3rd January - Today's News: Widespread Flooding as Storm Henk Hits Southern Britain

 The Avon is now at its highest level - 3.8m - for some years, exceeding the height it reached on this same day last year and across the south of the country there are hundreds of flood warnings and travel disruption after Storm Henk with rail lines and roads in chaos, 750 flood alerts and warnings in place and 10,000 homes without power after 94mph gales left trail of destruction

Meanwhile, a suspected tornado splits ancient oak tree in Devon on Sunday

For the UK as a whole, 2023 was second warmest year on record, says Met Office - here it was my 3rd warmest year (after 2003 - although that was only for 10 months - and 2022) and also my wettest.

2023 was China’s hottest year on record, with extreme weather events battering world’s largest carbon emitter

After the Japan earthquake: Fires hit quake zone as rescuers race to reach survivors

North India shivers under the grip of cold wave

Saturday saw the heaviest snow in South Korea's capital Seoul for more than 40 years

Bangladesh capital most polluted as toxic smog engulfs South Asian cities

A sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes

And why evolution might stop humans from solving climate change


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