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Real Survival Stories. Lightning Strikes Twice: Tallest Thing on the Mountain. Audio, 45 minutes
What happens when millions of electrical volts strike the human body?
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BBC Sounds
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'Like it wasn't real' - 100 days since Storm Bert
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Wiltshire
Posted
5 March
Watch: Moment tornado rips roof off building in Oklahoma. Video, 00:00:45
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US & Canada
Posted
5 March
Powerful dust storm shrinks visibility as it passes New Mexico. Video, 00:00:37
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US & Canada
Posted
4 March
Cars swept out to sea as floods hit Gran Canaria
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Weather
Posted
4 March
WATCH: Rare cyclone Alfred to hit Australia
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Weather
Posted
3 March
Business Daily. Insuring the uninsurable. Audio, 18 minutes
We hear about an alternative type of cover for those affected by climate change
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BBC World Service
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Flying in bad weather: Is it safe
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Weather
Posted
27 February
Weak roadside trees 'could kill if not felled now'
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Gloucestershire
Posted
25 February
Heavy rain causes flooding and travel disruption
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Wales
Posted
24 February
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Family scarred by 'horrendous' landslide
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Wales
Posted
24 February
Flooding likely as Met Office issues new amber warning
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Weather
Posted
23 February
Yellow wind warning issued for Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
Posted
23 February
Warmer weather brings rain and wind warnings
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Weather
Posted
21 February
Traumatised kids scared of rain after storm floods
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Wales
Posted
20 February
Relentless rain leaves widespread flooding in Botswana
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Weather
Posted
20 February
Warning as soil pollution incidents almost double
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England
Posted
20 February
Extreme cold hits Canada and the US. Video, 00:01:25
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Weather
Posted
18 February
Watch: Deadly storm hits south-eastern US and Canada. Video, 00:01:38
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US & Canada
Posted
17 February
At least 10 dead in US floods and heavy rain
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US & Canada
Posted
17 February
Council urged to drop flood defence project funding
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South Scotland
Posted
16 February
Freezing rain and snow leads to multi-vehicle pileup in Oregon. Video, 00:00:38
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US & Canada
Posted
14 February
Snow, ice and freezing rain to hit UK as yellow weather warning issued
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Weather
Posted
14 February
LA vehicle swept into ocean as rain hits fire-ravaged area. Video, 00:01:01
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US & Canada
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14 February