30th March - Today's News: Storm Katie Hits Britain at Easter

Although nothing special here (had wetter and windier weather this month, and, indeed, most months, the SE of England was hit by bad weather on Bank Holiday Monday from Storm Katie: Flights cancelled and property damaged as hopes fade for father feared drowned while saving his son when their kayak capsized as motorist is killed after plunging into a lake from a 70ft bridge as 106mph winds batter UK.  In the Channel Islands, stable crashes into house in Alderney during Storm Katie

In the US, winter storm Troy hits the West whilst severe storms whip across Florida; lightning injures firemen, damages homes 

Scientists develop method that may predict East Coast heat waves up to 50 days in advance

 

Arctic winter sees sluggish sea-ice growth whilst Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea ice

And watch the moment Jupiter gets hit by an asteroid: Amateur astronomers capture rare event 600 million miles away