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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!

Summer 2024 was world's hottest on record (except in Britain .... ) Meanwhile, a  historic September heat wave has swelled over Europe Heatwave across US west breaks records for highest temperatures while Death Valley records hottest summer ever as Los Angeles braces for sweltering heat wave The s trongest typhoon in a decade hits 'China's Hawaii' Deadly Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam Monsoon Rain is falling in the Sahara Desert Flash floods hit south Wales after torrential rain And ho w Earth's most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

In Arizona, Phoenix sees 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as record heat wave scorches residents while d angerously hot weather is spreading over California and will expand north The year to date sees new heat records across Croatia, Dubrovnik breaks sea temperature record There's been a new September heat record for Murmansk Constantine Arch in Rome damaged by lightning during violent storm when 60mm fell in an hour Hiker is found dead and British man is missing after they were 'swept away by water' when storm hit Majorca mountains Drought dries up lake to reveal sunken Greek village Yagi to hit China as a major typhoon  And Western Australia sees winter weather records broken from top to bottom of state - hot and wet!

UK experiences coolest summer since 2015 - it was also very wet in the NW but quite dry across much of England. However, Spain sees hottest August since records began Japan swelters through hottest summer while parts of China log warmest August on record Australia sweats through hottest August on record with temperatures 3C above average Tasmania faces record flooding as wild weather in Victoria and NSW causes flight cancellations and power outages Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, at least 14 dead Two c hildren die in building collapse after Nigeria flooding And a irlines must monitor vapour trails under new EU climate rules