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An extremely gloomy day at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, 16 December 2024
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Gray, misty weekend to close exceptionally dry year in the Netherlands
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
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Small earthquake hits Groningen, residents report shaking
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Beautiful view on the city of Maastricht, with a Christmas market on the square on a snowy winter's day
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Cold weather ahead, but a white Christmas remains unlikely
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Flooding between Venlo and Blerick, 18 July 2021
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Netherlands must brace for far more extreme weather, says Dutch meteorological institute
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A barely visible Erasmus Bridge on a foggy morning in Rotterdam, 5 December 2025
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Cold and gray, but dry weather for Sinterklaas; Milder and wetter weather this weekend
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A partly cloudy day in Rotterdam, viewed from the Erasmus Bridge, 6 November 2025
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Gray, mild weekend looms as rain moves across the Netherlands
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A multi-car pile-up on the A8 toward Amsterdam, just before the Zaandam junction. 24 November 2025
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Multiple accidents on icy roads; Milder weather from Thursday
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A tractor dumps salt into a grit truck on the A28 near Zwolle during a chilly overnight period. 21 Nov. 2025
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Icy roads warning and salt trucks: Cold weekend ahead for the Netherlands
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People walking with umbrellas during the rain
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Showers and storms to give way to dryer, but still cold, weather from Friday
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The 14 November 2025 earthquake near Groningen's Zeerijp (red dot) measured 3.4 on the Richter scale. The white triangles are seismological monitoring stations where the earthquake was recorded
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3.4 magnitude earthquake near Delfzijl; Third strongest quake in Groningen history
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Misty highway
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KNMI issues fog alert for most of the country until 11 a.m., urges drivers to be careful
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Autumn in Amsterdam
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Dutch weather station sees record 234 days of double-digit temperatures
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Storm Benjamin caused some traffic jams, but evening rush hour was not the nightmare feared. 23 October 2025
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Damage caused by storm Benjamin seems limited; Mostly fallen trees, blown off roof tiles
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A Rijkswaterstaat recovery vehicle on standby as a storm approaches
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Storm Benjamin: 750 Schiphol flights canceled, delayed; Train schedule adjusted
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Storm clouds gather over the De Gooyer windmill outside of a cafe run by independent beer maker Brouwerij ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. 22 October 2025
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Storm Benjamin hitting earlier than expected; Code Orange from this afternoon
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Looking west along Mauritskade in Amsterdam towards the Olifantsbrug with dark clouds forming overhead. 22 October 2025
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Authorities warn of hazardous travel as storm Benjamin set to hit Western provinces
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Strong wind
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Code Orange: Storm Benjamin to bring gusts up to 120 km/h to western NL tomorrow
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People in Amsterdam-Oost jog to avoid the strong wind and rain ahead of Storm Henk. 2 January 2024
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Strong winds trigger code yellow storm warning from Thursday; Gusts up to 100 km/h
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Strong wind
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Gusts up to 100 km/h expected in the Netherlands on Thursday
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A young boy looks out on the horizon as Storm Amy approaches Amsterdam. 4 October 2025
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Insurers receive dozens of damage reports after Storm Amy this weekend
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Rain through a windshield
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Storm Amy cancels around 150 flights at Schiphol, disrupts roads across Netherlands
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Windy weather by the coast
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Storm Amy triggers nationwide Code Yellow in Netherlands
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Storm Amy prompts KLM to cancel 138 flights on Saturday; Gusts up to 100 km/h
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Asteroid 2023 CX1 enters the Earth's atmosphere over the north of France.
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Dutch instruments track rare asteroid explosion over Normandy