Weather & Earth Science News

State of emergency in Russian Far East as ice rain causes collapse of key systems Bubbling methane craters and super seeps - is this the worrying new face of the undersea Arctic? Photos show flooding after high tide at Faversham Creek and Whitstable seafront  - it was the highest tide there for 7 years In  Donegal: Ministers shocked at peat slide devastation Tornado, heavy rain batter north of Cyprus Philippines' typhoon deaths rise as worst floods in 45 years hit north Warmer winters linked to increased drowning risk And n owhere is safe from microplastics: Scientists find tiny plastic fibres in the 'death zone' near Mount Everest's summit

Hurricane Iota: Category four storm hits Nicaragua   - it was the most powerful storm of the Atlantic season - as   Central America faces havoc, more than 30 killed, from latest storm Storm Vamco hits Vietnam as Philippines rescues survivors Meanwhile, the latest study shows that c limate change causes landfalling hurricanes to stay stronger for longer Parts of Suffolk hit by flooding after high tide leaves areas underwater British Columbia hit by severe weather, from windstorms to snowfall An Australia city recovering after 'abnormal' storm slams Newcastle New Zealand marine heatwave looms following warmest winter on record Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts with 'high intensity' explosion sending ash and debris hundreds of feet into the sky Aurora-chasing citizen scientists help discover a new feature of STEVE Climate change: Can sending fewer emails really save the planet? And trees do walk ....  the a mazing moment trees on hillside slide down slope after peat sli...

Storm Eta: Around 150 feared dead in Guatemala At 99 degrees, Phoenix shatters record for hottest day ever recorded in a November Billionaire landowners oppose Highlands space port decision Arctic animals are migrating earlier in the year due to climate change How a breach of a vast remote 'landslide dam' in one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions could cause 'the worst natural disaster in human history' Its estimated that a bout half of Sun-like stars could host rocky, potentially habitable planets And,  the incredible ever-burning 'fiery mountain' that locals use as a handy barbecue

Hurricane Eta is battering Nicaragua after making landfall as a category 4 storm; its since fallen to category 2. November temperature record reached in Finland York's streets turn to rivers after heavy rain causes the Ouse to burst its bank Overall, the UK sees fifth wettest October since 1862 The giant A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia And astronomers have discovered the most inhospitable 'hell' planet ever that rains rocks with 60-mile-deep lava seas and winds of more than 3,000 mph .  I probably won't be going there for my next holiday ....

Yorkshire flooding: Drivers rescued as rivers overflow Calgary hotter than Florida city, breaks 139-year-old November record The Philippines braces for another cyclone as Typhoon Goni toll rises In the Caribbean, 130mph Hurricane Eta threatens to bring flooding and storm surge Four-year-old girl rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake as death toll exceeds 100 Amazon fires: Year-on-year numbers doubled in October How a longer mud season, no snow could alter northeast US rivers by 2100 A warming of 2°C would release billions of tons of soil carbon according to new research Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread And after it's wettest October (here it was the wettest month since July 2007) in Oxford: The soggy view from UK's oldest rain record

Typhoon Goni death toll rises as search continues for survivors in flooded Philippines towns with fears after Philippine town said to be 90% damaged Turkey earthquake: Search efforts continue for third day as death toll rises Tropical storm Eta expected to become hurricane and heads to Central America  And the Dutch new highest temperature for November 2 set before breakfast