18th February - Today's News: Four Dead in "Worst California Storm in Years"

4 dead as high winds and heavy rain from California storms trigger mudslides, evacuations

In Canada, and February's snowfall leader is . . . ?  New Brunswick's 3 largest cities have each received more than a metre of snow this month.  Ottawa on track for snowiest winter in nearly a decade.  Meanwhile, in the US, as Maine sees record snow depths, relief is just around the corner

 but in contrast it’s been 60 days since Chicago has had an inch of snow.

Superstorms with tennis ball-sized hailstones rip through Sydney with three people hit by lightning whilst a ‘mini-tornado’ causes major damage on Central Coast

Six climbers die in two accidents in Italy and France when slabs of melting ice from frozen waterfalls collapse onto them after a thaw set in