9th May - Today's News: Four Feared Dead in Canadian Floods

Four feared dead in British Columbia and Quebec floods as dramatic images capture devastating floods from coast to coast

‘Out of control’ Galway fire threatens Ireland’s largest wind farm

Meanwhile, in the US, West Mims fire continues rapid growth in South Georgia; more than 100 wildfires burn across Florida

And whilst here it was a vfery dry month indeed, in the US, records reveal second wettest month on record

Snow in May? Arctic winds ruin spring for Sweden

Roll clouds in the Pennines: 'Concorde' cloud forms over Ribblehead viaduct whilst a few days earlier the "helm wind" results in a stunning and unusual cloud sighted in Cumbria - and it even appears on satellite

Cyclone Donna weakening, new cyclone on horizon of Fiji

In Pakistan heatwave intensifies amid power outages and across the border in India heat wave sweeps Punjab, Haryana; Narnaul sizzles at 45.5 degrees Celsius

A study concludes growth of East Antarctic Ice Sheet was less than previously suggested but another Antarctic study shows central ice sheet is stable since milder times

Apparently, an Irish beach washed away 33 years ago reappears overnight after freak tide - though I can't help wondering if some fairies might have been involved ... 

And a warning that Paris 1.5°C target may be smashed by 2026 as the Inter-decadal Pacific Oscillation switches to a positive phase.