Weather & Earth Science News

The last update till June as I'm off a-wandering around the Monadh Ruadh .....  Cyclone Mekunu update: 24hr emergency shut down of Salalah airport in Oman with at least 17 missing as tropical storm hits Yemen’s Socotra island Mayday! Mother Nature sets new snowfall record in central Newfoundland Hong Kong bakes in one of hottest May days on record with temperature hitting 36.7 degrees Celsius It's possibly the hottest May on record in the Netherlands  40 injured as winds reach hurricane force in western Siberia Haunting photo shows Hawaii street alight with blue flames as Kilauea eruption continues to dump hot lava on residential neighborhoods The Govt proposes air pollution plans to tackle wood burners - although it seems some media commentators appear to have confused trendy household stoves producing pollution in cities with the Drax power plant.   Easy mistake to make when you are paid huge sums of money to mislead an...

Cyclone Sagar: At least 15 people killed in Somalia , with some reports now mentioning up to 30 deaths.  And hundreds of thousands of children affected after Tropical Cyclone Sagar sweeps over Somaliland, says Save the Children Heatwave kills at least 65 in Pakistan 'Extremely hot weather' forecast for Egypt on Tuesday; Cairo to hit 42 degrees as a heatwave contines around the eastern Mediterranean The last of the snow melts in Finland – a month ahead of schedule .  I assume they mean low lying snow rather than that on the hills. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano lava reaches sea, injures man on third-floor balcony B.C. flooding is a ‘shock event’ caused by snowy winter and hot, wet spring, experts say In NZ, snow and flooding hit the South as storms move up the country  Hurricanes: Stronger, slower, wetter in the future? And how lightning in the eyewall of a hurricane beamed antimatter toward the ground

Rare Gulf of Aden Tropical Cyclone Sagar could bring life-threatening flooding to Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, releasing 30,000ft plume of ash Four tornadoes in 2 hours made it New York's worst May outbreak in 16 years Flooding ravages Frederick, Southern Maryland as rain continues into Saturday whilst in the south, torrential rains flood New Orleans… again There's also been torrential rain in northern Japan Taipei sees second highest May temperature on record Pre-monsoon storms hit South Asia

In Germany a tornado rages through NRW, injuring two and ripping roofs from houses with more video footage as the tornado tears through Germany, just missing Netherlands The storms that ripped through northeast caused a ‘meteotsunami’ - a rise in sea levels due to a sudden change in atmospheric pressure  In the UK, what impact is climate change having on cricket? More disrupted matches seem likely.  A state of emergency as ice-choked Lena River spills its banks in remote settlements in Siberia In Colombia: tens of thousands ordered to evacuate after floods at dam - the proximate cause being the clearing of a blocked tunnel, but deforestation around the construction site and recent heavy rains are contributary factors. Tiny satellite's first global map of ice clouds Mysterious rise in emissions of ozone-damaging chemical - despite us cutting their use, CFCs are not declining as expected .... A new study shows major shifts in global freshw...

5 confirmed dead as severe thunderstorms batter Northeast with 70mph wind gusts, causing travel chaos and Grand Central Terminal to close stranding thousands of commuters More evacuations as Hawaii goes on red alertfor 'major eruption' of Kilauea volcano 'The new normal'? It's too early to blame B.C.'s floods on climate change, scientists say The disappearing Tarn: Tasmanian lake's return delights visitors Are there water plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa? Scientists use Dorset, UK, as model to help find traces of life on Mars - well, there's not much difference! Fed up with drab, cloudy skies on Earth? Astronomers find exoplanet atmosphere free of clouds And the rise and fall of the Roman Empire is exposed in lead pollution trapped in Greenland ice samples

Whilst it's warm and sunny here, southern France hit by May snowfall With a heat wave on the way, sodden B.C. prepares for second flood surge After yet more India dust storms: At least 61 dead in four states In eastern Siberia, there's armageddon as wildfires ignite forest around Komsomolsk-on-Amur Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years How atmospheric seasons could signal alien life And the slipperiness of ice explained

Hobart flooding declared 'catastrophe' as wild Tasmanian storm eases and tracks north In Canada, thousands forced from homes in B.C. due to historic flood Jamaica hit by flash floods Frozen waterfalls & snowy peaks: Venezuelans shocked by May whiteout The North Pole gets a heat wave Monster 23.8m-wave is largest ever recorded in southern hemisphere How record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey And Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could spew fridge-sized boulders, experts warn

At least 32 dead, hundreds displaced as Patel Dam 'bursts' in Nakuru , Kenya after more heavy rain in flood-hit east Africa.   More deaths as violent thunderstorms sweep through Nigeria Another powerful dust storm, rain leaves 14 dead in northern India An extremely rare southeast Pacific subtropical cyclone forms off the Chilean coast BOM predicts snow as low as 800m as Australian ski fields get first dumps of the year Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago And April in the U.S. was remarkably cold in the midst of global warming - so confusing to some American AGW deniers who just can't get their little indoctrinated minds around the concept that what happens in a small, insignificant, part of the world has no bearing on global trends.

Turkey floods: Cars swept downstream as heavy rainfall hits Ankara Rwanda landslides after heavy rain bring 2018 death toll to 200 Another huge dust cloud rolls through India days after deadly storm Hawaii's Kilauea has been simmering safely for 35 years, but now it is destroying homes (and cars) New climate 'feedback loop' discovered in freshwater lakes - and it's not good

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption sends 'fountains of lava' into air; forces evacuation of thousands whilst the largest Hawaiian quakes since 1975 hit after Hawaii volcano eruption  On the US mainland, severe weather outbreak winding down after 38 tornado reports whilst in Canada high winds in southern Ontario area leave 2 dead, and more than 100,000 without power Experts confirm Swiss winter broke records for snowfall   South Africa gold miners die after earthquake strikes South African footballer dies after lightning strike Kenya flood death toll continues to rise with over 100 deaths

India dust storms: More than 125 killed as storms continue and w hy this dust storm in India turned deadly Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption New Brunswick calls in coast guard to help flood relief effort - the worst spring flooding there for 80 years Scientists have never observed so little ice in the Bering Sea in spring   In Portugal, signs that extreme weather 'potentially catastrophic' for bats - though I am sure they have survived similar in the past! A new study suggests that temperature swings to hit poor countries hardest , although the results seem to contradict suggestions of more extremes, with colder winters/hotter summers, in Europe due to changes in the AMOC And a warning of wintry conditions in Scotland's mountains ahead of the bank holiday weekend - with a bit more snow than usual for the time of year still around in the Cairngorms in particular

Over 90 people dead after rain and dust storms lash Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Pakistan sets April world temperature record with 50.2c recorded on Monday 100s of thousands of people displaced as devasting flash floods inundate central Somalia Horror storm in Swiss Alps claims tenth victim Demolition of Hemsby cliff-top homes under way , but concerns more may now be at risk as storms continue to wash away the soft sand cliffs 'Hairdryer wind' melts snow in Antarctica in winter as well And recent work challenges view of early Mars, picturing a warm desert with occasional rain

In the Swiss Alps: Skiers, climbers and guide perish in bad weather Man dies in Ramsgate harbour as heavy rain batters England - well, the far SE corner of England ...  Meanwhile there's been snow in France and it's almost May? Mais oui, in Normandy! But whilst it's been chilly in parts of western Europe, it's been hot in Hungary Rain, spring thaw triggers flooding in Quebec Kansas reaches rare milestone for tornado-free weather  'Fire rainbow' lights up skies over California national park WA weathers second hottest April on record and driest in 24 years as summer bleeds into autumn And another country the likes of James Madden and Nathan Rao need to avoid: Egypt to crack down on 'fake' weather reports