tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55785195035012433322024-03-29T11:02:15.523+00:00Weather & Earth Science NewsReports and commentary on weather, climate and related news stories from around the world.Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-34210316528695647662024-03-29T10:15:00.002+00:002024-03-29T10:15:40.946+00:0028th March - Today's News: Deadly Storm Nelson Lashes Iberia<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/weather/weather/2024/03/28/122537/spain-storm-british-and-german-tourists-among-four-dead.html">British and German tourists among four dead as Storm Nelson lashes Spain</a> whilst there was <a href="https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-03-27/flooding-in-lisbon-causing-chaos/87360">flooding in Lisbon causing chaos</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240328-athens-chokes-in-clouds-of-sahara-dust">Athens residents choking in clouds of Sahara dust amid unseasonably warm weather</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/28/eleven-dead-thousands-affected-as-cyclone-gamane-batters-madagascar">Eleven dead, thousands affected as Cyclone Gamane batters Madagascar</a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">How <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68666843">El Niño is delivering a sodden spring to Devon and Cornwall</a> as Thursday morning saw <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13247691/UK-weather-snow-rain-winds-Met-Office-Easter-forecast.html">snow blankets parts of Wales and Devon</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Why <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/3/27/extreme-heat-is-the-silent-assassin-of-climate-change">extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13245019/Antarctica-super-vortex-speeding-climate-change-melt-thousands-square-miles-sea-ice-study-reveals.html">Antarctica 'super vortex' is speeding up due to climate change</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68684244">climate change could affect timekeeping, study says</a>, whilst there are also <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68636451">fears for the future of the great British pint of beer</a> - hops don't like climate change!<br /></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-54879696871660762832024-03-27T11:01:00.002+00:002024-03-27T11:01:28.061+00:0027th March - Today's News: El Nino Drought Disaster Spreads in Southern Africa<p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/malawi-africa-drought-disaster-el-nino-ccdb755b84133d0e2796da3296410edf">Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa</a></p><p><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/record-snowfall-in-minneapolis-as-massive-storm-brings-up-to-24-inches-to-northern-plains/1634485">Record snowfall in Minneapolis as massive storm brings up to 24 inches to Northern Plains </a></p><p><a href="https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/pub-flooded-people-rescued-after-9189127">Pub flooded and people rescued after heavy rainfall in Cornwall</a></p><p> </p><p>In Spain, a <a href="https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/03/26/in-pictures-at-last-the-sierra-de-las-nieves-lives-up-to-its-name-late-wintry-blast-brings-snow-to-malaga-mountain-range/">late wintry blast brings snow to Malaga mountain range</a> whilst <a href="https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-03-26/snow-closes-roads-in-portugal/87261">snow closes roads in Portugal</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/unexpected-snow-rain-disrupt-springs-arrival-191947">Unexpected snow, rain disrupt spring’s arrival </a>in Turkey<br /><br />And as I have long pointed out is already happening (not that the useless robots at the Bank of England cares) <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/03/27/climate-change-could-drive-up-food-inflation-by-as-much-as-32-study-says">climate change could turn up the heat on inflation, according to report</a>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-73019674989447151722024-03-25T10:40:00.003+00:002024-03-25T10:40:45.302+00:0025th March - Today's News: Deadly Floods, Landslides Hit Brazil After Record Heat<p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/3/25/brazil-races-to-the-rescue-as-storm-death-toll-rises">Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises</a></p><p><a href="https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/25/hong-kong-sees-hottest-march-day-since-records-began/">Hong Kong sees hottest March day since records began </a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/24/rain-snow-wind-weather-new-england-california-midwest">Wintry weather blankets New England and California as thousands lose power</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/at-least-4-killed-1000-homes-destroyed-in-papua-new-guinea-quake">At least 4 killed, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake </a></p><p><a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0325/1439801-new-zealand-glaciers/">New Zealand's glaciers shrinking faster, scientist warns
<br /></a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-25/spectacular-aurora-australis-thrills-observers/103628556">spectacular aurora australis thrills observers across southern coastline</a></p><p><br /></p><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-8809942153097485222024-03-23T10:34:00.003+00:002024-03-23T10:34:24.596+00:0023rd March - Today's News: Rain Makes Us Happy!<p><a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/minneapolis-milwaukee-midwest-great-lakes-winter-storm-snow">Deadly winter storm leads to hundreds of crashes across Upper Midwest as snow blankets region</a></p><p>There's a <a href="https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-03-22/dust-cloud-engulfing-portugal/87145">dust cloud “engulfing” Portugal</a> this weekend</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-enormous-ice-loss-greenland-glacier.html">Study reports enormous ice loss from Greenland glacier</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/22/how-is-climate-change-affecting-spring-blossoms-rare-czech-almond-grove-blooms-early">How is climate change affecting spring blossoms? Rare Czech almond grove blooms early </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/03/20/climate-change-geoengineering-study-probes-making-clouds-brighter/72971776007/">Scientists ponder fighting climate change by making clouds brighter and thicke</a>r in a process known as marine cloud brightening. But it's not without problems.<br /></p><p>And <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13227683/Rain-makes-happy-improves-mental-health.html">stop complaining about the British rain! Downpours can make us happy and have 'therapeutic effects' on depression, claims expert</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-67880376341617943112024-03-22T10:02:00.004+00:002024-03-22T10:02:43.408+00:0022nd March - Today's News: Heat Index Hits 62.3c in Brazilian Heatwave<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/3/18/photos-record-heat-index-of-62-3c-scorches-rio-de-janeiro">Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Australia, the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/borroloola-flood-mcarthur-river-adf-evacuation/103619244">ADF has airlifted 380 Borroloola residents to Darwin as McArthur River hits flood peak</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/papua-new-guinea-floods-landslides-leave-at-least-23-dead">Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/iraq-flooding-storms-duhok-mudslides-b2515265.html">Iraq: Mudslides rush down roads as city of Duhok suffers severe floods</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68596499">South Sudan heatwave: Extreme weather shuts schools and cuts power</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">February's <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/21/west-africa-heatwave-climate-crisis-study">West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423726-sulphur-dioxide-from-iceland-volcano-eruption-has-reached-the-uk/">Sulphur dioxide from Iceland volcano eruption has reached the UK</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240320122548.htm">The heat index -- how hot it really feels -- is rising faster than temperature</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240320122520.htm">Sea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change</a> whilst <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240321-global-sea-level-jumped-due-to-el-nino-and-climate-change-nasa">global sea levels jumped due to El Nino and warming climate, says NASA</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68632086">Anthropocene unit of geological time is rejected</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And finally, a rather bizarre one, the <a href="https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/">Tennessee Senate passes bill based on 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory</a> - it states that "<i>The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of
chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the
borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of
affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is
prohibited,</i>" which, technically speaking not only means cloud seeding is banned, but, arguably, also <b>all</b> aircraft - since they all produce contrails (which we know can impact on temperature and sunlight) and CO2 emissions (which know impact on climate). The added irony being that if any stratospheric spraying to counter global warming was taking place, anywhere in the northern hemisphere, it'd spread across Tennessee regardless - and no-one on the ground would even know it was happening. Meanwhile it'll be interesting to see how they react to contrails spreading out across the sky - commonly known by the dumb and stupid as chemtrails ..... I guess it just shows that being a US senate doesn't mean you know jack shit and can still be less intelligent than a dead whelk. And you can quite me on that!<br /></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-18682289293268217082024-03-20T09:59:00.000+00:002024-03-20T09:59:03.624+00:0020th March - Today's News: Evacuations as Cyclone Megan Hits Northern Australia<p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/borroloola-evacuation-order-flooding-ex-tropical-cyclone-megan/103612478">Partial evacuation at Borroloola ordered as major flood modelled for McArthur River</a> as <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/severe-tropical-cyclone-megan-nt-category-3-adf-evacuations/103599494">Tropical Cyclone Megan makes landfall on Gulf of Carpentaria, weather conditions intensify</a></p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/glen-mervyn-dam-low-water-levels-fruit-growers/103605076">WA fruit growers facing difficult future with low water levels in Glen Mervyn Dam</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/canada-winter-wmo-climate-1.7147699">Spring is here — after Canada's warmest winter on record</a> and the t<span>he <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-had-its-warmest-winter-on-record">U.S. had its warmest winter on record too</a></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The WMO have issued their <a href="https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate-2023">State of the Global Climate 2023</a> report <br /></p><p>The weekend saw <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68589594">Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency</a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/19/summer-storm-britain-future-tories-labour-climate">46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future</a> – and now is our last chance to prepare - says Bill McGuire<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-30377683775060350072024-03-16T10:16:00.001+00:002024-03-16T10:16:49.556+00:0016th March - Today's News: US Hit by Deadly Tornadoes and Snowstorm<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68576583">Three dead after tornadoes sweep across Ohio and Indiana</a> as a <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/weather/storms-gorilla-hail-snow-denver-climate/index.html">powerful storm buries Colorado under nearly 4 feet of snow and spawns tornadoes in central US</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-britains-most-flooded-roads-065800612.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAXsqF5rdoS0j4_imvXg44PNN8ZfSZnO2UjDjVFXjGCeOo-f6I8ynKWPLppn0vQE1GXSEXdi4_JAzIzvq6_71tXoEb1KH9X4h5vZEj21yT07c8sg4GBcMy7mjjTtNnOsMUagrEOpDv8l8wQHdvlHF6F1442FMBkqLkW93EFGClpa">One of Britain's most flooded roads breaks record for being submerged</a> as data shows that, so far, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13196167/King-Charles-reign-WETTEST-record.html">King Charles' reign has been the wettest on record, study finds</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/australian-alps-face-worlds-largest-loss-of-snow-by-end-of-century-research-shows">Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In WA, a <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-16/cosmo-newberry-flood-medical-supplied-food-nullarbor-laverton/103596646">helicopter flies to Cosmo Newberry as flood-hit residents call for medical help, food supplies</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the Canaries, <a href="https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/This-winter-is-the-first-with-no-snow-on-Teide-for-108-years">this winter is the first with no snow on Teide for 108 years</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68206309">The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">How <a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/16/extreme-weather-is-worsening-our-food-supply">extreme weather is worsening our food supply </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-16/australia-weather-la-nina-odds-80-per-cent/103595070">odds of La Niña rise to 80 per cent according to US weather agency</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-59874896933644583472024-03-14T11:46:00.004+00:002024-03-14T11:46:33.262+00:0014th March - Today's News: "Gorilla Hail" Hits Kansas & Missouri<p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/24184328.storm-carrying-massive-gorilla-hail-hits-parts-kansas-missouri/">Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240311205204.htm">India's water problems set to get worse as the world warms</a></p><p> </p><p><span class="article-classifier__gap"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/70907feb-4c6f-4b7e-a540-15ffee867fc3">World in ‘unknown territory’ after heat records, says head of UN’s climate body</a></span></p><p> </p><p>And I'm not at all surprised to read that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/13/uk-climate-crisis-plans-fall-far-short-of-what-is-required-ccc-says">UK plans to adapt to climate crisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required</a></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-84156442589578606032024-03-12T10:27:00.000+00:002024-03-12T10:27:26.044+00:0012th March - Today's News: Several Dead, Missing, after Storms Hit Southern France and the Alps<p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240310-several-missing-in-southern-france-after-violent-storms-flood-bridges">Several dead in southern France after violent storms flood bridges</a> whilst in the Alps as group of <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/11/bodies-five-missing-skiers-found-dead-avalanche-20439084/">missing skiers froze to death in a ‘snow cave’ they built to keep warm</a> after being caught out in a storm.</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/10/wintry-weather-hits-south-of-spain">Wintry weather hits south of Spain </a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/10/hobart-endures-hottest-night-in-112-years-as-severe-heatwave-hits-south-eastern-australia">Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia</a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-12/wa-flooding-eyre-highway-christmas-island-cyclone-/103576444">Seven people missing in floods as heavy rain dumped in outback Western Australia</a></p><p><a href="https://www.citizen.co.za/zululand-observer/news-headlines/local-news/2024/03/12/tropical-storm-filipo-makes-landfall-in-mozambique/">Tropical storm Filipo makes landfall in Mozambique </a></p><p><a href="https://e.vnexpress.net/news/environment/southern-vietnam-going-through-year-s-hottest-heat-wave-so-far-4721404.html">Southern Vietnam suffers year's hottest heat wave so far</a></p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/11/dozens-dead-after-flash-floods-landslides-hit-indonesias-sumatra-island">At least 26 people killed after floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Sumatra</a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68534309">banana prices to go up as temperatures rise, says expert</a> - cue the BoE putting up interest rates again to combat inflation because they haven't got the brains of a dead slug.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-43072854514007809422024-03-09T09:52:00.001+00:002024-03-09T09:52:21.896+00:009th March - Today's News: "Stay At Home" Warning as UAE Hit by Heavy Rain<p><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/03/09/stormy-weather-hits-the-uae-with-some-flights-to-dubai-cancelled/">Stormy weather hits the UAE with some flights to Dubai cancelled </a>and a "stay at home" warning for residents<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/weather-autumn-heat-southeast-australia-cyclone-threat-north/103565312">South-east Australia to bake in near-record heat while cyclone threat returns to north</a></p><p><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-03-08/homes-evacuated-due-to-landslide-caused-by-record-rainfall">Homes in Hastings evacuated due to landslide caused by record rainfall </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420982-us-coastal-cities-face-higher-2050-flood-risk-because-they-are-sinking/">US coastal cities face higher 2050 flood risk because they are sinking</a></p><p><a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/26/black-sky-gray-snow-decades-of-air-pollution-leave-siberias-krasnoyarsk-struggling-to-breathe-a84081">Black Sky, Gray Snow: Decades of Air Pollution Leave Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Struggling to Breathe</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2403093954/">10 killed, 10 missing in floods, landslides in western Indonesia</a></p><p> </p><p>And an Australian <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/red-sprite-natural-phenomenon-photgrapher-weather/103543004">nature photographer captures rare, spectacular red sprites in skies over WA's Kimberley</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><br />Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-84776210687269041512024-03-08T10:12:00.002+00:002024-03-08T10:12:12.500+00:008th March - Today's News: World's Warmest February<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68428348">More climate records fall in world's warmest February</a> - the last 9 months have now all been the warmest ever recorded.<br /><br />Claims that <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp30nz3e355o">f<span role="text">loods may make Somerset Levels farming impossible</span></a><span role="text"> whilst in Norfolk, </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13164125/Britains-flooded-road-underwater-three-months-river-burst-banks-forcing-drivers-make-22-mile-diversion.html">Britain's most-flooded road is still underwater three months after river burst its banks</a>. Both areas were, of course, tidal marsh in Roman times and may return to that as sea levels rise .... And in Sussex, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04lg733j8jo">r<span role="text">esidents trapped in The rural village due to floods</span></a></p><p><span role="text">A <a href="https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Mini-tornado-lifts-up-car-and-flips-it-over-in-south-west-France">m</a></span><a href="https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Mini-tornado-lifts-up-car-and-flips-it-over-in-south-west-France">ini tornado lifts up car and flips it over in south-west France</a></p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/3/heavy-rains-kill-29-in-pakistan-as-houses-collapse-landslides-block-roads">At least 35 killed as Pakistan rains collapse buildings, trigger landslides</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/sub-saharan-africa-grapples-with-severe-drought-crisis/a-68434140">More drought across sub-Saharan Africa</a></p><p> </p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p><span role="text">The </span><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240305134203.htm">Arctic could become 'ice-free' within a decade</a></p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p><span role="text"></span></p><p><span role="text"></span></p><p><span role="text"></span><span role="text">And there's another <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240308-mass-bleaching-event-under-way-on-australia-s-great-barrier-reef">m</a></span><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240308-mass-bleaching-event-under-way-on-australia-s-great-barrier-reef">ass coral bleaching event underway at Australia's Great Barrier Reef</a></p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-30296429441614443132024-03-06T10:29:00.002+00:002024-03-06T10:29:23.391+00:006th March - Today's News: The Impacts of Mediterranean Drought on Sicily and Tunisia<p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/01/state-of-emergency-declared-in-sicily-due-to-drought">Sicily declares state of emergency amid worst drought in almost 20 years </a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/04/water-restrictions-increased-prices-and-imprisonment-how-is-tunisia-battling-5-years-of-dr">Water restrictions, increased prices and imprisonment: How is Tunisia battling 5 years of drought? </a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/05/rain-floods-southern-franchttps://www.euronews.com/2024/03/05/rain-floods-southern-france-for-third-time-in-six-monthse-for-third-time-in-six-months">Rain floods southern France for third time in six months </a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240305-the-worst-wildfire-in-texas-history-has-a-complex-link-with-climate-change">The worst wildfire in Texas' history is leaving wide scars on the landscape. Why is the blaze so extreme?</a> <br /></p><p>In <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-68476139">Pakistan: At least 35 die due to surprise snowfall and heavy rains</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/01/zambia-declares-national-emergency-as-drought-devastates-food-and-electricity-supply">Zambia declares national emergency as drought devastates food and electricity supply </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/04/volcano-erupts-on-galapagos-island-home-to-last-known-fantastic-giant-tortoise">Volcano erupts on Galápagos island where last known 'fantastic giant tortoise' was found
</a></p><p> </p><p>And as drought conditions persist in Central America too, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68467529">can the Panama Canal save itself?</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-75534959959011000352024-03-04T10:02:00.000+00:002024-03-04T10:02:05.550+00:004th March - Today's News: Spectacular Aurora Spotted Across Britain<p> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/68465895">Northern lights give spectacular surprise display</a> across the UK last night (but not visible in Evesham). There was a particularly good shot taken in the Brecon Beacons as <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68465549">northern lights illuminate the skies across Wales</a></p><p>Somerset <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9ed039jme9o">f<span role="text">looding forces couple to use boat to get to their front door</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13153301/California-Tahoe-snow-storm-winds-damage-road-closed-I80.html">Snow-pocalypse slams California causing travel chaos</a><span role="text"> <br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-04/what-is-a-waterspout-queensland-rain-wet-weather-tornado/103543598">What is a waterspout? Bureau of Meteorology explains why weather phenomena over Queensland looks like a tornado</a></p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/kenyas-had-unusually-hot-weather-an-expert-unpacks-what-could-be-causing-it-224348">Kenya’s had unusually hot weather - an expert unpacks what could be causing it</a></p><p>A warning that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/02/ski-resorts-snow-global-warming-study">ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds</a> as <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68384667">Swiss ski resort Rüschegg Eywald falls victim to climate change</a> and hasn't opened once all winter</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-meltwater-north-atlantic-european-summer.html">Meltwater in the north Atlantic can lead to European summer heat waves, study finds</a></p><p> </p><p>And <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68450147">star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth's largest desert sands</a></p><p> </p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-87925454512592647132024-03-02T10:08:00.000+00:002024-03-02T10:08:00.781+00:002nd March - Today's News: "Blockbuster Blizzard" Slams California<p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/29/weather/california-storm-snow-blizzard-climate/index.html">Blockbuster blizzard is slamming California with 12 feet of snow possible, 100-mph wind gusts </a></p><p>I smashed the records here for both my warmest and wettest February as <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68435197">England and Wales had warmest February on record</a>. Meanwhile, this morning a <a href="Surprise snow spell hits parts of the West Country ">surprise snow spell hits parts of the West Country</a>- just rain in Evesham though</p><p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-surprise-snowhttps://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-surprise-snow">Ireland gets surprise snow on first day of spring</a> as Northern Ireland <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68443916">transport and schools disrupted by weather</a></p><p>In northern Canada <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-blizzard-city-closed-1.7130886">massive snow drifts keep Iqaluit closed for second day in aftermath of blizzard</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-latin-america-68441209">Bolivia floods: Homes destroyed and animals rescued</a></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/afghanistan-heavy-snowfall-people-killed-herat-b2505282.html">Heavy snow kills nine in Afghanistan as extreme weather blocks key highways<br /><br /></a>And <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/el-nino-forecast-record-heat-2024-climate-crisis">El Niño forecast to drive record heat from the Amazon to Alaska in 2024</a> - I predicted nearly a year ago that 2024 would be the warmest year on record ....<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-74531916372237947722024-02-29T12:18:00.004+00:002024-02-29T12:18:34.126+00:0029th February - Today's News: Texan Wildfire and Midwest Tornadoes<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68428496">Texas battles second-biggest wildfire disaster in state history</a> whilst <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68422977">high winds and suspected tornadoes pound Chicago area</a> and <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/02/28/illinois-tornado-confirmed-chicago/72778802007/">tornadoes confirmed east of Chicago and in Ohio, Michigan as Midwest is battered by storms</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/28/us-midwest-record-low-snow-winter">Record warm winter wreaks havoc across US midwest</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-vietnam-rice-bowl-monster.html">Vietnam's 'rice bowl' cracks in monster heat wave</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68367485">Indonesia hit by some of strongest winds recorded</a> in the country as <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/unusually-large-damaging-tornado-captured-on-video-in-indonesia/1624390">unusually large, damaging tornado captured on video in Indonesia </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And how <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68406880">'ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-50245985756116005912024-02-28T09:59:00.002+00:002024-02-28T09:59:37.154+00:0028th February - Today's News: Texas Hits 100f in February<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/forecast/article/texas-weather-100-degrees-monday-february-heat-18690782.php">As one Texas town made it to 100 degrees Monday. What's behind this rare February heat wave?</a> <br /><br />Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13132943/red-flag-warning-texas-wildfire.html">Texas wildfire scorches more than 200,000 acres of land with more than 11 million under 'red flag warning' </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/figures-reveal-sepa-issued-a-record-number-of-flood-alerts-a-343341/">Figures reveal SEPA issued a record number of Flood Alerts and Warnings this winter</a> in Scotland whilst the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13130603/britain-fog-map-rain-met-office-record-wettest-february.html">brutal end to February continues as heavy rain forces the River Thames to breach its banks</a> (now the ongoing floods affecting many parts of England are hitting the Home Counties it's becoming a national news story again .... )<br /><br />Across the Channel <a href="https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Flood-warnings-continue-in-south-west-France-and-close-to-Paris">flood warnings continue in south-west France and close to Paris</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Australia, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/vic-fires-dereel-rokewood-corindhap-ballarat-beaufort/103523994">Victorian fire threatens communities south of Ballarat, as winds sweep state</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/23/weather-tracker-china-contrasts-cold-heat-break-records">Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-unprecedented-anticyclonic-anomaly-northeast-asia.html">Unprecedented anticyclonic anomaly in northeast Asia triggers extreme weather events and prolonged marine heat wave</a> in 2021</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.vox.com/24084753/winter-heat-wave-2024-temperature-us-wildfire-flood-chile-warming">Winter heat waves are now a thing</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240222122358.htm">Air pollution hides increases in rainfall</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240225212517.htm">Cloud clustering causes more extreme rain</a> in the tropics<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And a new study shows how <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240226204614.htm">significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-76457462926707304572024-02-24T10:02:00.002+00:002024-02-27T09:20:58.986+00:0024th February - Today's News: Winter Drought Grips Mediterranean<p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240221-winter-drought-grips-southern-europe-northern-africa">Winter drought grips southern Europe, northern Africa</a> while <a href="https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/02/24/europes-ski-resorts-are-grinding-to-a-halt-during-what-could-be-the-hottest-february-ever">Europe’s ski resorts are grinding to a halt during what could be the hottest February ever </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/australia-weather-scorching-end-summer-southeast-states/103505318">Scorching temperatures expected next week as heavy rain falls on NSW and Queensland this weekend</a> - and there are hints that La Nina could soon return<br /></p><p>Webcam footage shows the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13117887/Moment-Northamptonshire-hit-tornado-table-sent-crashing-field-Britain-braces-rain-325-flood-alerts-warnings-place.html">moment Northamptonshire is hit by 'tornado' as table is sent crashing into field</a></p><p> And it looks like the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68388695">Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-997043453518111542024-02-23T10:31:00.004+00:002024-02-23T10:31:53.553+00:0023rd February - Today's News: More UK Floods, European Storms<p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/met-office-flood-warnings-uk-b2501079.html?callback=in&code=N2UWYTQXMZMTZDE4OC0ZZMVHLWI2ZJQTZJQ1OTNLMZE1MTKX&state=834b082f60604288b99487b31f4d342e">Flood warnings in place across England and Wales as heavy rain and strong winds hit UK</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/One-death-and-thousands-without-electricity-after-storms-in-France">One death and thousands without electricity after storms in France</a> whilst <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/scandinavian-storm-tears-the-roof-off-a-train-18683862.php">Scandinavian storm tears the roof off a train station and leaves ferries idle but no one hurt</a></p><p> </p><p><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ "><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/8-people-die-brazils-rio-de-janeiro-state-107466696">8 people die in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state as heavy rains cause landslides and floods</a></span></p><p><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">There's been another</span> <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152463/a-rare-tropical-storm-in-the-south-atlantic">rare Tropical Storm in the South Atlantic</a></p><p><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ "> </span></p><p><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">And another </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68377730">Moon landing: US firm Intuitive Machines makes historic touchdown</a></p><p><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ "> </span></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-13985584907171387912024-02-21T10:36:00.003+00:002024-02-21T10:36:55.402+00:0021st February - Today's News: New Lake in the Desert as California Hit by Yet More Rain<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/us/california-storm-weather-atmospheric-river.html">Latest atmospheric river brings heavy rain, flooding and thunderstorms to California</a> as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13106417/California-Death-Valley-Lake-Manly.html">Death Valley comes to life: 'Once in a lifetime' storms create
temporary lake at California hot spot with one now deep enough to kayak
in</a></p><p>Meanwhile, in Britain, another wet morning; more rain to come tomorrow: further flooding looks likely for parts of England this week in what will assuredly end up being one of the wettest (and warmest) Februarys on record here, as well.<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/thunderstorms-extreme-heat-cyclones-wild-weather-australia/103491052">Thunderstorms, extreme heat, and Cyclone Lincoln’s return – Australia’s wild week of weather</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68338020">Bolivia floods: Alert as torrential rains kill dozens</a></p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240221-china-issues-highest-weather-alert-as-temperatures-plunge">China issues highest weather alert as temperatures plunge</a></p><p> </p><a href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/arctic-rainfall-climate-change">Rain comes to the Arctic, with a cascade of troubling changes</a><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-02-16/science-envt-antarctic-moss-and-climate-change/103431828">Antarctica's miniature moss 'forests' reveal shifts in climate across thousands of years</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/21/regular-droughts-could-become-the-mediterreneans-new-normal-due-to-climate-change">Regular droughts could become the Mediterrenean's ‘new normal’ due to climate change
</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/australia-climate-history-study-naracoorte-caves-ice-ages/103455378">Naracoorte Caves study shows Australian ice age was wetter, more animal-friendly, than first thought</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68346725">brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected</a> - further confirming a theory I first developed in the bath when I was a teenager: that galaxies form around supermassive black holes.<br /></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-34675475847618970592024-02-19T10:07:00.001+00:002024-02-19T10:07:51.942+00:0019th February - Today's News: Record Heatwave in Western Australia; More Floods in England<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/19/perth-weather-heatwave-temperatures-forecast-bom-radar">WA heatwave: Perth breaks records with seven February days above 40C</a> whilst globally, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records">February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records</a></p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13099035/Sydney-plunged-darkness-massive-storm-smashes-city-sparking-blackouts-four-struck-lightning-Taylor-Swifts-arrival-delayed.html">storm chaos strikes Sydney Airport as runway is damaged - as four people are struck by lightning near the Opera House</a> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13097857/floods-UK-weather-warning-rain-met-office-Britain-underwater.html">Britain 'underwater' after heavy rain sparks flooding</a> once again - we had around half the average February rainfall on Saturday night, although its not been as bad here as earlier this month (or, indeed, January). And at least its been very mild!</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-communities-due-climate-expert.html">Communities must get prepared for increased flooding due to climate change, expert warns</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13099035/Sydney-plunged-darkness-massive-storm-smashes-city-sparking-blackouts-four-struck-lightning-Taylor-Swifts-arrival-delayed.html">Storm chaos strikes Sydney Airport as runway is damaged - as four people are struck by lightning near the Opera House</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/thousands-homeless-after-dr-congos-worst-floods-sixty-years-2024-02-16/">Thousands homeless after DR Congo's worst floods in sixty years</a></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-13240124024638717762024-02-17T10:06:00.004+00:002024-02-17T10:06:47.365+00:0017th February - Today's News: Zombie Fires Burn in Canada<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68228943">'Zombie Fires' burning at an alarming rate in Canada</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-17/ex-tropical-cyclone-lincoln-weakens-bringing-rainfall-over-nt/103478770">Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forecast to bring heavy rainfall while tracking west across Northern Territory</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/02/14/four-people-killed-in-deadly-oman-floods-including-three-children">Four people killed in deadly Oman floods, including three children</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13088097/Japan-volcano-erupts-ash-cloud-boulders-residents-warned-evacuate.html">Japanese volcano erupts, sending ash cloud 16,000ft into the air</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240205164816.htm">In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240214122558.htm">Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207194410.htm">What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700 million years ago? Scientists now have an answer</a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/science-reveals-whether-its-safer-to-be-wet-or-dry-in-a-lightning-storm">science reveals whether it's safer to be wet or dry in a lightning storm</a> - and its bad news for umbrella salesmen<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-43217509191898843722024-02-16T10:38:00.000+00:002024-02-16T10:38:19.758+00:0016th February - Today's News: More Storms in USA and Australia<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68290289">US winter storm brings heavy snow and travel chaos to north-east</a> whilst in the SW, more <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-15/southern-california-faces-risk-of-mudslides-flooding-as-new-storms-move-in">record rain saturates SoCal landscape, heightening fears of more landslides </a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/qld-weather-heavy-rain-flash-flooding-cyclone-gulf/103474570">Storms dump heavy rainfall on south-east Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forms in Gulf of Carpentaria</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/victoria-grampians-bushfire-mirboo-north-storms-homes-destroyed/103474694">Victorian storms leave 16 homes ruined as Grampians bushfires destroy 44 properties</a></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span role="text"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvr25ewe3yo">Spring high tide damage disrupts Highland trains</a></span></p><p><span role="text"></span></p><p><span role="text">It was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13082303/UK-weather-Warmest-Valentines-night-record-England-temperatures.html">the w</a></span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13082303/UK-weather-Warmest-Valentines-night-record-England-temperatures.html">armest Valentine's night on record</a> - with some overnight temperatures even warmer the following night (a min of 12.0c in Evesham) and maxima on the 15th just 0.1c off the date record.<br /></p><p><span role="text"> </span></p><p> </p><p></p><p>And some <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68253819">polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts</a> and they struggle to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-52283928821258910112024-02-13T09:59:00.002+00:002024-02-13T09:59:58.320+00:0013th February - Today's News: Snow Falls in Death Valley<p style="text-align: justify;">The hottest place on the planet gets more snow than Evesham as <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/atmospheric-rivers-flood-damage-death-valley-national-park-roads">atmospheric river drops snow, floods roads in Death Valley National Park</a>. Still no sign of any for us this winter. Maybe a flurry in spring?<br /><br />The weekend saw a <span role="text"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce4e0ew3rxxo">'risk to life' warning as flooding closes seafront</a> at Stonehaven</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span role="text">In Australia, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/victoria-fire-danger-risk-wimmera-heatwave-grassfire-bushfire/103458548">Vi</a></span><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/victoria-fire-danger-risk-wimmera-heatwave-grassfire-bushfire/103458548">ctorian bushfires threaten Grampians communities as storms lash Melbourne</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2024/02/12/uae-weather-safety-alert-as-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-lashed-by-rain-thunder-and-lightning/">UAE weather: Widespread flooding continues after heavy rain, thunder and lightning</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68274588">Philippines landslide: Death toll rises to 68 in Davao de Oro</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> And <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240204-air-pollution-factor-spiking-cancer-cases-who-says">air pollution a factor in spiking cancer cases, report says</a> - bear that in mind those who object to low emission zones for cars, and bans on woodburning stoves!<br /></p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-89421780333835314172024-02-10T09:57:00.004+00:002024-02-10T09:57:58.281+00:0010th February - Today's News: More Flooding in England<p style="text-align: justify;">Despite no warning being issued, we had 31mm rain in Evesham on Thursday - which compares with the official LTA for Pershore of 34.4mm for the whole month. So virtually a whole months rainfall in one day. Avon peaked at just over 3.5m - slightly lower than in January, but still above "normal" winter flood levels. National media not particularly interested though,although the Daily Mail had a few photos as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13067889/Here-comes-sun-Millions-Brits-start-weekend-reprieve-dreary-weather-snow-flood-warnings-remain-place-areas.html">snow and flood warnings remain in place in some areas</a>. Maybe flood fatigue has set in?<br /><br />Further north, Thursday saw <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13064643/Snow-ice-rain-way-Met-Office-map-shows-weekends-worst-hit-areas-schools-closed-drivers-struggled-deadly-frozen-roads.html">schools closed and drivers struggled on deadly frozen roads<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/storm-waves-wash-away-parked-32090871">Storm waves wash away parked cars on Scots seafront as strong winds batter town<br /><br /></a>And a <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68237327">state of emergency declared in Iceland after volcanic eruption</a></p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519503501243332.post-69859400142757971452024-02-08T09:54:00.002+00:002024-02-08T09:54:45.021+00:008th February - Today's News: World Breaches 1.5c Warming for 12 Months<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68110310">World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit</a> as <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/nsw-january-hottest-global-temperature-record/103442160">Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months</a> - and this year is likely to be even warmer ....</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/06/california-storms-threaten-flooding-landslides">California storms ease after record rainfall leaves threat of landslides</a> - there have already been <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/over-100-mudslides-in-california-as-deadly-storm-damage-may-reach-11-billion/1619169">nearly 500 mudslides in California as deadly storm damage may reach $11 billion </a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-heatwave-hot-weather-more-hospitalisations-than-bushfires/103440976">As WA heatwave continues, data shows almost five times more people hospitalised by hot weather than bushfires</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68215354">Chile wildfires: Hundreds missing as thousands of homes burn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13047607/Europes-ski-slopes-missing-one-crucial-SNOW-Warm-temperatures-hit-resorts-France-Italy-Switzerland-entire-mountains-snowless-hot-artificial-snow-cannons.html">Europe's ski slopes 'missing one crucial detail - snow': Warm
temperatures hit resorts in France, Italy and Switzerland, with entire
mountains snowless</a></p><p> </p><p>But in China: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68224539">Snowstorms spoil Lunar New Year travel for millions<br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2402077343/">2023 the warmest year in China since 1951</a> (when records began)<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13058097/tsunami-storm-cayman-islands-videos.html">Intense gusts and severe flooding as windstorm batters Cayman Islands 'like a tsunami'</a></p><p><span class="sdc-article-header__long-title"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/seven-people-killed-as-landslide-buries-two-buses-in-philippines-mining-village-13066129">Seven people killed as landslide buries two buses in Philippines mining village</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/02/a-new-climate-reality-spains-drought-stricken-villages-have-been-in-crisis-mode-for-months">‘A new climate reality’: Spain’s drought-stricken villages have been in crisis mode for months </a></p><p><span class="sdc-article-header__long-title"> </span></p><p><span class="sdc-article-header__long-title">And </span><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240208-icelandic-volcano-erupts-for-third-time-since-december">Icelandic volcano erupts for third time since December</a></p><p><span class="sdc-article-header__long-title"> </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Andy Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10643806939533283300noreply@blogger.com0