12th April - Today's News: Ex-Cook Could be Worst Storm to Hit NZ Since 1968

Cyclone Cook set to bring chaos across New Zealand in wild weather week - it's predicted to be the worst storm since 1968 - with warning that 'extreme weather' is heading for Auckland.   

In Australia, Darwin hit by one of its coldest ever days - but at 22.1c it still sounds hot to me!

Argentina floods damage homes in south

Flammable floodplains are weak spot of Amazon forest

Before the Chemtrail nutters get too excited, this is just a small scale trial test to see if the idea could work - and I am certain there will be nothing at all to see from the ground as aerosols to protect Earth from global warming will be sprayed into the stratosphere next year.   I also remain certain that large scale operations will never take place since the consequences of doing so are likely to be at least as bad as doing nothing.   And let's face it, we can't even stop burning down rainforests yet ......  

Meanwhile,  huge permafrost thaw can be limited by ambitious climate targets

A 'cold' great spot discovered on Jupiter whilst there are some stunning pictures as Juno sees overlapping colliding clouds on Jupiter

Bison and yaks soon on way to Pleistocene Park after Kickstarter campaign raises $110,000

And just for a laugh, the Daily Express today warn us that Britain braced for RAIN !!!!!!!! - though to be fair, it has been an extremely dry month in the south so far (and looks like staying so - any rain of consequence being restricted to the north of the country)