11th March - Today's News: Snowmelt Brings Flooding to Montana

Montana declares state of emergency as rising flood waters caused by melting snow inundate towns

One person dead as Cyclone Lusi hits Vanuatu

There were more than 150 Australian temperature records broken this summer

Meanwhile, threat of twin cyclones fizzles but economy takes $14m blow

Pretoria bridge washed away as six drown in Mpumalanda floods

Storms whip up differences in polar sea ice

Mongol Empire rode on wave of mild climate, but warming may be tipping region into unparalleled drought

Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages

And for once pollution is good: aerosols from human activities tend to weaken hurricanes and cyclones