27th October - Today's News Afghan 7.5 Mag Earthquake Claims Over 300 Lives

Afghanistan earthquake:  Pakistan army leads rescue  as the death toll reaches 311 in quake-hit Pakistani, Afghan areas

And more info on the cause of the Afghan quake: The corner of a continental collision 

Elsewhere in Pakistan, thousands of tourists trapped in Kaghan Valley by heavy snowfall whilst unseasonal snowfall brings winter in October to parts of Kashmir, India.   And heavy snow hits large swathe of north China too.

Rainfall records, tornado surveys, high water follow storms in Louisiana

But how did Mexico escape the strongest hurricane in recorded history with no deaths?

The USA's 10-year major hurricane landfall drought may be 'arbitary' but it's far from meaningless

Glacier melt in B.C. mountains reaches 'shocking' level 

And NZ's glaciers have shrunk by a third in the past 30 years 

Scientists confirm that East Antarctica's biggest glacier is melting from below

Whilst Antarctic sea ice maximum at 'normal' level for first time in three years

Queensland storms: Roofs lost as hail, strong winds move across Ipswich and Brisbane

Damage to farms and crops hampers typhoon recovery in Philippines

Deadly flash floods hit Egypt's Alexandria

Offshore mud volcano erupts in Sea of Azov

Persian Gulf could be too warm for humans by 2100, report warns - I thought it was already!

And conspiracy alert!   Exxon knew about climate change almost 40 years ago - and despite reaching the same conclusions as scientists, then spent tens of millions on a disinformation campaign.  Allegedly.