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Alaska 'Icemageddon' warning follows heat record Less ice in the Arctic could mean more wildfires in the US Yet another sea level rise prediction as the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet could cause multi-meter rise in sea levels by the end of the millennium And a warning that, due to climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions

Christmas 2021 hottest on record in the U.S., National Weather Service says but it's been followed by US snowstorms: California and other western states battered as Tahoe shatters 50-year December snowfall record with more than 16 feet of snow and a rare California 'tornado' touches down in Santa Barbara In Canada frigid temps to feel as low as -50 C in southern Saskatchewan for the rest of the year And record temperatures in Australia too as Perth weather delivers fourth straight 40C day .  Meanwhile Bureau of Meteorology NT issues severe weather warnings for the Top End as tropical low moves east . Here, the Met Office confirms it’s a white Christmas – but only for some with snow in Scotland and Yorkshire Germany celebrates a snow-capped festive weekend Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan Death toll from flooding in northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia rises Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 20 And Spain's La Palma volcano eruption d...

Merry Christmas!    It's mild, dull and damp here.  But it's hot down under:   Perth weather: Christmas heatwave prompts fire warning Meanwhile, Boxing Day cyclone set to approach Dundee Beach south of Darwin on Sunday Two die in car and rare snow forecast for Seattle as storms batter western US Scientists Identify a Previously Unknown Type of Storm, Called an 'Atmospheric Lake' And will we ever see another proper White Christmas?

375 people are confirmed dead after 168mph Typhoon Rai battered the Philippines, leaving many survivors pleading for food and water Death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years rises to 27 Chicago’s winter officially arrives in record-setting fashion ― with still no measurable snow - like Denver, it'll be the latest on record (whenever it arrives) In Israel, winter storm ‘Carmel’ wreaks havoc with heavy rains, wind Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' The huge hole in the ozone layer that was larger than Antarctica is finally set to close Study of French Pyrenees site finds high mountain air filled with microplastics Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus' clouds? Whilst Evesham hasn't seen the sun in weeks, elsewhere there's been a cracking inversion as Scotland's mountain summits 'float' above the clouds - and an impressive Fata Morgana too And snow is seen glowing in Russia after tiny biolumines...

Tens of thousands are still without power the morning after a 'mini-tornado' ripped through Sydney suburbs killing a woman and injuring two Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges to over 200 Malaysia’s worst flooding in years leaves 30,000 people displaced 'Carmel' storm hits Israel with powerful winds and heavy rainfall And in 2020, Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals

Typhoon Rai: rescue efforts continue after strongest storm to hit Philippines this year The most bizarre and notable things from the December windstorm and severe outbreak Several killed as heavy rains cause floods in Iraq’s Erbil And researchers uncover the surprising cause of the little ice age - Arctic warming!  

At least 300K are without power after dust storm barrels through Kansas, 107mph wind topples trailers in Colorado and tornadoes touch ground in six other states Meanwhile, after the Kentucky tornadoes: Lost photos found 140 miles away Five children die, several others critically injured after jumping castle blown into air at Tasmanian school Thousands evacuate as Typhoon Rai slams into Philippines And, what's up with New Zealand's early summer weather?

Heavy rain and snow pummel California after a season of historic wildfires US tornadoes: Photos show devastation from deadly storms Scotland's forests will take ‘decades to recover’ after Storm Arwen damages 8 million trees Thwaites: Antarctic glacier heading for dramatic change Indonesia earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake shakes South Sulawesi and in Scotland at the weekend, t wo quakes within minutes felt in the Highlands Parker Solar Probe makes historic pass through Sun's atmosphere And with 38c now confirmed, last year's Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN

Kentucky tornadoes: Death toll likely to pass 100, governor says as survivors recount harrowing moment deadliest twister in history barreled through Kentucky leaving 'up to 100' people dead in its wake And why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes — and they're more dangerous at night Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in Serbia and much of Balkans Nearly 80,000 remain without power after high winds pound southern Ontario And in the Pacific, Cyclone Ruby set to strengthen, headed for New Caledonia

Killer tornadoes rip through swath of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois - at least two dead as care homes and warehouses are destroyed, with one tornado, possibly the longest on record, crossing four States.   Meanwhile, a December heat wave to send temps soaring 30, 40 degrees above normal Firefighters rush to rescue residents in France as homes are drenched in 3 weeks of rain in just 12 hours whilst Spanish floods claim first victim as towns are engulfed Romans are captivated as waterspout spins through the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of the Italian capital Pillars of light decorate the Finnish skyline Temperature difference across Russia reaches 85.6 C, almost breaking world record Denver celebrates 0.3 inches of snow — its first measurable snowfall of the season - the latest date it has ever fallen In WA, Boranup Forest tour operators count cost of Margaret River bushfire emergency Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska, study finds And...

Tempest lashes Britain with 80mph gales and heavy rain  with thousands across Ireland without power overnight and Storm Barra ‘still packing a punch’ this morning. Tiny Swedish settlement sets new record as temperature plummets to -43.8C Record-shattering cold has gripped Alaska and refuses to let go How sandstorms and drought stalk Madagascar The world’s eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade And the law of unintended consequences strikes again as Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

At least 14 dead as rescuers race to find survivors of Indonesian volcano eruption at the weekend. There's a blizzard warning in Hawaii but no snow yet in Denver, in unusual December weather Zombie fires burn at -60C outside Oymyakon, the world’s coldest permanently inhabited place Video footage demonstrates just how tough a job it is as Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team battle heavy snow to help injured walker And how the Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

Famously rainy Seattle breaks its fall rain record after a summer of extreme heat whilst winter heatwave breaks records in four US states and western Canada sees record-high winter temperature Meanwhile, in Australia, as La Niña settles in, record November rain and floods may be just a sign of things to come this summer Here, it was the warmest Autumn on record for Northern Ireland as many parts of Ireland experienced warmest autumn on record this year After Storm Arwen: Rescued seal pups exhausted and dehydrated whilst the storm left tens of thousands of trees toppled and dangerous - and many people still without electricity. Early December blizzards disrupt Denmark Cyclone Jawad: Major storm brewing in Bay of Bengal threatens three Indian states Rain to replace snow in the Arctic as climate heats, study finds And the 2021 hurricane season was third most active

Extreme weather takes hold across Turkey after deadly storms  Here, after Storm Arwen: Body count rises as hundreds of sea creatures wash up on Scottish beach and it'll be Friday before all power restored in the north east of Scotland The rains continue in Australia: Man dies in Queensland floodwaters as heavy rainfall causes Inglewood to be evacuated, cars swept off road in state's south Delhi records worst November air in years And the quest begins to drill Antarctica's oldest ice

Storm Arwen: Third night of no power for thousands in Scotland whilst in NE England repairs begin after worst storm damage in 20 years after snow and falling trees disrupt West Midlands rail services and up at Tan Hill, they had a four-day lock in: Pub goers spend another night trapped inside Yorkshire pub by heavy snowfall but should be able to leave today . However, it wasn't a "major" news story as London wasn't affected ..... And there was more snow yesterday, with a surprise covering in Evesham again and very icy conditions this morning In Australia, the NSW floods worsen with major flood warnings, rescues and pleas for people to play it safe Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru's Amazon rainforest And six new vents tear open on erupting Canary Islands volcano sending lava racing into previously untouched areas at 20ft per minute

After a rather windy night, we had the first snow of the season in Evesham, with some heavy, large flakes falling just at the right time to give a partial snow cover at 9pm - though soon melting again. Elsewhere in Storm Arwen: Two men die as gale-force winds hit UK . There are many homes without power as Scotland counts cost of Storm Arwen whilst trains halted, 11,000 lose power in Wales and more power cuts and trees down across Northern Ireland Australian photographs capture extent of floods in north-west NSW after days of heavy rain And the world’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause

Storm Arwen: Red wind warning for parts of UK - and there's even a yellow warning for snow in Evesham! In Australia, east coast wet weather floods rivers, isolates towns, wipes out crops Why the extinction of ancient grazers triggered a global rise in fires And how Atlantic Ocean water began warming the Arctic as early as 1907

Australians endure the wettest November in 150 years (ie since records began)  And more wet to come as Australia declares La Niña phenomenon has begun In the US, c loud seeding gains steam as West faces worsening droughts Several ships trapped in ice after Arctic sea freezes early near Russia Italian island of Vulcano orders partial evacuation after increased activity Some nice mamma: Sky full of cotton wool ball clouds that look like they're 'from another planet' stun residents in Argentina as beautiful Mammatus formation appears on overcast day Can the Sun’s 11-year cycle explain global warming?   No .... And a correspondent to the Irish Times succinctly sums up recent unusual weather

Heavy rain in India leaves 17 dead, dozens missing as rescue teams look for survivors In the Canada floods: 18,000 people still stranded in ‘terrible, terrible disaster’ Extent of massive inland NSW flooding revealed from the air — and more rain is on the way Storms throughout Israel cause flooding, several injuries UK’s warmer, wetter weather sparks bumper year for mushrooms - although November has been a warm but dry month in many parts. It seems that Europe is warming faster than the rest of the world and scientists are puzzled And how a 'volcanic winter' likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago

One killed by tornado as storms hit Sicily Vancouver storm: A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia . And why are the B.C. floods so bad? Blame the wildfires, at least in part In Kenya, prolonged drought takes heavy toll And in Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years

Deadly storm cuts transport links around Vancouver as Abbotsford, B.C., issues urgent appeal to evacuate Sumas Prairie citing possible catastrophic flooding Large hail and damaging winds hit parts of central and south-east Queensland And in India: Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens

In Canada, rescuers lift hundreds of motorists trapped on B.C. highway to safety , after 2 mudslides trapped them overnight, whilst communities evacuated, highways washed away as relentless rain pounds B.C. How an Arctic blast has seen snow in parts of Australia and left Melbourne shivering through its coldest stretch in 167 years .   Meanwhile, an entire town of 8,000 is set to go underwater as floodwaters surge in NSW Scotland shaken by early hours earthquake Areas near Tokyo await arrival of floating pumice mass produced by an underwater volcanic eruption back in the summer And how a Nairobi slum vulnerable to flooding is engineering its own climate solutions and not waiting for the West

Up to 10 people believed trapped in mudslide that swept across B.C. highway this morning - this comes after non-stop extreme rain brings flooding, mudslides and evacuations to southern B.C. Rare November tornadoes strike Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island It may be spring down under, but Hobart hit with snow as city shivers through coldest November night in more than 60 years Meanwhile, in NSW, thousands of Australians are warned to leave their homes amid wild weather and torrential rain Air pollution in Europe still killing more than 300,000 a year, report finds And s corpions kill three and injure hundreds in Aswan after a thunderstorm brought them out into streets and homes

New Delhi is smothered in 'serious health risk' toxic smog blamed on crop-burning and falling temperatures with further suggestions that the toxic smog in New Delhi way worse than previously thought NSW and Victoria floods: rivers break banks as rain and wind lash Australia’s eastern states 136 incidents caused by Storm 'Blas' in the Balearics And how volcanic eruptions helped trigger the collapse of some of China’s most powerful dynasties over the last 2,000 years

In China: North-eastern city sees highest snowfall in 116 years How coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today's warming 'unprecedented' Something big happened to the planet a million years ago - the cycle of ice ages intensified making them more prolonged and with greater glaciation (continuing into modern times) And the man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods

The world headed for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report BOM forecasts heavy rain, flooding as more wet weather descends upon eastern Australi Met Éireann to get ‘supercomputer’ for more accurate weather predictions Intense rainfall and extreme weather become the norm in northern China After Cape Town's Day Zero: 'We are axing trees to save water' And scientists says the deepest earthquake ever detected should’ve been ‘impossible’ which can only mean one thing - Cthulu is wakening!

October saw 'extraordinary, record-setting heat' in parts of Arctic Canada whilst this week is expected to see Siberia up to 20C warmer than normal with huge temperature anomalies, predicts weather expert - it's so unusually warm that there are even strawberries ripening! Chennai floods: Heavy rains bring Indian city to standstill Powerful winds to wallop B.C.'s South Coast in aftermath of Vancouver tornado And a look at the twin threats of flooding and drought in Scotland due to climate change

Flash flooding wreaks havoc in Bosnia Majorcan town of Cala Ratjada hit by freak hail storm Images reveal a slow-motion burial in Canary Islands volcano no-go zone Severe dust storm engulfs Uzbekistan - reportedly the worst in their history Deadly floods hit Indonesia’s Java, mud hampers relief work Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change A new research paper suggests that wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time And a rather bizarre video as rain pours on only one car during storm in Indonesia

Snow on strike in the world’s coldest region, as temperatures in Siberia go 4 to 12C above the norm whilst the Tundra is ablaze in Magadan region in out-of-season wildfire, complicated by wind and zero snow More flooding in NZ: Residents leave homes, some rescued by boat, after state of emergency declared in Gisborne The moment huge tree crashes down on top of queue of traffic and smashes through windscreen of Range Rover when freak 50mph 'mini tornado' hit Lincolnshire town on Sunday Ancient exploding comet likely source of vast glassy rock patches in Chilean desert   NASA warns: global climate change impact on crops expected within 10 years How an increased frequency of extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk And the Sphinx has gone - again: UK's 'longest-lasting' snow patch melts away .  It will be back!

Sunday's storm disruption holds up COP26 travellers from Euston station .   As the squall line swept east (having completely missed Evesham), fire crews called to more than 130 incident in Northamptonshire,as Corby ‘tornado’s’ terrifying path of destruction across Beanfield estate Meanwhile, in Scotland, at Bridge of Cally: 'Worst ever' flooding destroys bridge wall And in County Down there was tornado terror: trailers blown over and roofs ripped off buildings and tractor The US National Hurricane Center runs out of storm names with arrival of Wanda What caused Hobart's spooky Halloween sunset? Siberia’s stark warning to Scotland for Cop26: climate change in the planet’s last great wilderness At COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030 .  And I'm Lord Lucan .... And, as the UN WMO report warns last seven years hottest on record , how extreme weather events are 'the new norm'

Why do UK water companies pump sewage into the sea?   There are a number of reasons, but one of them is simply the increase of "extreme" rainfall events hitting the British Isles.  Thanks to climate change.   Of course, inadequate Victorian drains don't help!  Even here, in one of the driest parts of the country, this morning, in the space of 3 hours, we had 14mm of rain - roughly equivalent to a week's worth.  And it was just a "normal" damp morning ....  we get rain less, but when it rains, we get more fall.   In the Lake District we've seen sewage 'erupts' into the streets amid 'horrendous' floods  whilst drone footage shows extent of Dumfries flooding Meanwhile, in Wales, landslide wrecks Nefyn road after heavy rain And it's not just in the UK .... Sicily floods: Stay at home warning as Cyclone Apollo hits Powerful storm leaves parts of Washington D.C. and Annapolis underwater In NZ it'll be a long weekend for Blenheim bus...

Heavy rain hits Cumbria with homes flooded and travel disrupted whilst Glasgow floods days before it is due to host world leaders at COP26 In the Borders, there were two bridges 'washed away' by heavy downpours , with a "major incident" declared at Hawick. However, despite well over a foot of rain falling in the Lake District in the space of 36 hours, flooding was not nearly as bad as happened, under very similar synoptic conditions, in November 2009 . And after Europe's floods: Lessons from German tragedy Apocalyptic scenes over Louisiana freeway as tornadoes lift ATV into the air, whip into power line and send electric blue flash over the heads of drivers on freeway Record California rains help end wildfires and fill reservoirs .  However, there's still “extreme” drought affecting agricultural lands in the northern Great Plains After Victoria and South Australia storms: thousands without power with more wild weather forecast In NZ, temperature soars to 28...

Catania: Two dead as rare storm floods streets of Sicilian city The world's greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020 - despite a downturn in activity due to Covid Sunday saw a rare 'weather bomb' hits B.C.'s South Coast, Vancouver Island Climate migration predicted to rise in India amid extreme weather And a satellite image captures dust storms in Greenland

Powerful storm hits California amid warnings of ‘potentially historic rain’ Flash floods damage buildings and sweep away cars in Alicante Heat waves in Seville will be named and ranked like hurricanes Storm Aurore: Tornado that ripped through Worthing homes 'sounded like a helicopter' And airlines are forced to cancel half-term holiday flights to Athens while other services are delayed as Italy's Mount Etna spews ash and smoke whilst lava streams continue to pour from La Palma volcano – in pictures

Tornado impacts Brisbane Airport in supercell storm event Thursday saw weather disruption and travel delays as storm hits Jersey and there were deaths in Poland as Storm 'Aurore' wreaks havoc across Europe In the Alps, climate change is turning glaciers into lakes Death toll rises following disastrous flooding in Nepal, India  ‘Worst thing in lifetime’: South Sudan floods affecting 700,000 And northern lakes warming six times faster in the past 25 years

Yesterday in Widnes: Possible tornado damages houses and vehicles whilst there were abandoned cars, closed roads, and flooding in Wales after thunderstorms and heavy rain .  And overnight, more flooding and transport disruption after Storm Aurore hits South East .  In Evesham we even had thunder.  And on the Scottish hills there's been a dusting of snow. It's autumn!  There was also travel disruption as storm wreaks havoc across Germany whilst storms in northern France lead to train disruption and power cuts More hailstorms in Australia with a massive clean-up after terrifying hailstorm that ravaged Coffs Harbour in NSW Uttarakhand: At least 46 killed in floods in Himalayan state as floods, landslides kill more than 100 in India and Nepal Heat waves, extreme droughts in 2020 had worst impact on heath: Lancet How changing ocean currents are driving extreme winter weather in North America Satellite images reveal shrinking glaciers and growing lakes as temperature...

BOM says 'Australian record'-sized hailstones may have fallen on North Queensland Swiss glaciers continue to shrink despite heavy snow in 2021 What was the role of climate change in Germany's fatal floods? And tropical wetlands reduce storm impacts and save thousands of lives and $600bn each year, study suggests

Kerala floods: At least 24 killed as rescuers step up efforts Two tornadoes seen as severe storms sweep across Queensland Alberta glacier suffered record melt this year — but researchers suggest it will get worse And how air pollution caused 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019

Burning peat and wildfires bring unseasonal smoke apocalypse to Urals and Siberia Storm Ballos dumps over a month's worth of rain in Greece capital As the max temperature touches 36.4 degrees Celsius, Mumbai sees hottest October day At least 3 killed as 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's tourist island of Bali  And did Venus ever have oceans?   Probably not.

Storm Ballos batters Athens with power outages, flooded streets with the fire-ravaged Greek island of Evia hit by floods and mudslides Tornado rips through NSW's northern tablelands Hurricane Pamela makes landfall on Mexico’s west coast Antarctica's last 6 months were the coldest on record And Britain could lose its longest-lasting patch of snow this week - the sphinx snow patch looks likely to disappear for the third time in five years, and only the eighth time in 300 years ...

Record high temperatures for October reported across Japan  'Adapt or die' warning from Environment Agency over the expected impacts of climate change in the British Isles.   More floods.  More water shortages.   And no, that's not oxymoronic. 11 dead after Typhoon Kompasu floods the Philippines whilst in China floods: bus falls into river as heavy rains destroy homes Storm Pamela weakens slightly on way to Mexico’s Pacific coast Arctic sea ice may make a last stand in this remote region; it may lose the battle More research on the paradox of the Young Weak Sun: Extreme CO2 greenhouse effect heated up the young Earth And what is origin of the mysterious radio signals detected near centre of the Milky Way galaxy ?   A new type of stellar object?  Or aliens .....?!

How Europe’s electricity generation from wind blown off course by so-called "global stilling" China floods: Nearly 2 million displaced in Shanxi province Taiwan caught between Typhoon Kompasu and northeastern monsoon In the US, almost 90 runners are rescued during 50-mile Utah ultramarathon after course was battered by 18 inches of snow La Palma volcano: Eruption spews searing hot boulders the size of three-storey buildings And why Mars scientists now know where to look for life

  Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms Italian towns switch heating on early as temperatures plummet - I think we should definitely introduce that idea in England.  No heating allowed on till Christmas! And a satellite captures stunning gravity waves over La Palma from Cumbre Vieja eruption

Italy hit by 20 ‘severe weather events’ in a day as Liguria sees record rainfall and 34 inches of rain in 24 hours breaks continental record Pakistan earthquake kills 20 in Balochistan province 'Mini-tornado' hits Coventry street as roof tiles, fences and concrete posts blown away Cloth sheet helps protect Swedish glacier from global warming And before and after photos show how drought has caused water levels to drop by 140 feet at America's largest reservoir Lake Mead

More heavy rain early this morning as London flooding hits Tube services and roads - I think they need bigger drains .... Meanwhile residents in southern France urged to stay home amid more torrential rain and floods Cyclone Shaheen: Death toll rises to 13 after storm hits Oman and Iran A look back at last month's tragic events in New York: the flood that drowned American dreams The lava-falls of La Palma: River of molten rock grows larger after volcanic crater collapses and causes spectacular explosions And all UK's electricity will come from clean sources by 2035, says PM - which probably means open fires and candles ....

Shaheen: Tropical cyclone batters Oman and Iran, killing nine with the UAE, Saudi Arabia on alert after Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman 'Too much water': floods wreak misery in South Sudan The South Pole posts most severe cold season on record, a surprise in a warming world And according to a new s tudy: sunlight filtering through Venusian clouds could support Earth-like photosynthesis

‘Exceptionally warm’ September was UK’s second hottest on record whilst Northern Ireland experienced joint warmest September on record Freak tornado rips through Essex airfield In the Netherlands, seven horses die after being hit by lightning during freak storm Sydney is battered with hailstones as dangerous 'supercell' storm sweeps across the city in a matter of minutes Paraguay drought: Extraordinary photos show how the country is drying up The terrifying moment eight-story building is swept away by landslide in India Satellite images show how river of lava has weaved across La Palma and formed 550 yard-wide 'pyramid' in the sea as new volcano vent begins to spew molten rock And European space probe zips past Mercury

Huge tornado sweeps through Australian town destroying a home and smashing through power lines Tornado lashes German port of Kiel 'Mad Max'-like dust storm envelops Brazilian city in cloud of doom Thai flood victims 'start from zero' after killer storm as Thailand issues new flood warnings amid heavy monsoon rains Gulab Resurrects as Cyclone Shaheen over Arabian Sea Japanese scientists use approaching Typhoon Mindulle as part of 'typhoonshot' bid to generate power Wildfires and flooding prompt Welsh firefighter warning   AI can predict if it will rain in two hours' time - although looking at the radar often does just as well! And how catastrophic floods shaped Mars more than previously thought, scientists suggest

La Palma volcano: Toxic gas fears as lava reaches ocean Hail and heavy rain hit Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills as storms roll through South Australia Hurricane Sam is latest monster in active storm season New evidence suggests that the massive extinction of species in the late Cretaceous was not caused by extreme volcanism  Antarctica's ice shelf being eroded because layer of slushy frozen water that would usually heal rifts is thinning, study finds And Jupiter's Great Red Spot is getting faster!

In Lincolnshire, a 'mini tornado' rips through Humberston and Thorngumbald on the Humber coast - sadly the BBC still haven't realised that whilst Mini make a convertible, a clubman and even an electric, they do not make a tornado .....   Meanwhile, the first snow of the season is reported on the Ben - quite late this year.  Man killed as Crete struck by 5.8-magnitude earthquake Heavy rains as Cyclone Gulab makes landfall in India There's lava spewing again from Canary Islands volcano, airport remains closed And how volcano powered climate change drove dinosaurs’ ascent to dominate planet Earth

More towns evacuated as volcanic eruptions on La Palma intensify Trucker’s dash cam captures hair-raising scene as Pa. tornado flips his semi-truck In India, there's a new cyclone heading towards south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts whilst further east, Typhoon Mindulle on path to become 'violent' storm And we may finally know what caused that huge ozone hole in the Arctic last year

There was torrential rain causing havoc in Mallorca this week, whilst on the mainland there were catastrophic floods in Huelva, Andalusia Tropical Storm Sam expected to reach hurricane strength by Friday night Canary Islands volcano: 'Miracle house' escapes lava This summer's minimum extent of Arctic sea ice 12th-lowest on record - however it is also younger and thinner. Air pollution: Even worse than we thought - WHO - and here we are panicking because there are not enough diesel articulated trucks on the road or gas for our heating  .....  Mars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests And NASA satellites show how clouds respond to Arctic sea ice change

Mansfield magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Melbourne, regional Victoria, southern NSW, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Launceston Meanwhile, Queensland records wild day of weather with extremes of fire and sleet Earlier this week in Suffolk and Essex: Heavy rain brings flooding Evacuations hit 6,000 as lava gushes from Canary Islands volcano And as seas warm, cyclones could soon devastate Europe, warns ‘storm chaser’ climate scientist whilst the storm-steering jet stream could shift poleward in 40 years

Anyone fancy a hot holiday? On La Palma, in the Canaries, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupts for first time in 50 years sending lava cascading towards towns Tropical Storm Rose forms as the 17th Atlantic storm of 2021, continuing the busy tropical season Record high temperatures and drought have left California's Mt. Shasta without its usual snowcover - and it is causing surrounding glaciers to melt Russia’s 2020 average temperatures broke all records – ministry Burundi floods: Lake Tanganyika's water levels rise And the hole in the ozone layer that develops annually is 'rather larger than usual' this year - and is currently bigger than Antarctica, scientists say

California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets Texas submerged and a flying shark: Footage shows devastation of storm Nicholas as it heads for Louisiana Tropical Storm Chanthu hits Japan, injuring at least six Did it really snow in Cameroon?   No.  As pointed out at the time, it was hail. According to the Met Office, nearly 40% of Brits caught out by winter weather - what winter weather???!!! And ahead of the COP26 conference on climate change: UN warning over nations' climate plans

Hurricane Nicholas brings heavy rain to Texas and Louisiana There are new weather alerts in four French départements after record-breaking storms caused flooding yesterday. Here, Tower Bridge floods as torrential rain lashes London Rare snow surprises residents in west Cameroon (though as the video clearly shows, it's actually hail) Antarctic air samples reveal 70% increase in atmospheric hydrogen over the past 150 years Bureau of Meteorology says La Niña's an even chance to return for a second consecutive spring And research by the BBC shows that the world now sees twice as many days over 50C than it did in the 1980s.

Summer 2021 is the hottest ever on record in the US Tropical Storm Nicholas in the western Gulf a major rainfall flood threat for Texas, Louisiana Meanwhile, California highway is closed and two firefighters are injured as wildfire threatens traffic Spain fire: Thousands flee blaze near Costa del Sol town Shanghai suspends flights, schools as Typhoon Chanthu approaches

'Apocalyptic' tornado hits Sicilian island of Pantelleria leaving two people dead Flash flooding in south west France after record rainfall Despite heatwaves elsewhere in Europe, French summer was officially the coldest and dampest since 2014 Nearly 800 forced to evacuate amid massive wildfire around Spanish resort town In Canada, there are thousands without power across eastern Newfoundland as Hurricane Larry wreaks havoc and when the storm reaches Greenland, Hurricane Larry will produce category 1 winds and... feet of snow Tropical storm Olaf brings heavy rains to Baja California Sur In east Asia, Super Typhoon Chanthu and Tropical Storm Conson to make landfall this weekend There's a changed landscape in southern Louisiana after Hurricane Ida: large new patches of open water Sea ice persists in the Northwest Passage, despite global warming Spectacular Ice Age landscapes beneath the North Sea revealed by 3D seismic “MRI” scans And incredible blue flashes light up th...

Tropical Storm Mindy Hits the Florida Panhandle Death toll from Hurricane Ida rises to 26 as Tropical Storm Mindy forms in gulf With ‘stunning’ strengthening: Pacific typhoon sees winds increase 130 mph in two days Seventeen patients die after hospital in Mexico floods amid torrential rain Mexico hit by powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake, killing at least one And Wales records hottest September night ever as the UK experiences a brief hot spell, already coming to an end as thunderstorms cause flash-flooding in Devon  

New Zealand records its warmest ever winter with average temperature of 9.8C Kim Jong Un calls for 'urgent action' on climate change after floods and droughts both destroyed vital crops in North Korea  Hurricane Ida death toll rises as recovery efforts continue whilst US southern states recovering from Ida face new flooding threat Hurricane Larry becomes a Category 3 storm -- this season's third major cyclone in the Atlantic Spain’s flood-devastated towns taken on massive clean-up Typhoon hits eastern Philippines, causing power outages

Storm Ida: Death toll climbs to 45 across four US north-east states as before-and-after satellite images show devastation caused in Northeast by remnants of Hurricane Ida and New York travelers were trapped on trains for ten hours in the dark And in Philadelphia, as tornadoes strike, horrified families watch their Philly-area homes explode around them Australia records near-record warmth during the wettest winter since 1996 One for the "new ice age coming, global warming is a hoax" mob: Arctic warming linked to colder winters Lightning strikes the same lamppost 12 times within seconds in spectacular storm over Chinese city And a new global warming simulation reveals possible end of El Niño/ La Niña temperature cycle  

New York declares state of emergency over 'brutal flooding' as the remnants of Hurricane Ida smash into Northeast leaving at least six dead and a Mississippi highway collapses in Ida’s wake, killing 2 people Meanwhile, devastating flooding and torrential rain hit much of Spain And New Zealand flash floods force evacuations in Auckland, motorists rescued by jet ski Whilst the WMO report a big increase in weather disasters over the past five decades South America's drought-hit Paraná river at 77-year low The year has seen one of the hottest summers in Scotland and N. Ireland - but August's cooler, cloudy but mostly dry conditions mean not quite so good in England.   My driest August on record though. Summer 2021 was Finland's hottest in over 80 years Rare snowfall in Atacama desert surprises residents of Chile How 'tipping points’ in Earth’s system triggered rapid climate change 55 million years ago And one in three trees face extinction in wild, says new repo...