The BBC has faced a barrage of complaints after its weather app warned UK residents they could face winds in excess of 15,000mph and searing temperatures of 404C.
With global warming at the forefront of everyones minds, the broadcaster's weather app told residents in Nottingham to prepare for searing temperatures of 404C . In fact, the extreme weather spread around the world, with temperatures of 384C predicted in New York and 378C in Sydney.The apparent glitch saw weather presenters apologise live on air, with the glitch blamed on an issue with a "third-party supplier".
Forecasters quickly acknowledged the errors across TV bulletins, informing the public and assuring them a catastrophic heatwave and hurricane were not concurrently about to strike the UK.
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