25th January - Today's News: Deadly Cold & Snow in US and East Asia

US blizzard 2016: Clearing up after huge snowstorm but with at least 30 killed in snowstorm-related deaths  it's likely Jonas fall-out will last for days.  And it wasn't just the cold and snow that caused problems as the Mid-Atlantic coastline flooded by blizzard’s storm surge.

Meanwhile, East Asia cold snap 'kills 85 in Taiwan'  in Hong Kong record low temperatures close schools, hospitalise 45, injure 111, trap 130 on Kowloon Peak whilst there were 5 dead, over 100 injured due to snow, severe weather in Japan and in Thailand bitter cold snap grips northern provinces.

And Jerusalem braces for snowfall as winter storm intensifies

Here in Britain it was the mildest January 24th on record ....   The remnants of "Jonas" are expected to bring more wet and windy weather here on Tuesday, ushering in a spell of very unsettled weather that looks likely to result in further flooding ....

In Australia, hail storm batters Canberra as emergency crews receive 350 calls for help 

Bolivia's second-largest lake evaporates

And the Earth moves: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Alaska, one house explodes whilst a 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Several Cities in Morocco and Spain