8th December - Today's News: Record UK Warmth
For the second year running we saw the UK date maximum temperature date record broken yesterday with 17.0c in Harwarden - the previous record set last year was 16.4c in Gogerddan, West Wales. And in Northern Ireland the warmest December day since 1994 recorded. The highest temperature ever recorded in the whole UK in December though was 18.3c in 1948
In the US, some ND residents stuck indoors after blizzard sweeps through State but whilst winter is finally arriving in some parts, this fall was the warmest on record, 2016 will be at least second-warmest year
Despite La Nina, Australia's Top End residents could be waiting until Christmas for a bit of rain relief
Is mining to blame for the drought in Bolivia? No. The drought is caused by a lack of rain! But mining activities do use a lot of water that could otherwise help allieviate the effects of the drought.
Is Greenland on thin ice? Not least because most of Greenland ice melted to bedrock in recent geologic past, says study
Is Greenland on thin ice? Not least because most of Greenland ice melted to bedrock in recent geologic past, says study
The first photos from Cassini Saturn probe's new orbit show the planet's "hexagonal storm" in good detail
And in a move that's akin to putting a drunk in charge of the wine cellar, Trump picks climate sceptic Pruitt for environment chief
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