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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts – in pictures Meanwhile, at Cotopaxi: Plume of gas rises from Ecuador volcano In the US mainland, tornadoes and 2-inch hail: ‘particularly dangerous’ storms belt the South There were 'things just flying around in a circle' as tornado strikes Paeroa in NZ Most of England still remains in drought - despite torrential rain causing widespread flooding earlier this month.  Currently looking dry for December though.  But no snow forecast as yet - despite what some media outlets might say. And Somalia meteorite: Joy as scientists find two new minerals never before seen on Earth

Italy landslide: Five bodies found as rescue work continues and the aftermath of Ischia disaster in pictures Meanwhile, in Africa, another landslide kills 14 people attending a funeral in Cameroon Climate Council report finds Queensland bears highest cost of climate disasters in Australia and with potholes, warped rail lines and washed-away roads: flood-hit regions face infrastructure crisis And temperatures plunge to -45C in parts of Russia

UK weather: Country sees a 'second spring' due to mild November weather In Australia, a rarely seen 'gustnado' weather phenomenon captured by NT mates playing golf Snow extent in the northern Hemisphere now among the highest in 56 years -increases the likelihood of cold early winter forecast both in North America and Europe Spain prepares for winter drought with restrictions on filling pools and washing cars And columns of light: Photographer captures spectacular light phenomenon in eastern Finland

You think you've had a lot of rain?  Flooded Jeddah records 15 times average annual rainfall in six hours as Jeddah storm sweep away cars and causes power cuts Wales weather: 1,000 lose power, 'mini tornado' closes A470 Flying saucer clouds seen on Vietnam mountain top A study offers new insights into the record 2021 Western North America heat wave whilst Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths and on Jersey, this summer's heatwave may have killed 'generation' of baby bats Meanwhile, air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EU watchdog Australian physicists strike gold, solving 50-year lightning mystery And it's claimed a warmer Arctic Ocean leads to more snowfall further south, according to new model - not down here it doesn't!

Indonesia earthquake: Rescuers battle aftershocks as survivor search continues with 268 now confirmed  dead.  And why a shallow tremor in a densely populated town made this Indonesia’s deadliest earthquake this year Meanwhile, a strong earthquake rocks western Turkey near Duzce   First snowfall of the season in Scandinavia causes havoc on the roads with the Swedish public transport in disarray due to snow chaos - notably mainly because we always moan in Britain when this happens "and other countries cope just fine ....".   Meanwhile, in Russia, Muscovites enjoy the first heavy snow of the Winter Strong wind and rain cause travel disruption in the SW Good news which probably won't actually affect many: Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban after above-average rainfall  As flooding continues in Australia, Euabalong residents to be flown out of town, Moulamein residents isolated Dubai storm: Tornadoes, floods and heavy rain seen by UAE residents Nasa's Artemis spacecraft

Huge waterspout swirls in Auckland; thunderstorms and tornado hit North Island Australian authorities warn of flooding impacts for ‘months’ as second death recorded in NSW Meanwhile, extreme heat, cold snap, wild winds and hail smash Australia’s east coast Indonesia: Java quake kills 14 and injures hundreds Snowfall eases in western New York after historic storm Warnings in place as heavy snow continues in Sweden Father and son missing as floods hit northern Albania And how the Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped Pacific seafloor

Hundreds of passengers are stranded in Newcastle after flooding in Scotland wreaks travel mayhem and a woman swept away in flooded river was ‘trying to rescue her dog’ with a warning of continued weather disruption today. In the USA, western New York slammed with more than 5 feet of snow as the Buffalo Bills reveal stunning extent of snow at their stadium Trees down and spots of flooding as thunderstorms roll across Auckland The Winchcombe meteorite bolsters Earth water theory And five things you probably have wrong about rain

After more rain across saturated southern England roads turn into rivers as dozens of motorists are left stranded in floodwater while there is chaos on trains and the Tube In NSW, the worst flood on record inundates homes at Condobolin, Lachlan River thought to have peaked at Forbes West Texas is rattled by 5.3-magnitude earthquake Kenya's plains of the dead: Animal corpses cover the land as even the Maasai people say they have not seen a drought like it after three years without rain And ‘it turns out that a sandstorm is not the same wherever it happens’

Hundreds rescued by helicopters and boats after heavy rainfall sparks floods in Australia with the NSW flood disaster response declared largest ever, as international volunteers arrive to help Meanwhile, Springtime snow dusts Hobart as cold air blows up from Antarctica On Saturday, unprecedented storm floods Spain, shuts down airport killing 1 minor In Finland, November temperature record broken at several stations in Uusimaa whilst here on Sunday we saw the UK's warmest day so late in the year recorded in Porthmadog with 21.2c And in Canada, Storm Nicole topples cherished P.E.I. sandstone arch damaged by Fiona

Rare moonbows seen over the Highlands as Scotland records warmest November night at Kinloss and Prestwick and Ireland's warmest November night recorded at Shannon Airport It's also been the warmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland Homes crash into Ocean, at least two dead after Nicole batters Florida Tropical Storm Nicole drenches Georgia and the Carolinas Blizzard sets new snow records, clogs travel in North Dakota South Australia lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain causing widespread power outages So, why is the weather so warm this November? The deadly toll of Europe's heatwaves: At least 15,000 people have died across the continent because of hot weather in 2022 so far - including more than 3,200 in the UK Climate change strikes: Lightning patterns change with global warming Climate change: Dimming Earth, mustard shortages and other odd side-effects And with no sign of decrease in global CO2 emissions delegates at COP27 hear

Yesterday saw conditions deteriorate as Nicole closes in on Florida coast and this morning Nicole makes landfall in Florida as a hurricane with storm surge, strong winds, flooding rain Satellite imagery shows tornado damage in Texas Torrential floods impact food security in West and Central Africa whilst on the other side of the continent, drought kills hundreds of animals in Kenyan wildlife preserves Dominican Republic floods: At least six killed in rains Their lagoons languishing, Spanish wetlands go dry The world faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns The amount of ice loss from Northeastern Greenland significantly underestimated - with implications for sea level rise Solar storm smashes hole in Earth's magnetosphere, triggering extremely rare pink auroras And once a comfort, rain is now ruining Australia's mood

Florida braced for arrival of Storm Nicole, which could become hurricane but elsewhere in the US, November feels like September as warm weather shatters records in East and Saturday was Montreal's hottest November day on record The weekend saw Greece battered by heavy rainfall, lightnings during storm “Eva” London suffers flooding as Met Office issues weather warning again on Sunday  Meanwhile, predicted w eather patterns may lead to flooding in February, Met Office warns NASA's InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars And geobiologists shine new light on Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million years ago  

At least 1 dead, multiple people missing in Oklahoma after more than a dozen tornadoes hit 3 states NSW residents evacuate with over 100 rescues in a single day in flooded country town Hurricane Lisa makes landfall in Belize as Category 1 hurricane as two November hurricanes pose rare threat at end of 2022 Atlantic season Livestock killed and farm damaged as ‘tornado like’ winds hit Wexford Scientists zap clouds with electricity to make them rain Kilimanjaro's and Africa's last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN , along with many others around the world One for those who still disingenuously argue that rising CO2 levels are a good thing: Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops And the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano reached the mesosphere - the highest plume ever recorded.

Storm Claudio: Yacht crew airlifted in 'horrendous' weather as strong winds cause travel disruption and power cuts across Hampshire and Dorset whilst in London, giant Christmas baubles fly down Tottenham Court Road as Storm Claudio hit and Wales weather: Roads and homes flooded as heavy rain hits Then today, after more heavy rain, Britons face treacherous rush hour commutes as drivers are stranded on flooded roads with Underground trains suspended and rail services cancelled France had hottest October ever: national weather agency as Europe is seeing its warmest weather on record so late in the year In North America, late summerlike November warmth smashes records; big changes ahead Australian floods continue with body found in floodwater, man still missing as flood evacuation warnings escalate across NSW Tropical Storm Martin joins Lisa as Atlantic hurricane season enters final month  More rain on the way as Philippine storm death toll hits 150  And the Antarctic summer