19th November - Today's News: Central England Plastered in Snow

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

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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 Queensland, with more wet weather to come

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Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest coral deaths due to heat, storms

Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency to help battle wildfires

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Scientists find shocking cause of cancers plaguing more than 70,000 Americans each year - air pollution, mainly from industry and burning fossil fuels (so perhaps not all that shocking)

And how conspiracy theories about Spain’s deadly floods spread online