Weather & Earth Science News

'Catastrophic' Pacific Northwest floods leave 100,000 facing evacuation 2 children, 3 men die in Gaza storm amid extreme cold Lincolnshire roads damaged by drought Cyclone causes blackout, flight chaos in Brazil's Sao Paulo Fears grow that world's rarest apes were swept away in Sumatran floods ‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long Space dust reveals the Arctic is melting faster than expected And  Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impacts of fossil fuels - worth remembering that as far back as the 1960s big oil companies were well aware of the likely consequences of climate change brought on by use of fossil fuels.  

Storm Bram clears after flooding and travel disruption across UK as well as producing a date record for temperature.    In Scotland, the  M74 reopens after lorries blown over during Storm Bram And in England, a warning that t housands of flood defences below standard as Storm Bram hit At the weekend, a  Sussex town was hit by tornado, experts confirm As Storm Byron hits Israel, h eavy rains flood tents sheltering the displaced, heaping misery on Gaza Globally, 2025 on course to be joint-second warmest year, with November third-warmest on record - and it looks likely this will be the warmest year on record for the UK And  UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says  

Severe weather front “Byron” batters Greece, causing widespread disruption  with an  evacuation order issued to Thessaly village as Storm Byron eases Arctic blast slams Midwest, Northeast as snow prompts school closures in Mid-Atlantic Sydney records highest temperature in nearly two years amid heatwave as Tasmanian bushfires threaten homes Heavy rains hamper recovery as death toll from floods in Asia exceeds 1,750 Temperature increase is accelerating in Arab Region, with escalating impacts Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global Major study on catastrophic cost of climate change retracted - but revised figures remain alarming How a major v olcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague Glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable times according to the first global map of ice movement And w ill we still be able to ski in Scotland in 2080?    The way things are goi...

Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week’s floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand   as the  Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation  and  Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide   Australia's first day of summer delivers record heat in the west, record cold in the east  whilst  mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm Northern Ireland records third wettest Autumn on record, and Wales its tenth Small e arthquake shakes homes in north-west England Dozens missing as deadly landslide hits two boats in Peru Antarctica's s mallest and shortest-lived ozone hole in 5 years closes Sci entists uncover surprise origin of wispy cirrus clouds And w hat it was like for Billy Walker, the man inside this wrecked caravan as a tornado sent it fly...

Indonesia and Thailand flooding death toll tops 350 as rescuers struggle to reach worst-hit areas  whilst  Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 123 - in all affected countries, many remain missing In Australia, a second storm of the year pushes tiny town of Nevertire to its limit 'Freak tornado' sends jumping castle flying through the air as four children are rushed to hospital in Sydney Flights delayed, buses detoured, collisions stack up as first big snowfall hits Calgary Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security And Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown        

  At least 56 dead as severe floods hit Sri Lanka  after the island was brushed by  Cyclone Ditwah, whilst in Indonesia, dozens killed in landslides and flash flooding as rescue crews struggle to find victims  and the death toll from floods in Thailand reach 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage Tornado rips through Houston area, damaging dozens of homes Extreme weather causes flooding, road closures and damage across Israel after (you guessed it) record rainfall Storm Adel brings torrential rain and ‘red code’ alerts across Greece Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations How  Delhi's toxic air is making its children sick Tehran shrouded in thick smog as Iran burns dirty fuel amid energy crisis Mysterious structures discovered beneath earth may explain why our planet supports life And why even cooling the planet may not save your coffee, wine, and chocolate