16th September - Today's News: Utah Flash Flood Toll Rises to at Least 16

Now 16 dead after southern Utah flash floods; Four still missing

Hurricane Linda's remnants drench Los Angeles with wettest September day in decades,  whilst further north, firefighters gain ground on California wildfire that destroyed 585 homes

Ecuadaor forest fires envelop Quito in smoke

Arctic sea ice summertime minimum is fourth lowest on record

A report concludes that world marine population halved since 1970 - with overfishing, and the knock-on effects thereof, largely to blame (though climate change also gets am inevitable look in).

Cassini finds global ocean inside Saturn's moon Enceladus 

And the saying 'it never rains but it pours' is truer than ever in Scotland, says new research into how our climate is changing - note, no models were used in this research!