27th January - Today's News: Geelong Streets Turn to Raging Rivers After Storm

Incredible scenes as torrential rain transforms Australian town into a flooded disaster zone... with raging rivers running down the streets with 18 people rescued in 'one-in-50-year' flash flooding

And in NZ more thunder, flooding hits Auckland region

A cyclone warning for north-west WA issued after El Nino delays season

Tasmanian fires: Buildings damaged in state's north-west as strong winds fan flames

Here, no snow even on the Scottish hills at the moment in scenes very reminiscent of 1989.  Is it spring already? More than 600 wild plants are blooming at the wrong time due to the warm and wet conditions of winter - one of my neighbours has a cherry tree in blossom, a few grape hyacinth are in flower in my garden - along with one "summer flowering" plant - and I have a few daffodils - that usually flower later in March - about to bloom ...

Residents evacuated from seaside homes teetering on the brink as California cliffs crumble into the ocean amid violent El Nino storms 

Dense fog and biting cold brings life to halt in parts of Pakistan, whilst in India Jammu's Cold Breaks 71-Year Record

In Thailand: A dozen die in frigid weather

But temperatures soar in Bolivia as El Nino smashes records

Model explains huge recurring rainstorms in tropical Indian and Pacific oceans 

Climate change: Ocean warming underestimated

And the aftermath of 1492: Study shows how Native American depopulation impacted ecology