The phenomenon, also known as explosive cyclogenesis or bomb cyclone, can result in snow and winds strong enough to bring down trees and cause structural damage.
Ahead of Storm Goretti, a rare red weather warning - which warns of a danger to life - has been issued by the Met Office, covering Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and Jersey.
Although a weather bomb is not directly linked to weather warnings, the two can be connected.
The storm will bring "dangerous stormy winds," starting from 4pm until 11pm on Thursday.
Emergency alerts containing guidance on how to stay safe during bad weather are also being sent to phones in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, a Cabinet Office spokesperson said.
One alert was sent at approximately 3pm and a second was sent at around 5pm.
What causes a weather bomb?
The process has been likened to when ice skaters spin faster by drawing their arms in, according to the Met Office.
Sky News weather producer Jo Robinson says a weather bomb is caused by a storm "deepening".
That's when the central pressure of a storm drops by 24 millibars [a millibar is a unit of atmospheric pressure] or more over 24 hours, Robinson explained.
In the case of Storm Goretti, it is likely to "deepen close to 40mbs in the 24 hours between midnight Thursday and midnight Friday," she added.
The Met Office explains that when a rapid acceleration of air caused by the jet stream high up in the atmosphere removes air from the storm column, reducing its weight, it causes pressure to fall at sea level.
This, in turn, sucks in air which converges from surrounding regions - resulting in faster and faster rotation of the circulation.
The resulting winds peak over a period of a few hours and can be strong enough to cause significant damage, the forecaster adds.
How often do they affect the UK?
The UK has experienced numerous weather bombs in the past.
In 2017 Storm Doris moved across the UK, bringing gusts of up to 94mph and heavy snowfall.
Northern England was also hit by a weather bomb in 2014, when waves measuring 52ft high - considered "phenomenal" on the Douglas Sea Scale, which classifies sea conditions - were recorded off the Outer Hebrides.
Gale-force gusts of more than 80mph also struck some northern coastal areas.
Are weather bombs dangerous?
Despite the current red weather warning, weather bombs do not always mean there is a risk to life. Sometimes they can behave like conventional winter storms.
Other times they produce heavy flooding, blizzard conditions and high wind speeds.
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Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, previously told Sky News that much of the danger lies in the fact that a weather bomb can take people by surprise.
He said: "Fundamentally, the impacts of a bomb cyclone are not necessarily different from other strong storm systems, except that the fast strengthening is usually a signature of a very powerful storm system."
The Sky News Data and Forensics team has been reviewing footage from before, during and after the incident to determine what happened and how it unfolded.
The shooting took place on Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis, just blocks away from the city's central business district.
Protesters were already on the streets that morning, demonstrating against the large-scale deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota.
Shortly before 9.30am, someone filming the protest captured footage that has now been seen by millions.
Whistling can be heard in the background. Protesters blocking access to ICE agents and blowing whistles to alert people that they are in the area has become a community tactic used across the US.
The ICE agent who shoots the gun is initially seen here in front of a protester. They appear to be filming each other.
At the same time Renee, who is reported to be a mother of three who had recently moved to the city, is seen waving cars past.
The camera then pans round to two ICE agents as they get out of their car and approach Renee's car. As one tries to open the driver's door, the other follows. Renee reverses the car and moves away from the ICE agents.
We then see the first ICE agent come round to the front near side of the car and draw his gun. Within moments, gunshots ring out.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on the same day that the shooting was in self-defence and that an ICE agent was taken to hospital after being "violently" run over.
But as Renee starts to slowly pull away, the wheels of her car turn to the right and the ICE officer's feet appear to be on the left of her car wheels.
President Trump posted a video on Truth Social of another angle of the incident that shows the ICE agent pulling his gun.
It is unclear if the ICE agent sustained any injuries and we have not seen any evidence to suggest any agents were run over during this incident.
Sky News analysis suggests that the agent is not in front of the car when the shots are fired.
In the footage, three shots are heard and it appears that one shot is discharged through the windscreen and two through the open car window.
Photos of the car from later that morning show a single bullet hole through the car's windscreen.
Renee's car comes to a halt on the other side of the road, after crashing into parked cars.
Just after 9.30am, Minneapolis police officers responded to the reports of shots fired and found a woman with life-threatening gunshot wounds.
A video filmed directly across from the passenger door shows Renee slumped at the wheel.
Someone identifying themselves as a physician asks agents for permission to go to her to check for a pulse, but his path is blocked by ICE agents.
The Minneapolis Police Department released a statement later that day, saying city firefighters removed Renee from the vehicle and began lifesaving measures until paramedics could respond.
Video posted on social media shows first responders attempting to give CPR.
A video posted online and verified by Sky News shows ambulances leaving Portland Avenue at 9.50am.
She was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she later died.
At 10.19am, a livestream picked up the immediate aftermath reaction from witnesses who were expressing anger towards the ICE agents. They can be heard screaming "murderers"; Renee's car was still present on the scene.
At 10.46am, just over an hour after the shooting, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz posted a statement on X, saying that his public safety team was working to gather information on an ICE related shooting this morning and would share information as we learn more.
He also urged people to remain calm.
Eight minutes after that, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey posted the following on X:
At 11.14am, footage posted on social media shows protesters on E34th street, which adjoins Portland Avenue, just under 160m from the shooting.
Law enforcement can be seen pushing people and throwing an unknown substance extremely close to their faces.
An unknown white powder residue can be seen alongside an unknown orange substance.
Bystanders can be heard saying their skin is burning.
ICE operations have ramped up significantly as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
On Tuesday, one day before the shooting, ICE had announced plans to send over 2,000 agents to the city in its "largest ever" operation in Minneapolis.
In footage before the shooting, people are heard whistling and honking car horns.
As ICE operations have increased, reactions against them have grown.
The shooting prompted Mayor Frey to send a strong message to ICE, telling them to: "Get the f*** out of Minneapolis."
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Speaking to the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Helle Thorning-Schmidt said: "We're a very small country, and to be honest with you, we feel bullied.
"We feel bullied by a bigger nation. It is like in the schoolyard, where we feel that we are being bullied."
Her comments come after Donald Trump again made it clear he would like to acquire the semi-autonomous territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The US president said this week that "we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security".
On Wednesday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt added that acquiring the island is "something that's currently being actively discussed by the president and national security team".
Greenland runs most of its own internal affairs - but the island's foreign, defence and security policy is controlled by Denmark.
Ms Thorning-Schmidt told Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby: "If you imagine this happened to the British Isles, where you suddenly had an American flag over it, the provocation is huge."
Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Mr Trump on the phone on Wednesday, where he "set out his position on Greenland".
The prime minister has told MPs that "Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark".
But Ms Thorning-Schmidt has warned "if there is any kind of hostility, or annexation of whatever from America, on Greenland, it is the end of NATO as we know it".
She said: "This is an extremely dangerous situation not only for Denmark, but also for, for NATO and the whole basis on which NATO was formed.
"If it ever came to a conflict between the US and Denmark or NATO around this, that would be a fantastic day for Mr Putin, and President Xi in China."
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She added that she hopes Mr Trump's sabre-rattling is merely a "negotiating tactic" - and pointed out that the US already have a military base in Greenland, where she said both Danes and Greenlanders would "welcome" an expanded US presence.
Ms Thorning-Schmidt said: "All of that could be done in collaboration with Denmark, Greenland and NATO, and we would be stronger for it.
"Where if there was something like an invasion or something hostile taking place, we would be much weaker for that. So there's a fork in the road here."
She also argued that all current and former Danish PMs "have been in the Oval Office, have met American presidents [and] have been told we are punching about our weight, because we have always contributed to American missions, or NATO missions".
Mr Trump's threats to Greenland have been a "big shock to the Danish way of thinking about allies", she added.
Sir Keir spoke to the Danish PM Mette Frederiksen on Thursday afternoon, where the Labour leader "reiterated his position on Greenland". He also spoke to NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte.
"I actually think the European leaders are doing a lot right now," Ms Thorning-Schmidt said. "What we don't want to do is to be more aggressive or have a harder tone than is absolutely necessary at this stage.
"This can be settled extremely peacefully because there is absolutely no resistance to the Americans taking on a bigger role in Greenland."
Amid a flurry of diplomatic activity, Sir Keir spoke to Mr Trump about "Euro-Atlantic security" in the wake of fears the US president may use military force to take Greenland, having captured Venezuela's Nicola Maduro.
Mr Trump has repeatedly said that the US needs Greenland, the largest island in the Arctic, as "Greenland is very important for the national security of the United States, Europe, and other parts of the free world".
US officials have said they could use "military means" to "acquire" the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
This is despite Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warning that NATO would be under threat in the event of a US invasion of the territory.
Sir Keir has said previously said that decisions about Greenland's future should be made solely by its people and Denmark.
On Wednesday, he reiterated that view to Mr Trump in a call described by Downing Street sources as "positive" and "friendly".
But in a second conversation on Thursday, the two leaders discussed deterring Russia in the High North, which includes Greenland.
A statement from Downing Street about the call said: "The leaders discussed Euro-Atlantic security and agreed on the need to deter an increasingly aggressive Russia in the High North.
"European Allies had stepped up in recent months to defend Euro-Atlantic interests, but more could be done to protect the area, the Prime Minister said.
"The leaders looked forward to speaking again soon."
It came as Sir Keir also spoke to NATO chief Mark Rutte about the "High North".
In a Downing Street statement about Sir Keir's call with Mr Rutte, No 10 said: "They agreed that more needed to be done to deter Russia in the High North and welcomed discussions on how Allies could further protect the region from increasing Russian threats."
Sir Keir also spoke to the Danish prime minister, reiterating his position that Britain "stood" with Denmark.
Reuters reported that Sir Keir told Ms Frederickson that Britain stood with Denmark in its defence of Greenland, and the leaders also discussed Ukraine.
Sir Keir had been criticised by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch in the last few days for failing to talk to the US president after the US carried out its raid to seize Mr Maduro and subsequent seizure of two oil tankers - one of which involved UK forces in the North Atlantic.
In a joint statement, widely seen as a message to the US, the UK and European allies vowed earlier this week that they would "not stop defending" Greenland's territorial integrity.
Sir Keir has also faced pressure to rule out any US use of UK bases to support an attack on Greenland.
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Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was set to underline the closeness of the "special relationship" between the UK and the US during a meeting with US vice president JD Vance in Washington on Thursday.
Mr Lammy's visit to the US marks the 250th anniversary of America's declaration of independence from Britain.
Speaking at the White House earlier on Thursday, Mr Vance said the US president's words on Greenland should be taken seriously.
"Greenland is really important not just to America's missile defence, but to the world's missile defence," the vice president said.
"So what we're asking our European friends to do is to take the security of that landmass more seriously, because if they're not, the United States is going to have to do something about it.
"What that is, I'll leave that to the president as we continue to engage in diplomacy with our European friends and everybody on this particular topic."
Danish and Greenland envoys to Washington have been involved in a furious effort over the last few days to urge key Trump administration officials to step back from Mr Trump's call for a takeover of the strategic island.
Denmark's ambassador to the US, Jesper Moller Sorensen, and Jacob Isbosethsen, Greenland's chief representative to Washington, met on Thursday with White House National Security Council officials, Associated Press reported.
Sky News understands the pair also met with White House officials to seek a better understanding of US policy on Greenland but sources declined to say who from the Trump Administration participated in the discussions.
While military force was one option to achieve Mr Trump's stated aim, the purchase of the territory is another, US officals have said, and US secretary of state Marco Rubio is expected to meet with Danish officials next week in Washington.
Reports suggest they are trapped in an avalanche of garbage and debris that spilled in the village of Binaliw.
Police and firefighters rescued eight people, but one woman died en route to hospital.
According to local media, their efforts have been hampered by hazardous conditions.
Joel Garganera, a councillor, was quoted as saying: "The steel trusses are massive, the garbage is soft, and there is a constant risk of movement.
"There is also a serious concern about toxic air, which could endanger anyone trapped for too long."
An employee at the landfill, Joey Boy Gealon, described hearing screams and loud crashing sounds - telling the Cebu Daily News that the collapse happened without warning.
He alleged that employees have been concerned about the height of the garbage for several years.
Prime Waste Solutions Cebu, which operates the facility, said in a statement: "The safety and wellbeing of our employees, contractors, and neighbouring communities remain our top priority."
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