18th July - Today's News: Record High Temperatures Bring July Snow to Hawaii

Bizarre weather in Hawaii: snow falls on Mauna Kea as temperatures hit record levels 

Yesterday in Scotland saw a morning of misery - firefighters 'out in force' to tackle Perthshire flooding with Alyth particularly badly hit with more disruption after summer floods hit parts of Scotland today.  And after Thursday's night's storms, Addenbrooke's Hospital flood prompts 'major incident'.

Greek wildfires can be seen from space - with lots and lots of pictures taken from ground level too

As temperatures hit 40c,  Vienna works to combat urban heat effect

Chaotic weather as heatwave returns to France

Whilst in contrast, very cold weather hits Iceland

Czech Republic hit by drought after a mild winter and dry summer

California fire: drivers leave cars as blaze sweeps I-15 highway

Tornadoes hit Auckland, Bay of Plenty, as storm, snow moves across NZ 

Thai farmers struggles through crippling drought

Over 1,600 relocated as rainstorm hits Beijing

Sun's activity controls Greenland temperatures to a degree.  It doesnt explain recent warming though and it's got Wattsy's gang completely befuffled (except for my old friend Hans Erren).

New Horizons probe zooms in to Pluto's plains in search of the still elusive Mi-Go

And Baikal 'no longer cleanest lake on Earth'- which I guess means the space aliens will have to find somewhere else to stock up on water when passing through this way ...