11th October - Today's News: Hurricane Michael Devastates Florida & Georgia
Hurricane Michael wrecks Florida Panhandle, blitzes every home in its path and kills at least two - officially becoming worst ever to hit the region - and, indeed, at Cat 4 as it reached land, the third strongest to ever make landfall in the US. Today, Michael now accelerating through central Georgia; deadly storm surge, damaging winds continue following Florida Panhandle landfall. And incredible NASA footage shows hurricane's swirling vortex from space
Meanwhile, in the British Isles, we await Storm Calum tomorrow after yesterday was the warmest October day for several years, hitting 24.3c in my garden, 24.2c at Pershore and 24.6c in Northolt. Having seen a widespread ground frost a few days ago, and an air frost in places, the current warm spell might for once be correctly described as an "Indian Summer". Even the Highlands had a chance to dry out. We could, however, do with a bit of rain in the Vale, as we've so far had just over 50% of the average annual rainfall.
Sardinia and Liguria on red alert as storms batter western Italy whilst the death toll in Mallorca floods rises to ten
Town pounded by tornado in Tansey as storms hit South Burnett in Queensland
Town pounded by tornado in Tansey as storms hit South Burnett in Queensland
And new research suggests that Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean's edge in order to survive - and the famous stone heads are positioned to indicate where such drinkable water could be found.
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