6th November - Today's News: Dozens Dead as Typhoon Damrey Hits Viet Nam

In Vietnam: At least 27 killed by Typhoon Damrey over the weekend.  Today, Vietnam's death toll from Typhoon Damrey nears 50

And flash floods kill five in Malaysia, army deploys to rescue thousands of displaced

First air first of the season in my garden this mkorning - though it took it's time to finally, very briefly, dip down to -0.1c.  Normally second half of the month before we see a frost though, so a nice start.  Over the weekend the first snow hits the UK (I think some light snow had fallen already on Scottish hills, but there was the first noticeable, widespread, covering). In Ireland, too the 'first dusting of snow this season' - Stunning views from the top of Carrauntoohil mountain.  And the first snow of the winter has fallen in Italy

October hottest month recorded since 1902 in Bahrain

And do you believe chemtrails are real? Study finds 10% of Americans think the conspiracy theory is true - which is somewhat less than believe in angels .....