19th January - Today's News: Earthquake Triggers Italian Avalanche - "Many Dead"

More tragedy in Italy as up to 30 people are feared dead as Italian ski hotel is buried by avalanche after four earthquakes hit the region with the general situation described as a 'catastrophe' in central Italy on day of four big quakes

There's been snow in the Balearics as Spain suffers January freeze with lots of amazing images of Spain's beaches in snow

Sweden just set an incredible new wind record - nearly 107mph: the highest average wind speed since their records began (in 1951)

Research by the Munich Re shows that flood disasters more than double across Europe in 35 years

Motorists left stranded and cars are submerged in flood waters as more than five inches of rain pound Houston in just six hours

Is it freezing inside that tornado? Why temperatures drop inside a vortex

Heat from earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics

And, as expected, the latest data shows 2016 likely to be warmest year yet while scientists react to Earth’s warmest year: ‘We are heading into a new unknown’