31st May - Today's News: Forecasters "Ignoring" English Drought
A complaint that weather forecasts are ignoring the drought in England - rain isn't a bad thing when we're not getting enough of it! May will be my 14th consecutive month of below average rainfall.
After nearly 400 reported twisters in 13 days, the tornado threat subsides but major flooding still a concern in central US. But it's not wet everywhere: Record-shattering hot, dry weather sparks drought and wildfires in Southeast
How this spring's record-breaking heat in Alaska wreaks havoc on communities and ecosystem
The temperature record for May broken in Istanbul with 35.4c
Three southern Queensland towns record coldest May morning on record whilst Perth weather shows the second-driest May on record as winter starts with a warm stretch
London creates its own clouds (along with many other cities)
Not all glaciers are retreating; Pakistan scrambles to save mountain villages from runaway glaciers. This is down to increased winter snowfall (itself an indication of a warming climate).
A suggestion that the bizarre phenomenon of 'ball lightning' has a startling new explanation
And zero emissions law should be PM's legacy, scientists say - ignoring the obvious problem that zero emissions are impossible. Especially if we import anything. Or someone has a garden bonfire and forgets to plant 20 trees in Brazil first.
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