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Following a mag 7.5 earthquake, tsunami hits Indonesia's Sulawesi island, leaving 384 dead and hundreds injured with the toll likely to rise over the weekend Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa; 386 flights canceled with more disruption fro Trami likely through the weekend Freak weather wreaking havoc in many parts of Greece .  But the Turks seem a bit confused over the name of the storm ..... Hurricane Medicane hits football matches before hitting Turkey Power cuts hit Mecca as thunderstorms lash Saudi Arabia 2018 Arctic summertime sea ice minimum extent tied for sixth lowest on record And how deadly is 50-degree heat? Australia's cities face the new reality of climate change - but not for a few decades yet, at least.

Nigeria floods death toll hits 199 whilst upstream Niger flood death toll rises to 42 Hurricane Rosa grows into Category 4 storm as Kirk drenches Caribbean Trami, a very strong typhoon churns toward Japan The South Australian Government formally acknowledges drought for first time And plate tectonics may have been active on Earth since the very beginning

The earliest cyclone for nearly 70 years just formed in the South Pacific Super Typhoon Trami: Epic scale of ‘unstoppable’ storm as seen from space  Meanwhile, Greece prepares for Cyclone like storms as it looks likely that a medicane may develop in the Mediterranean Sea: Here’s what that means Croatia's lowest ever September temperature recorded yesterday on Zavižan In South Africa, Gauteng dams are worst hit as heatwave tightens its grip   Queensland weather: Southeast cops a pounding from hail during spring storms with drifts looking like snow. Do 'storm birds' have the ability to predict wet weather? More persistent weather patterns in US linked to Arctic warming A weak El Niño is likely this winter.   But contrary to the last rash of media lies , it doesn't necessarily mean a cold or snowy winter for Britain, and the Met Office are predicting snow only for the highest summits of the Scottish Highlands later in Oc...

Flash flooding in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York turns roads into rivers Florence-triggered flooding washes into South Carolina Super Typhoon Trami changes course, aims at Southern Japan Wildfires cause evacuations in Croatia and Italy NASA sees electric blue clouds high above Earth's surface China coal power building boom sparks climate warning - but are they actually being built to be used? Ancient Mars had right conditions for underground life, new research suggests And the summer h eatwave blamed as record number of plastic water bottles found in Thames - but personally I blame selfish, contemptuous idiots.

Typhoon Trami: Taiwan on guard as storm builds to super typhoon strength Finnish cities among fastest-warming in Europe as summer UV levels spike Climate change kills Antarctica's ancient moss beds Cambridge University scientists create ancient tree ring diary NASA study untangles smoke, pollution effects on clouds - light pollution can lead to more explosive convection, but heavy pollution and smoke has the opposite effect And new research forecasts US among top nations to suffer economic damage from climate change along with India and Saudi Arabia

Clean-up underway after deadly storm 'Fabienne' causes havoc across Germany After a blazing summer, Sunday was the coldest September 23 on record in the Netherlands.   But on Friday, northern Switzerland records 'latest summer day ever’ Mexico's Sinaloa declares emergency as 3 die in flooding After Hurricane Florence: Thousands in the US on evacuation alert as flooding continues one week on Ottawa residents survey damage from devastating tornado Tunisia: Record rainfall causes deadly floods - some places received the equivalent of half a year's rain from a day of thunderstorms When it rains, it erupts: Volcano & flooding strike Azerbaijan capital same morning They have been widely (mis)reported in the UK media today (even by the Times ), but speculations on imminent Katla eruption were premature, says geophysicist . The report on which the stories are based simply says nothing of the sort! And the UK could f...

A big tornado touches down in Ottawa and Gatineau, injuring several people and how about this? From the inside of a tornado, a Gatineau man shot video on the third floor of his building Sparks fly from Canvey Island power lines in high winds How extra Arctic observations can improve predictability of tropical cyclones Something for bothiers to consider? Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death   And the annual Rao/Madden fantasy winter forecast has been issued in the Express .   It's almost the same as last year, the year before, the year before that, and so on.  Except only the coldest winter for 10 years.  Not 100 .....   How disappointing!     I am sure it'll be upgraded before long though.

The wrath of Bronagh: 'Hellish' storm leaves trees down, flooded roads and thousands without power after 78mph gales and half a month's rain in just 24 hours .  Just 14mm in the end here (and not especially windy) making it the 2nd wettest day of 2018 so far.  The first snow of season falls in Cairngorms - or, at least, the first to settle and be photographed Dozens feared trapped as landslide kills at least 21 in Cebu province in the Philippines In India, cyclonic storm 'Daye' crosses coast in Odisha, triggers heavy downpour in several parts of state And scientists identify three causes of Earth's spin axis drift \ Cyclonic storm 'DAYE' crosses coast in Odisha, triggers heav .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65893676.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

The wrath of Ali: Thousands face travel chaos in wake of storm that killed two Met Éireann issues heavy rain warning and predicts Storm Bronagh 'could hit over weekend' And the stunning moment strong winds from Storm Helene cause waterfall in Cumbria to reverse and flow upwards creating stunning rainbow in the water Meanwhile, here in Evesham we're on track today for the wettest day of the year, certainly since May 25th when we saw 15mm.  Which, of course, isn't really all that much! After Hurricane Florence: Two patients dead after van swept away in floods Firenado blazes out of control in British Columbia SA Heatwave: 12 new temperature records have been set as mercury soars - only a week after giraffes were pictured in the snow Drought conditions in Australia spread north as Indonesia feels the bite of the big dry The flood frequency of the world's largest river has increased fivefold Mineral weathering from tha...

There's road, rail and ferry disruption as Storm Ali hits Scotland whilst in Ireland, woman (50s) dies after caravan blows off cliff in Co Galway and there's 55,000 without power as strong winds cancel flights and ferry crossings .   Just a bit blustery here, and still very little rain this month.   Could be another storm this weekend which may impact more on England, especially the east .... Earlier this week, the remnants of ex-Helene brought heavy rain to the north with a road in Skye damaged by landslip whilst a road in Harris shut by landslip partially reopens Hundreds more people died during England's April and June heatwaves than expected and 'overheating' buildings could be to blame After Florence, North Carolina grapples with floods, outages and endless water Philippines rescuers dig for Mangkhut survivors with bare hands How climate change, battery boom threatens life on the 'roof of the world' — the Tibetan Plateau Mor...

Three million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Mangkhut hits China after ravaging Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines Rising floodwaters cut off an entire North Carolina city to create an 'island' as death toll from storm Florence rises to 17 Nigeria floods kill more than 100 NZ skifields promise 'epic' day after record season snowfall In SE Australia there's been fire, snow and 100km/h winds: NSW battered by extreme and dangerous weather Magnitude-5.7 earthquake rocks southern WA And British tsunamis 'happen much more often' than thought

Hurricane Florence strikes North Carolina: 5 killed, flash flooding emergencies declared; 760,000 without power Typhoon Mangkhut: First Philippines' deaths confirmed while  China prepares as Super Typhoon Mangkhut slams into northern Philippines Fire weather prediction improving ICESat: Space laser to get unprecedented view of Earth's ice Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France - the SW was once part of Armorica, not Avalonia And why scientists are in Newfoundland to figure out — and bottle — fog

Downgraded to Cat 1, but the main risk is the storm surge and rains (just as with "Noah's Flood"),  Hurricane Florence: Life-threatening storm starts to lash Carolinas whilst climate change means Hurricane Florence will dump 50% more rain Meanwhile, Typhoon Mangkhut: Philippines braces for one of the strongest in its history In Spain last weekend, heavy rains cause spectacular flash flood in Toledo town And the famous theory of the living Earth upgraded to 'Gaia 2.0'

Hurricane Florence: 'Disaster' still feared as storm's winds weaken with a warning that Hurricane Florence could bring massive amounts of rain, devastating floods to the Carolina coast And Hurricane Florence joins the ranks of weirdest hurricane and tropical storm tracks Tropical Storm Olivia makes landfall in Hawaii Meanwhile, in the Pacific, Philippines typhoon: Millions in the path of the year's strongest storm So we look like having two near-simultaneous major events as a total of 9 typhoons, tropical storms and hurricanes are sweeping across the tropics This summer has been the hottest ever at UCLA - records there date from 1932 Switzerland is rapidly losing its snow (and climate change is probably to blame) The dramatic moment tornado rips through neighbourhood in Crimea d more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/12/dramatic-photos-show-moment-tornado-rips-through-crimea-79...

Two major storms threaten the east and the west: Super Typhoon Mangkhut predicted to be most powerful storm since records began and Hong Kong could take direct hit whilst Hurricane Florence bears down on US east coast: 1.7 million told to flee - follow path of 'monster' storm Meanwhile,  there's video footage as scientists fly into the eye of Hurricane Florence as it approaches US coast and a warning that the hurricane could flood many waste sites, creating toxic brew Idris and Bronagh among Met Office storm names for 2018-19 The UK could become carbon neutral by planting more trees and restoring wetlands: 'Nature-based' greenhouse gas removal to limit UK climate change .  This would also reduce flood risk, both riverine and coastal .... And in the Alps, the Swiss army airlifts water to cows in drought-stricken mountains

Hurricane Florence strengthens to category 4 forcing mass evacuations along low-lying areas of US east coast How the summer heat made a huge 'snow swamp' on a Yukon glacier Coastal erosion in the Arctic intensifies global warming as CO2 is released from the permafrost Giant rubbish collection device deployed to clean up huge island of floating plastic garbage in Pacific Ocean Scientists find stable sea levels during last interglacial And a new El Niño weather event likely this winter says WMO

Spent Friday and Saturday walking with the amazing Martyn Wells www.severnway2018.com - he completes his 211+ mile journey - with no stomach! - today.   And has raised at least £30,000 for Macmillan nurses.   Way to go! Hurricane Florence on track to hit East Coast as a major storm later this week   Wisconsin's floods are catastrophic—and only getting worse Aeolus: Space laser starts chasing the wind How large-scale wind and solar power 'could green the Sahara' And spot the snow giraffe - snow is not unusual in South Africa, but still strange seeing elephants and giraffes walking in it.

Several dead, dozens missing as powerful quake hits Hokkaido In Eire, summer 2018 was one of the driest ever recorded thanks to heatwave And down in the Antarctic, a monster iceberg's pivot and turn

Ten dead, a million without power and thousands stranded as typhoon devastates Japan Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall near Alabama-Mississippi border In Australia, NSW records its driest year since 1965 but the Top End gets 'abnormal' winter rain Geologists discover evidence of episodic and intense rain caused by ancient global warming Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn May Be 180 Miles Tall

Typhoon Jebi: one death reported, runways at Japan’s Kansai airport flooded and Typhoon Jebi sends 2,600-tonne tanker crashing into a bridge in Japan - it was the strongest cyclone to make landfall in Japan for 25 years Meanwhile, in the US, hurricane warning issued for millions along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Gordon begins to strengthen Born to be mild: NZ's sixth-warmest winter And 2018 was the joint hottest summer for UK - and my warmest since records began in 2003

Brisbane wakes to rare dust storm shrouding city, first in 'several years' So, was it a record breaking summer?   Possibly.  It may end up the warmest for England, and third warmest in the CET record. Tornado-like funnel clouds spotted in locations across Cornwall Tropical disturbance could pose storm danger for western Europe .  Or it might not.  At present it's a bunch of thunderstorms off the African coast that may develop into a tropical depression that may or may not then develop into a hurricane that may or may not peter out into nothing before it may or may not start to track north towards the British Isles where it may or may not give us some weather that may or may not include a bit of wind and rain.   Super Typhoon Jebi, Earth's strongest storm of 2018, a threat to Japan early next week An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs In Canada, state of emergency extended as B.C. deals w...