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Man killed by tree falling on caravan as Storm Goretti battered UK with 99mph winds Trees fallen and roads blocked following storm  in Jersey, whilst  'terrifying' storm causes widespread damage on Guernsey In SE England the s torm causes flooding, water outages and travel chaos Thundersnow captured in Storm Goretti And Storm Goretti: Key stats from the multi-hazard event We've battled through Scotland's snow every single day of 2026 Scottish ski centres celebrate bumper snowfall Snow and ice warnings for most of UK  - but milder weather is on the way   Meanwhile, Storm Goretti continues to cause travel mayhem and power outages in northern Europe ‘Damage is piling up’: has the Netherlands forgotten how to cope with snow? Scientists explain recurrent tornados in western Greece, after car lifted in the air Heavy rains cause evacuations and discontent in Albania Australians brace for 'property loss or worse' as bushfires destroy homes BOM declares C...

Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as tens of thousands lose power SW England sees w idespread damage as region hit by Storm Goretti In Wales, there's an i ce warning after Storm Goretti brings school closures and travel disruption Despite being under an amber warning for snow, we had a few minutes of heav-ish snow that didn't settle and otherwise just a lot of rain.    Brits warned to brace for more snow on Sunday - but again, nothing will fall here. Meanwhile, chaos in Germany as -20C blizzards halt trains, planes and traffic while 135mph Storm Goretti triggers mass blackouts hit in France Heatwave and fire threat forecast for NSW, Victoria and SA as temperatures nudge all-time record highs And  record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows    

Red warning for wind issued as Storm Goretti approaches  whilst in the Channel Isles also a r ed warning issued as Jersey faces 90mph winds Birling Gap safety warning for Storm Goretti Clifftop homes on Britain's most eroded coastline are evacuated before Storm Goretti hits over fears seaside properties are at risk of 'imminent collapse' into sea  But there are w orst is over hopes after Scotland's week of weather warnings Meanwhile, the b ig freeze causes travel chaos across western Europe Winter heatwave breaks 66-year temperature record, Israel Meteorological Service says North Sea hits record average temperature in 2025    

Schools closed and travel disrupted across Scotland after heavy snow with more disruption today as s chools stay closed in Scotland as snow and ice warnings remain in place across UK  and temperatures fell below -12c in Norfolk. Meanwhile, we've had a dusting of snow in Evesham - and a risk of something more substantial on Thursday night, although I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a bit of slush .... Storm Francis wreaks havoc across Spain After the deluge: Storm Francis’ aftermath in Malaga Province Weather chaos in Europe as hundred of flights are cancelled and snow-hit Paris sees 1,000km of traffic jams in Arctic storm - while Costa del Sol is hit with floods and waterspouts Flooding forces hundreds to flee homeless shelter in San Diego And why plants can’t absorb as much CO2 as climate models predicted        

2025 is double-record breaker: UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record It was also a r ecord year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025 No snow as yet in Evesham, but w eather warnings in place as snow and ice blanket parts of UK  with t rains cancelled and roads treacherous as heavy snow hits Scotland .   There remains a risk of more widespread, disruptive, snow for England later next week, though still some  model uncertainty. Parts of Alberta just saw some of the most snow they've ever seen in the month of December Two people killed in magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Mexico How warming  o ceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5 Scientists found a dangerous feedback loop accelerating Arctic warming And more r egional temperature records broken across the world in 2025  - which is expected to be globally the 3rd warmest in record.    

Flood warnings as towns in North Queensland receive usual annual rainfall in just days  with the  flood disaster taking toll on graziers in north-west Queensland, more rain forecast for tropical coast Parts of Israel see rainfall records smashed in under 24 hours as flood warnings issued for weekend Emergency services pushed to breaking point as snowstorms wreak havoc across Poland At least 17 dead as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Afghanistan And there's i ce and snow around UK in wintry start to 2026