8th February - Today's News: Hundreds of Thousands of Cattle Dead in Queensland Floods

The Queensland floods have likely killed hundreds of thousands of cattle, farmers facing 'catastrophic' losses - the tragic irony being that before the rains, cattle were dying due to the drought ....  And you can watch as the floodwaters swallow Queensland train track in unbelievable time lapse footage

Elsewhere in Australia, Sydney lashed by severe thunderstorms, power outages, flooding

And the Southern Hemisphere is scorching: Unprecedented heat in Chile, Argentina and Australia

Here, it's supposedly still winter and Met Eireann have issued an amber warning, so today's perfectly normal wet and windy weather is Storm Erik

Some pictures of  spectacular snow fireworks as Russians celebrate the deep cold of winter

India capital Delhi enjoys unusual hail storm

Rio de Janeiro storm kills 6, turning roads into tivers and burying bus in mud

Scientists: Climate change makes Atlantic hurricanes stronger

A look at the dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

And could hot weather give you 'flu?   Heat waves, food insecurity due to climate change may weaken immune systems