1st May - Today's News: 3 Dead in Havana Storm

Storm leaves 3 dead in Havana

Queensland commuters rescued from floodwaters as NSW put on alert.  Meanwhile, there have been record April low temperatures in parts of Northern Territory - although cold for them is a relative term!

Eastern Finland sees pre-May Day whiteout

Heatwave continues in Rajasthan; Jaipur observes hottest day of the year so far

Nepal quake: Towns near epicentre 'devastated' - Red Cross

Japanese island residents get seaside surprise as 1,000ft rises above the surface overnight - I recall something similar occurring in Alaska a few years back, though unfortunately can't trace a link to the story.  It's all down to landslides.

Heatwaves 'more likely' in England - good news for some, I suppose, though it was the mild winter that helped make last year a record warm one, moreso than the July heat wave.

Gravity data show that Antarctic ice sheet is melting increasingly faster

Climate change risk to 'one in six species' according to a latest study, though I am not sure climate change alone is the main concern.

Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts for third time

Did dinosaur-killing asteroid trigger largest lava flows on Earth? - not a new theory as I heard the suggestion many years ago, though now there may be more evidence to support it.

And a note to be wary about what you read in online media - this story is dated 1st May, but in fact refers to a storm in January 2014.   I bet somewhere on the Net it is being cited as an example of extreme cold weather occuring this spring .....