The BBC apologized on Thursday for announcing, after an error in its website, hurricanes in several places on the planet, including winds of about 22,000 kilometers per hour in London, and hellish temperatures, such as 384 degrees Celsius. In New York.
According to the BBC, the night temperature in Nottingham, northern England, is expected to reach 404 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Even more so in New York or Sydney where the thermometer is expected to rise to 378 degrees.
Rome was due to be hit by winds of more than 8,500 km/h. In London, wind speeds are expected to reach about 22 thousand kilometers per hour. When the wind speeds associated with Hurricane Milton, which swept through the state of Florida on Wednesday evening, reached 165 kilometers per hour.
Matt Taylor, a BBC meteorologist, commented on the social networking site X: “Don't worry friends, Hurricane Milton has not reached us in the UK.”
Another presenter, Simon King, replied: “Excuse me, don't worry about some of the data on the BBC weather app this morning.” There will be no 14,000 mph winds or 404 degree temperatures overnight.
In a statement, the BBC reported “data issues” on its app and website. “We are working hard to remedy this quickly.”
“We are very sorry about this situation,” she added.
