2nd October - Today's News: Indonesia Fires Worst on Record?

Indonesian fires sending haze across south-east Asia could become worst on record, NASA warns as Indonesia hopes for rain to douse forest fires causing smog in southeast Asia but claims they have the situation 'under control' ....

And a warning to Putin over wildfire 'catastrophe' with claim officials undercount forest infernos in Siberia

 

Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category Four as it batters Bahamas whilst the US East Coast battens down for Hurricane Joaquin: Three states declare emergencies as category four storm bears down on US 

Sardinia on red alert as cyclone hits earlier this week

Strong storm injures people, disrupts transport in Japan

Never-seen-before images of Pluto's moon reveal huge valley that rings planet (except of course, Charon isn't a planet .... ) whilst a bit closer to home, first toppgraphical maps of Ceres revealed by NASA.
New mass grave of woolly mammoths found by Siberian river

And hardly new news, since it is what many have been saying for many years, but another study claims 'double-whammy' disaster of a meteor impact followed by a volcanic storm triggered mass extinction 65 mya