25th May - Today's News: El Nino Ends, La Nina Loom
Probably my last update for a week as I'm off for a long weekend tour of tors (and standing stones on Dartmoor) .... Sadly not expecting to see any 'nadoes from the tors, but there have been some good pics coming in from chasers in the US tornado leaves damage in Dodge City, Kansas And in NZ, a tornado rips through caravan park whilst stormy weather hits Auckland, two houses struck by lightning Sri Lanka floods: Death toll reaches 101 as waters recede Floods displace thousands in central China There's been an early taste of winter in South America Exxon Mobil faces 'change or die' moment on climate as shareholders rebel against theor policy of denial Bad news as Poland starts logging primeval Bialowieza forest despite protests A NASA study helps explain sea ice differences at Earth's poles And El Nino bows out after driving year of record heat as La Nina lurks in the wings