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Cyclone Chido deaths rise in south-east Africa as Mayotte toll remains unclear and Cyclone Chido death toll in Mozambique rises to 73 Macron heckled as residents of France's cyclone-ravaged Mayotte plead for water More heavy rain, thunderstorms, flash flooding as Queensland deluge heads north Met Office defends Storm Bert weather warning - the flooding was much more severe than expected Storm triggers flooding in southern Russia’s Sochi Rescuers race to find survivors as 14 dead after Vanuatu earthquake Expert warns of public health emergency as Delhi's toxic air returns  K enya’s devastating drought is the worst in 40 years ESA and NASA satellites deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting And more evidence that massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs    

Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido - have to be honest, I had never even heard of the island before.  'It feels like nuclear war aftermath' say devastated island's residents Tornado hits northern California town as ice storm chills Midwest Victoria records highest December temperature in five years as Australia swelters under heatwave and Australia is officially the hottest place on earth today And the ecological impacts of war, as Lebanon's olive groves and water table contaminated by Israeli munitions

What are the chances of a white Christmas in the UK?   Increasingly unlikely, whatever the tabloid headlines might say!   And extremely unlikely in the south.   High pressure likely to be to the south with a mild west or southwesterly airflow across the UK.   There may be a flurry or two on the summit of Ben Nevis, but even that's by no means certain.   Body found in search for rugby star missing in flood during Storm Darragh Malawi goes on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Chido approaches Don't eat or touch the brown snow, officials warn residents of Maine town Malibu fire rages as improving weather brings hope for thousands who fled Surveys show full scale of massive die-off of common murres following the 'warm blob' in the Pacific Ocean in 2014-16 Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat Air pollution in India linked to millions of deaths And a viral video of German pilot fired for re...

 A very windy weekend with a 96mph gust recorded at height of Storm Darragh and t wo men killed by falling trees as Storm Darragh rages There was a School roof blown off during amber weather warning in Galloway In Northern Ireland, t housands still without power after Storm Darragh In Wales, the s torm rips roof off chapel and cuts power to 95,000 UK 'not ready' for extreme weather like Storm Darragh And, after the 2nd warmest November, 2024 will be the hottest year on record and the first year above 1.5C, scientists confirm

Storm Daragh Strikes   with  m illions urged to stay at home as Storm Darragh hits   and r ed wind warning sees events cancelled across the West .   M y wheelie bin blew away! On Thursday evening a 'tornado' brings down trees and blocks roads in Kidsgrove The w armest waters on Earth help fuel another weekend thunderstorm outbreak from Brisbane to Melbourne Drivers stranded on 401 as blizzard pounds parts of southwestern Ontario Tsunami warning cancelled after magnitude 7 earthquake strikes California coast Mexico study finds that heat kills young people more than elderly as climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures - it was even hotter than expected due to a decline in low level clouds And what a surprise, g lobal plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel .  Money talks.

Three dead as ‘Bora’ weather front batters Greece In the Canaries, Santa Cruz record highest temperature in December for over 100 years with 28.6c - after Spain breaks yet another temperature record with the hottest November ever China reports warmest autumn since records began At least 19 dead as Cyclone Fengal devastates southern India with heavy rain and flooding Here, new warnings issued ahead of unsettled period of weather coming this weekend And an example of why flooding in the UK will only become worse, regardless of climate change with fears thousands of homes planned near M5 will flood - what isn't mentioned is that, additionally, every time you build on a floodplain, you extend the size of the floodplain, so places that would not normally flood become more vulnerable (buildings and hard standing occupy the land where floodwater would naturally have stood, and drained into the ground, and also restrict the flow). Rocket firm shelves plan for Highland spaceport in Su...

Australia sweats through hottest spring on record as temperatures soar 2.5C above pre-industrial levels Two die as Storm Bora sweeps across Greece In the US, an NFL team asks fans to help clear snow before game as Arctic blast hits Ontario town declares state of emergency as heavy snowfall knocks out power for parts of province Malaysia and Thailand flooding kills at least 12 with t hree dead as rains lash south east India after Cyclone Fengal landfall Unusual pairing of rainbows and lightning lights up Wagga Wagga's stormy skies And after Storm Bert, i s climate change causing more flooding? Yes ..... exactly as predicted.

Atlantic hurricane season breaks records despite unexpected lull At least three dead as South Korea battles heavy snow South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat Storm Conall becomes first official "severe" storm to hit the Netherlands in 16 months Bulgaria’s November 2024 coldest since 2012 At least 15 killed, more than 100 missing as landslides bury Uganda homes following heavy rain Floods displace more than 122,000 people in Malaysia with death toll at 4 And in Finland, Santa’s official home is running short of snow in run up to Christmas

Seoul slows down under blanket of heaviest November snow in 100 years here, as the clean up from Bert continues, Storm Conall brings more rain to parts of England and Wales Properties flooded, roads closed as flash floods hit parts of Finland Flash floods and landslides kill 16 people on Indonesia’s Sumatra island ‘Unusual and extreme’: Weather experts on what Europe’s first snow could mean for this winter Unexplained heat-wave 'hotspots' are popping up across the globe Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29 And w hy India's latest Sun mission finding is crucial for the world

A rather interesting weekend in Britain, weatherwise!  Storm Bert five kills at least five and wreaks havoc with 82mph winds, snow flurries and a month's worth of rain There was an a mber snow alert in Scotland during Storm Bert on Saturday with the Queensferry Crossing ice closure a 'safety first' decision Streets flood and roads shut as Storm Bert strikes in Herefordshire Dad pulls baby son from sinking car during storm In South Wales there is a nger as Storm Bert leaves trail of destruction - whilst the storm was well forecast, I do think it warranted an amber warning - and a more widespread yellow warning - for the amount of rain on Sunday, especially when it became obvious the front was clearing much more slowly than originally expected.   Over an inch of rain in Evesham on Sunday- and over 40mm in 48 hours (2/3rd normal November rainfall) but fortunately looks like just normal winter flooding of the floodplains here. And amid all this, Saturday saw the UK date...

Cold snap continues across UK ahead of Storm Bert Snow closes roads and railway lines as Storm Bert hits UK and Storm Bert halts Christmas lights switch-ons In Northern Ireland, r ail lines shut and gritter stuck in snow as Storm Bert arrives Major storm outbreak across Australia to follow hottest spring weather in up to 42 years Mapping the impact of climate change on global displacement Ocean cold period in the early 20th century less pronounced than previously thought And p eople are only just realising what the percentage chance of snow on the iPhone weather app really means (applies, obviously, to rain and thunderstorms too)

Deadly bomb cyclone cuts power for thousands in US north-west whilst in Canada, t ens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after 'bomb cyclone' batters B.C. coast Widespread snowfall and icy conditions sweep across Europe with arrival of polar cold front - in Finland the storm spurs widespread transport cancellations; FMI issues rare red warning Storm smashes Tom Price as wild weather continues across Western Australia with more extreme weather ahead as heatwave hits Victoria, floods threaten Queensland In Israel, record-breaking rains swamp northern coast, with more showers on the way A good piece from George Monbiot on the stupidity (and utter ineffectiveness) of "carbon credits": Trump’s science-denying fanatics are bad enough. Yet even our climate ‘solutions’ are now the stuff of total delusion Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the seventh time in a year And how l iving in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and...

Some models  said it'd just be rain, with snow further north, others - notably Arperge and Harmonie - said we'd get snow right down over the south Midlands this morning.  And it's the latter that proved correct with Evesham seeing a good inch of snow cover first thing, and more falling this morning, though with roads and pavements thawing.    First time in a very long while we've seen snow on the ground here in November (first snow to fall at all since March 2023).   And it wasn't forecast this far south (because the Met Office ignored those European models .... )  Snow hits London as Arctic chill grips Britain Meanwhile, Scotland has coldest early winter night since 1998 Philippines cleans up as Super Typhoon Man-yi leaves deadly trail Hundreds of Honduran villages cut off by torrential rain after TS Sara Wild storms smash NSW, leaving Carinda without pub, pizza shop and general store whilst heavy rainfall leads to flash flooding in parts of south-east ...

 Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Man-yi, a sixth storm in just one month Algarve streets turn into raging rivers as Europe's flash flood misery continues Tropical Storm Sara dumps more than 20 inches of rain on parts of Honduras  Motorists rescued from floodwaters as about 100 millimetres falls in three hours in south-east Queensland And the Punjab conducts successful experiment of artificial rain with local technology - cloud seeding to produce rain to clear the smog

Italy’s Sicily flooded as intense storm unleashes year’s rainfall in just 12 hours New storms and flooding hit Spain's southern Malaga whilst a tornado sends debris flying on Malaga beach as footage shows the Costa del Sol hit by water spouts, floods and torrential rain in latest storms to hit Spain The highest alert level raised as Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi whilst four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines China's Guangzhou sees longest summer since 1961 Drought saps Zambia and Zimbabwe of hydropower as southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought and in Malawi, eating becomes a daily struggle due to climate change Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe' Flights to Bali cancelled after volcano spews dangerous ash cloud 9km into air  A c heap fix floated for plane vapour's climate damage And c an we live on our planet without destroying it?    Yes and no.   We can, but we won...

Storm-weary Philippines evacuates thousands as Typhoon Toraji hits and now a fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines .  They typically get hit by around 20 years a year ..... The South Sudanese are 'dying of thirst' as climate-driven floods mix with oil Bureau of Meteorology records 146 kilometre per hour winds in Julia Creek as house loses roof in wild storm Teenage park ranger dies as wildfires burn in New York State  The American city that gets more snow than any other in the world How microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate The WMO confirm that 2024 is on track to be hottest year on record as warming temporarily hits 1.5°C And t ake a peek inside this ‘smart’ supermarket to find out how it became heat self-sufficient - a good example of the common sense technology and changes we should have been doing for the past 20 or 30 years if we were ever serious about wanting to reduce our impacts on climate.  Numb...

More than half of Australia sweats through heatwave as BoM forecasts more scorching temperatures Winter storm spreads heavy snow to central Rockies, including Denver Meanwhile, 48 states are put under drought warnings after driest spell in decades Spain records rainiest October ever, culminating in deadly floods And why planting trees in the Arctic could make global warming worse, not better, say scientists

As I predicted 20 months ago , 2024 now looks certain to be the warmest on record with t his year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit .   And Trump victory is a major setback for climate action, experts say - so we'll assuredly see the record broken yet again before long. More f lash floods hit Mallorca whilst in Catalan, another freak torrential deluge sends cars floating down the street in Girona California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate Power slowly coming back on in Cuba after passage of Hurricane Rafael Experts urge people to stay indoors and hydrated as heatwave rolls across much of Australia Britain is gripped by 'anticyclonic gloom' - though in the sunshine across the Highlands temperatures have hit nearly 20c However, the Nevis Range ski resort's season delayed by poor snow conditions More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Amazon: UN And the ultra-rich using jets like taxis, climate scientists warn - although, to...

Temperatures soar across eastern Australia as fire crews battle blazes in southern Queensland Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba At least 89 people remain missing after floods in eastern Spain Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru Antarctic ozone hole may fully recover by 2066 And, finally, snow caps Japan’s Mount Fuji to end record lapse

Barcelona is put on flooding red alert as flights are diverted and city airport is submerged Spain rescuers search underground parking as fresh flooding hits Barcelona Severe storms, tornadoes rock Oklahoma Last month the US saw a record-breaking dry spell: how October’s flash drought shocked the nation Snow blankets some parts of Saudi Arabia after heavy rains, hail Lightning kills 13 children at Uganda refugee camp At least 10 dead after volcano erupts in Indonesia In the Alps, the Jungfraujoch temperature hits record high for November And s chools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level

With over 200 confirmed dead, there are reportedly almost 2,000 people still missing after monster Spanish storm hit Valencia Spain floods: Before and after images show devastation Mallorca storm gradually easing As for how well predicted the rain event was, this was published in the Guardian on Monday morning: ‘Cold drop’ to cause heavy rain in Spain Meanwhile, s cientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse whilst globally the deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists Hawaii summit blanketed in snow in rare cold snap Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns And it's not to be. Universe too short for Shakespeare typing monkeys

Shocking new aerial footage shows apocalyptic scenes in Valencia following devastating floods as Spaniards recount horror of deadly floods and there are warnings the final death toll could be in the hundreds. Timing of Spain flood alert under scrutiny as blame game rages - but there have also been suggestions that people are becoming increasingly dismissive of severe weather warnings because they are occurring so often. What is DANA, the weather system that brought Spain a year's worth of rain in one day and its worst natural disaster in modern history? There's one person dead as strongest storm to hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, Typhoon Kong-rey, strikes east coast More than half of European heat-related deaths in summer 2022 attributed to anthropogenic warming And it would appear that getting drunk is perfectly natural - alcohol consumption among non-human animals may not be as rare as previously thought, say ecologists

At least 51 dead in flash floods in Spain with many more missing and  entire suburbs underwater in one of Spain's worst-ever natural disasters and a tornado tears through eastern Spain in terrifying ‘historic’ event as locals run for cover Whilst the weather phenomenon (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos or DANA) responsible isn't that unusual, the extreme amount of rainfall - 491mm in just 8 hours - certainly is.   But still people refuse to accept what we've done. Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum,  extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating   Super Typhoon Kong-rey edges towards Taiwan, could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island And another sign of what we done as declining tropical cyclones and east coast lows lead to major shift in Australia's rainfall

We're all seeing the consequences - both in storm damage and increased food prices - but we're still not doing anything about it.  World way off target in tackling climate change - UN    So is the UN warning of 3.1C global warming a surprise?    Not all all!   And if Trump and his selfish, arrogant, money-obsessed, anti-science, bigots win the US presidential election, it could be game over. It was a stormy Sunday night in Mallorca: road closures, eight rescues, and 77 emergency operations whilst on the mainland, Biblical hail storms smash car windows in Spain’s Andalucia as Dana sparks flooding and travel chaos -  a confusingly named storm given that Cyclone Dana has just hit India! China’s ‘Hawaii’ under water as tropical storm dumps record rainfall Still no snow on Japan's Mount Fuji, breaking record Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation, study warns although a slowing...

Cyclone Dana sting in tail floods Kolkata; 4 die across state by daybreak At least 76 killed as Tropical Storm Trami batters the Philippines Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn - but whilst it could bring chaos to global weather systems, and agriculture, it won't quite result in the catastrophic freeze that some tabloids are scaring you with, and it's unlikely to happen in our lifetimes.  Open Letter by Climate Scientists to the Nordic Council of Ministers Daylight saving ends in Europe this weekend, but experts warn the time change could harm your health - or, rather, the change to Silly Time in March harms our health.  The recommendation is to stick with Real Time all year round. And ‘You don’t want to waste time on climate change’: TV weather’s big problem with the environmental crisis

At least 26 killed in floods and landslides as tropical storm Trami batters Philippines Meanwhile, t housands evacuated as India’s eastern coast braces for Cyclone Dana Hurricane Oscar leaves at least six dead in Cuba 5 killed in building collapse after heavy rain in Bengaluru , India What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?    Weather-changing El Nino oscillation is at least 250 million years old New ice core data provides insight into climate 'tipping points' during the last Ice Age Some good news as plant CO2 uptake rises by nearly one third in new global estimates And a sad story which I am sure we'll see happen more and more and homes continue to be built in inappropriate places: Flooded new-build homes in Blyth left uninsurable as owners face bill for repairs

At least two dead in New Mexico from severe floods after record rain fell on Roswell.  No aliens have been reported missing though. Storm Ashley brings travel chaos to Britain whilst in Ireland today Storm Ashley clean-up begins as 16,000 homes and businesses remain without power - overall though it was a pretty normal autumnal storm. Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage Homeowner reported missing amid mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C. after torrential rain And is deforestation supercharging cyclones?

Severe floods bring panic in France with animals swept away and villagers forced to travel around by boat with clear-up operations under way after worst flooding to hit central France in 40 years Australian Townships left completely in the dark after furious tornado rips through Outback and wreaks havoc on regional power network The worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa, millions at risk whilst an intense, widespread drought grips South America Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires increase by 60 percent And 'it's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos

Another day of persistent heavy rain in places as f lash flooding closes roads and blocks rail lines in the Marches whilst in Devon there were m ultiple rescues as vehicles trapped in flooding and h eavy rain brings widespread travel disruption to Wales.  N ot a big story though 'cos London was unaffected. Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years As a former CEO of Google proposes we ignore climate change, because "one day AI might come up with a solution" .... is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them? And the Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle

'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene Caribbean islands put on hurricane alert as experts say storm Nadine will hit this week  Massive wildfire in Wyoming expands to over 75,000 acres - interestingly, I had a conspiracy theorist in my shop yesterday telling me how it's very strange that this wildfire isn't being reported by mainstream news ..... (I guess someone on social media made the claim). Ongoing African drought has plunged Zambia into daily blackouts as hydroelectric dam unable to run Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands vulnerable to flooding after 'freak' swells, high tides And with the demise of our last coal powered station, b urning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power - although the article misses the point that we shouldn't be putting any rubbish into landfill and burning it is still the better option (not producing ...

Eight dead as violent storms sweep Brazil after worst-ever drought The UK's f lood defences 'in worst state on record' as the p ublic urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record  How atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns Remembering Typhoon Tip: It's 45 years since the world’s biggest storm – but the record could soon be broken And catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than we thought

Hurricane Milton's downpour around Tampa Bay was a 1-in-1,000-year rain event as Biden says Hurricane Milton caused staggering $50bn in estimated damage - along with at least 16 deaths How Hurricane Milton rapidly turned into a monster as climate change supercharges storms So h ow unusual has this hurricane season been? Earlier this week, a 'mini-tornado' knocks down trees and fences in Coventry whilst there were also t ornado reports after wind leaves trail of damage on Hayling Island Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century Kyrgyzstan opens rare probe into glacier destruction Mysterious 'blobs' in Earth's mantle are not what we thought, study claims And Australia facing one of the hottest summers on record, according to BOM prediction

Got to see (just about) and photograph the northern lights from my front door last night as the Aurora Borealis lights up Britain's skies as far south as Sussex and Devon in stunning nighttime display whilst down under, the aurora australis makes stunning return to southern Australian skies And this morning I also recorded my lowest ever temperature for this early in autumn with -0.9c Florida reels after hurricane devastation as s triking photos show the extent of Milton's devastation and other p hotos show skies over Florida turning purple before catastrophic Hurricane Milton hit  Meanwhile, hurricane tracker reveals latest on Nadine and Leslie - as one is upgraded and the other diminishes off Florida Meteorologists face death threats after debunking bizarre Hurricane Milton conspiracy theories and on a related subject, do electric vehicles catch fire when submerged in salty sea water?   They could, but the risk isn't quite as high as some would have you believe. Heavy...

Hurricane Milton: nearly 3 million without power in Florida as category 3 storm makes landfall with tornadoes, floods as Hurricane Milton carves path of destruction in Florida And no, Hurricane Milton was not 'engineered' - albeit man-made global warming has likely made it more extreme than might otherwise have been the case.   Waters in the Gulf of Mexico are simply warmer ..... One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal and France In NE England, yet more h eavy rain brings floods which close A1 How even temporarily overshooting global climate targets could be more damaging than predicted: study And a bit of a laugh on social media this morning as a BBC Weather app bug suggests hurricane winds in UK - actually, a lot more than hurricane force!

Hurricane Milton on path for Florida landfall as a potentially historic major storm as Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate   US south-east reels from ‘unspeakable tragedy’ of Helene as new storm looms How is climate change affecting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones? Last month was the second warmest September for the globe and Europe Flooding hits Sahara Desert after extremely rare rainfall Hundreds dead, more than 1 million displaced due to Niger floods In WA, as Beaufort Inlet turned into a salt lake researchers say they witnessed 'the death of an estuary' And r are Steve phenomenon seen with Northern Lights in the UK

New hurricane threatens Florida as it reels from devastation In the Cairngorms, the Sphinx s now patch deemed 'barometer for climate change' melts for fourth year in a row Severe weather leaves one dead in Western Greece At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai And how d esertification threatens to decimate farming in Romania’s south

Bosnia declares state of emergency after at least 16 killed in flooding and landslides with latest reports suggesting that floods and landslides leave 19 dead in Bosnia San Francisco sees hottest day of 2024 as heatwave scorches US south-west as the e xtraordinary October heat wave scorches the west through the weekend In Taiwan, t orrential rain from storm Krathon kills two more Water levels in major Amazon tributary tumble to record lows amid drought Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats Most tropical lightning storms are radioactive Physicists explore possibility of life beyond Earth And t he asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone - there was at least one other impact around the same time

Very dry for much of Scotland, as the Met Office have to update their anomaly chart after we saw record-breaking rainfall for some this September .   For Evesham it was the wettest month since July 2007. Hundreds missing as Helene death toll rises to 135 Helene is now the deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane since Katrina Typhoon Krathon: two people killed and two missing in Taiwan With more than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal? Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil And in the eastern USA, at least, major storms contribute to thousands of deaths up to 15 years later, study finds

Hurricanes normally impact coastal areas, but Helene has continued to cause devastation hundreds of miles from the sea as it tracks northwards through eastern USA with at least t hirty killed in one county after hurricane swamps North Carolina and dramatic pictures from southern US show scale of Hurricane Helene devastation At least 22 reported dead as storm John weakens over Mexico Phoenix breaks city’s heat record for highest temperature recorded in September Here, yet more h eavy rain causes travel chaos across large parts of Britain Wildfire in southern Greece leaves two people dead following record-hot summer People 'jump from roof to roof' as floods kill 148 in Nepal ‘Potentially very destructive’ Typhoon Krathon lashes northern Philippines whilst in Taiwan, Typhoon Krathon causes mudslides, disrupts traffic And Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers

At least 43 dead as Helene pummels south-east US Grim new death records as brutal heat plagues US south-west into the autumn Back home, the Avon is still rising (slightly) but hasn't caused any serious issues.   Meanwhile, emergency plan drawn up for water to be imported from Norway in case of extreme drought - which we're sure to experience more of, along with more floods .... From record-breaking heat stress to below-average temperatures: Europe’s summer of stark contrasts Australia's Weather bureau issues warning as intense low lashes northern NSW communities Arctic sea ice near historic low; Antarctic ice continues decline Ecuador battles wildfires near capital as drought grips South America Last weekend saw two dead as rare snowfall hits South Africa’s coast forcing major highway closures And an a ctive volcano in Antarctica is spewing out £5,000 worth of gold dust every day

Hurricane Helene slams into US coast as deadly Category 4 storm Meanwhile, ‘zombie’ storm Hurricane John regains strength as it returns to coastal Mexico And more flooding in England with train stations underwater, drivers stranded and schools and roads shut after month's worth of rain falls yet again with s tranded drivers rescued as flooding closes M5 - and this time the Avon in Evesham is flooding ....

Hurricane Helene strengthens as it bears down on Florida Italy floods: Grandmother and baby missing in Tuscany as Veneto region declares state of emergency C limate change supercharged Europe floods - scientists say More heavy rain expected across England and Wales with an increased risk of flooding as this falls on now saturated ground One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century And why Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight

At one point the environment agency's model was predicting river levels in Evesham to hit 4.4m today - as it happens it doesn't look like going over 2m which is only just above the "normal" range.   Whilst flash flooding has hit many places, given the number of locations that recorded record rainfall - well over 100mm in less than 24 hours (108.8mm at Woburn on Sunday, 108.0mm at South Newington on Monday were the highest official totals, but many PWS recorded much higher totals.   Over 80mm in 48 hours for Evesham, which is still the highest since July 2007 - unfortunately my PWS was playing up and I don't have an exact figure but I had 39mm on Sunday before it stopped recording and 30mm in the manual gauge from 9am on Monday ) - I think some places may have escaped a bullet, thanks to the ground being quite dry after the summer. Obviously, not everyone was as lucky as devastated Brits sweep away floodwater from ruined homes after month of rain deluged Britain -...

After Europe, it's now our turn.   With around 44mm of rain - more than twice we had in August and nearly a month's worth -  Sunday was my wettest day in Evesham since the floods of 2007 .....  and it's just as wet today.   Serious flooding likely here this week.    Meanwhile over 100mm fell yesterday at Woburn - and some places probably had more. Tubes, trains and motorways grind to a halt after torrential rain overnight A possible 'tornado' hits Luton as streets flooded and cars submerged outside London One month's worth of rain to falls in hours as commuters face travel hell across the country Meanwhile, Danube waters reach parliament’s steps as Storm Boris floods Hungary Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan South America drought brings wildfires and blackouts Floods force Niger to delay new school year

Tornado damages properties and blows over trees in Hampshire yesterday as Britain braces for a weekend of heavy storms and flooding .  Nothing at all in Evesham, as usual (although there was the first distant thunder since 1st August) - but tomorrow looks wet. Austrian city faces up to scale of damage left by deadly flooding from Storm Boris Rare September soaking for all Australian states this week could break rain records and signal wet spring and summer 'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa Japan orders thousands to evacuate quake-hit region as rains trigger floods And the best-ever 'Cloud Atlas' of Mars showcases stunning cloud patterns

Portugal wildfire deaths rise to seven after firefighters trapped in blaze Storm Boris batters Italy after wreaking havoc in central Europe Wednesday saw Scottish temperatures top 25C on warmest September day Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low Sea surface temperature record in the southwestern Pacific - the highest for at least 600 years according to analysis of corals. And why c limate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia (I totally agree)

Italy next to face storm after 21 killed in Europe floods Meanwhile, Hungary braces for what could be the worst floods in a decade  Flooding in Poland: Wroclaw braces for major flood wave Three firefighters die tackling Portugal wildfires How an unnamed storm brought a 1,000-year rainfall in the Carolinas So w hy have record-breaking rains drenched the Carolinas and Europe? Motorist Throws Buckets of Water Out of Flooded Car in Rain-Ravaged Mexico City Typhoon Yagi deaths in South-East Asia hit 500 with at least 226 killed in floods and landslides in Myanmar A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires Contrail avoidance is less likely to damage climate by mistake than previously thought, study finds And c limate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems - but there's still hope

‘Catastrophe of epic proportions’: eight drown in Europe amid heavy floods Storm Boris batters Romania, causing severe floods and six deaths With more pictures as the worst floods in decades claim lives in Central, Southeast Europe Cold snap leads to snow, hail and frost in unseasonable spring weather across south-east Australia with some places seeing their lowest spring temperatures for decades Storms and flooding in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi leave more than 110 dead Typhoon Bebinca: Strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down Chinese megacity

Severe flooding strikes southern Poland and central Europe as Central Europe braced for worst flooding in years - its going to be a very wet weekend in places. Meanwhile, the UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana Millions in Southeast Asia struggle with floods, power cuts as Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250 and Myanmar hit by deadly floods after Typhoon Yagi One million affected by northern Nigeria floods  In NZ, snow in south causes power outages, road and school closures Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running M ystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami in a Greenland fjord And h ow El Nino and mega ocean warming caused the greatest-ever mass extinction

Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam bridge with there now being reported more than 150 dead in Vietnam as typhoon floods capital Louisiana braces as Hurricane Francine barrels in It's actually not at all unusual to see s now in September as Cairngorms restaurant covered in white ‘Three weeks without a drop of rain’: How the Balkans grappled with hottest summer in over 130 years  Zoo animals escape as flood hits Nigerian state   South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change? South Korea's a utumn heat wave set to reach climax Wednesday Brazil's São Paulo river turns emerald green and skies orange-grey amid fires and drought And from w arm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm

Typhoon Yagi kills 59, injures hundreds in Vietnam Several people reported missing amid flash floods sweeping various regions in Morocco as North African floods kill 11 in Morocco and two in Algeria Southern California's Line Fire forces thousands to evacuate And w hat happened to predictions of a ‘historic’ hurricane season?    Well, it has been historic - just not for the reasons expected!