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1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Simon King

Published12 minutes agoVivid colours of the Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - were spotted on Tuesday night across Scotland. A solar storm strengthened the aurora bringing it southwards towards the United Kingdom. While solar activity remains elevated, there is a chance of seeing the Northern Lights again tonight, mostly in the north of the UK. Although, there could be quite a bit of cloud restricting the view for some.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Simon King

Autor, Sajmon King Funkcija, BBC meteorologPre 2 minutaU aprilu 2010. godine, vazdušni prostor Evrope bio je zatvoren ili delimično zatvoren osam dana, što je izazvalo haos za putnike širom sveta. Vulkan Ejafjadlajekidl na Islandu eruptirao je 14. aprila, izbacivši ogroman oblak vulkanskog pepela u atmosferu, a vremenski uslovi usmerili su ga ka Evropi.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Simon King

For eight days in April 2010 UK and European airspace was closed or partially closed causing chaos to travellers around the world. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland explosively erupted on14 April sending a huge ash cloud into the atmosphere and the weather pattern directed it towards Europe. Creating the worst disruption to air travel since World War Two, it put a spotlight on how unprepared the aviation industry was for the consequences of a volcanic eruption.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Taylor |Simon King |Shireen Jordan

There will be more sunny days to come this week as high pressure continues to dominate. Temperatures will start to build in the lead up to Friday, where we could see the warmest day of the year so far, possibly reaching 23C or 24C in places. But if you've been enjoying the brilliant blue skies and sunshine across the UK that April has had to offer, make the most of it as this period of settled weather is coming to an end. It will be all change by Sunday with rain in the forecast.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Simon King

According the National Weather Service, 'once in a generation' storms have been moving through parts of the USA in recent days. Tornadoes and violent winds have ripped through western Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana leaving homes and businesses flattened. At least seven people have died but with further storms and "significant, life-threatening flash flooding" expected over the weekend, the risk of deadly tornadoes continues.