6th January - Today's News: 2014 Warmest Year Globally & for UK
2014 officially hottest year on record according to JMA data. It seems likely NASA, Hadley and NOAA will follow suite, although it appears that the satellite record is not so emphatic. Meanwhile 2014 confirmed as UK's warmest year - though for me it was only the warmest since 2011. 2006 was also warmer in my back garden. And not so warm down under as Australia records third-warmest year in 2014. Their warmest was 2013. Though Victoria experienced hottest daytime temperatures on record in 2014 and Sydney experienced a record warm year with few cold spells.
And 2014 was warmest year on record for much of Alaska too
And 2014 was warmest year on record for much of Alaska too
A Met Office round-up of extreme global weather - basically the cold spells in the Middle East and North America. There are warnings that police may shut roads into Jerusalem ahead of forecasted storm whilst in the US frigid Lake Michigan turns to ice as winter storm 'Gorgon' threatens to drop 2,000 square miles of snow and even out in the Pacific winter weather breaks records again in Hawaii
15 pictures of Montreal's 2015 ice storm that will make you glad it's all over (or wish you were there!)
Heavy rain in Washington triggers flooding, evacuations
Heavy rain in Washington triggers flooding, evacuations
Incredible photo montage Shows the Greek island of Ikaria being pummeled by an intense lightning storm in June 2011. And more spectacular pictures as violent lightning storm erupts inside ash cloud as Indonesian volcano spews lava towards villages
And the common cold really is triggered by cold weather, Yale scientists find - so why do we get them in this country then?!
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