World Meteorological Day 23 Mar 2026

The strength of nature is nowhere more evident than in powerful storms. Scary? Yes. Fascinating? Even more so. Learning to understand and respect these forces helps humanity live more safely.

© Jack Dykinga/Nature Picture Library

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Today in History

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A legend sprung from the ground
31 Dec 2025Hogmanay
11 Oct 2025World Migratory Bird Day
1 Apr 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
13 May 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
2 Jul 2024Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Get ready for the blood moon
31 Mar 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Keyholes to the kingdom
28 Jul 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Patchwork of peace
8 May 2025World Donkey Day
26 Sep 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
22 Jun 2025World Rainforest Day
A world within a world
20 Oct 2023International Sloth Day
1 Aug 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Happy Boxing Day!
20 Apr 2026Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah, United States
23 Apr 2024Saint Georges Day
25 Jun 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
11 Jan 2026Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
2 Mar 2026Harbour and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
23 Sep 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
5 Jan 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
The ‘eighth wonder’?
15 Mar 2024Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Dream world
28 Apr 2026Spectacled bear resting in tree, Ecuador