the region. Major flash flooding is ongoing (and very localized!). #ILwx #CHIwx

NASA is deploying two aircraft to assist with state and local recovery efforts after destructive flooding near Kerrville, Texas. Airborne instruments are collecting high-resolution imagery and radar data to help map flooding, assess damage, and more. go.nasa.gov/4lOvEhp

Have you played our children's preparedness game, 'Are you prepared?' or used it in your teaching? If so, please share your thoughts: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0…. Your feedback is essential to ensure we offer resources that are useful for learning about natural hazards in Scotland.

Sadly, 15 kids have died after they were left or forgotten in hot cars so far this year following a recent surge in these types of tragedies. Parents, we have many helpful resources: NHTSA.gov/Heatstroke

Thursday Maximum in the current #heatwave looks to be 32.0C at Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. Fairly widespread area of 30c+ stretching from West London towards the WSW and WNW into the Midlands and Welsh Marches. 29.3C here in Bournemouth Side Note - Interestingly i looked up

Clicks & scrolls have consequences bbc.com/news/articles/… #EMGTwitter

Making plans for the weekend? ☀️ Here's the latest forecast 👇

Navan looks to be the hottest spot today with 29.1c at Navan Automatic Climate Station located near Randalstown County Meath. A glorious day with just a little sea fog on the South coast.

Planning on exploring the great Welsh outdoors over the weekend? Bring a picnic along, rather than a BBQ, to protect the countryside from #wildfire. 🥪 During this heatwave, the wildfire risk is high. Please visit responsibly. 🔥 #WildfireWise #CountrysideCode

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