Energy & Climate April 17, 2026 402 stories in this edition

Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow

The Guardian World / Global / 1m ago / Faye Hulton for MetDesk
Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow

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Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central ItalySevere thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off low, led to thunderstorms over north Africa. Their intensity was aided by the hot precursor conditions.Algeria and Tunisia were notably affected...

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Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central ItalySevere thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the...

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