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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