Is there a late spring heatwave on the way?

The warmest weather of the year is forecast for later this week after early rain.

Wes Streeting’s Brexit play may be clever gamesmanship – but it has nothing to do with Europe | Anand Menon

Ten years after the referendum, its role as domestic football is still the order of day – and the ex-health secretary is happy to use it in his leadership bid Anand Menon is director of The UK in a Changing Europe Brexit, it seems, is back. Or at least back within the Labour party. Wes wants to be back in (at some point). Andy once said there’s a case, but seems to have changed his mind. Nigel, meanwhile, warns of betrayal. On one hand, this is all terribly predictable. Winning any Labour l...

By Anand Menon

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Earth’s magnetosphere, SMILE mission, and climate-smart agriculture (Week 155)

By Nitendra Pal Singh

European-Chinese spacecraft SMILE sent on solar wind exploration mission

The spacecraft achieved lift-off on a Vega-C rocket at 0352 GMT on Tuesday from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

EU-China spacecraft takes off on mission to probe solar winds - The Straits Times

EU-China spacecraft takes off on mission to probe solar winds  The Straits Times

HBO Max Sets ‘Game Of Thrones’ Podcasts In Europe As ‘Harry Potter’ Rewatch Series Debuts

European fans of dragons and magical students: HBO Max has got you covered. The streaming service is launching podcasts for Game of Thrones and Harry Potter, with the latter debuting today, as part of a plan to superserve the fandoms of major franchises. From June, HBO Max will debut several franchise-led podcasts in Europe, anchored […]

By Jesse Whittock

EU-China solar exploration spaceship launches successfully from French Guiana

A joint European–Chinese spacecraft has blasted off into orbit on a pioneering mission to uncover what happens when violent solar storms crash into Earth’s magnetic shield, in a project that could improve forecasts of dangerous space weather and deepen understanding of the auroras that light up polar skies.

By RFI

‘Improving picture’ for weekend will see temperatures hit 20C — Met Éireann

Met Éireann said temperatures will ‘steadily increase’ over the weekend

By Darragh Nolan

Today’s weather: Largely sunny, sparse clouds

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mostly sunny across most of the island, with sparse cloud cover in parts. Temperatures are set to rise to 30 degrees Celsius inland, 27 degrees Celsius on the south and east coasts, 25 degrees Celsius on the west and north coasts, and 23 degrees Celsius in the mountains. Overnight, […]

ITCZ, easterlies to bring rains across PH Tuesday – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), easterlies, and localized thunderstorms will bring rains across the country on Tuesday, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the ITCZ, a weather system formed by the convergence of winds from the northern and

By jvicente

China-Europe SMILE mission launches to study space weather - China Daily

China-Europe SMILE mission launches to study space weather  China Daily

Successful launch of SMILE Satellite marks first China-Europe mission-level cooperation in probing solar wind battles - Global Times

Successful launch of SMILE Satellite marks first China-Europe mission-level cooperation in probing solar wind battles  Global Times

Hydrometeorological Center forecasts thunderstorms across Ukraine on Tuesday

On May 19 Ukraine will experience partly cloudy weather with clear intervals. At night, short-term rain is expected in some areas, while during the day brief rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast nationwide.