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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