Weather & Earth Science News

I admit when I first heard about this I thought it was a hoax. But no, it's true, a huge underwater landslide causes 'hair raising' tsunami off coast of Cornwall . Also, just found this article from Phil Plait, the 'Bad Astronomer' written earlier in June: are we headed for a new ice age? Well worth a read. And I was pleased he noted that the LIA began long before the Maunder Minimum!

Although my highest temp of the year, 29.8c, was on Sunday, Monday saw the highest temp be recorded anywhere in Britain since 2006 with 33.1c at Gravesend on the Thames Estuary - a site which often does produce the highest temps. Higher temperatures may have be recorded elsewhere though on station which submit data only on a weekly or monthly basis. Heatwave hits with Caribbean temperatures recorded across Britain - well, southern Britain. The Scots may not agree with that headline! And there's a summary of yesterday's wild weather in the SE with storm chaos as heatwave ends . Weather all back to normal today .... Hot too in parts of the USA: in Texas, temperature records broken across Panhandle , whilst extreme heat breaks Tulsa record and in Washington DC, June more than 4 degrees warmer than usual . Whilst in California, freak storm breaks SF rainfall records And down in the southern hemisphere, freak cold weather grips southern Brazil (though I'm sure this gets re...

Some rather violent thunderstorms have, as forecast, kicked off across SE England today. This is a just a quick round-up of the reported damage: Homes hit by lightning strike in Maidenhead Two Kent homes struck by lightning catch fire Suspected lightning strike starts fire at Lupin Point in Abbey Street , Bermondsey Lightning strikes London Colney homes Lightning strike disrupts Gatwick Airport Lightning strikes chimney of Havant home

Typhoon leaves 13 dead or missing in South Korea. Hottest day of the year yesterday in Britain, with almost 30c in my garden. Today could be even hotter that at the moment all eyes are on a mass of convective storms pushing up from the SW. Thunderstorms and tornadoes to end heatwave - I'm not convinced we'll see any tornadoes, but they are possible, mainly I think in conjuction with any storms that develop on the could front that's pushing down from the NW today and overnight. Souris River crests in North Dakota, surging past 1881 mark whilst in Nebraska, Regulator signs off threatened nuclear plant - though that won;lt stop the conspiracy doomsters who are already convinced the place has exploded, killed dozens of people and spread radiation over a large swathe of the USA (all, of course, being covered up by the Govt and media). But there are still warnings that the worst is yet to come with flooding expected to continue into August. Los Alamos labs closed by large...

Water reaches record level in Minot as the Souris River peaks in N Dakota. And on the Missouri, floods spur wild rumours of nuclear plant perils in Nebraska - some good advice there about not believing the first thing you hear in the internet! Not that the tinfoil hat brigade will take any notice, after all isn't this just proof of more disinformation? LOL! Drought alert and heat warning follows rainy June - though it should be pointed out that not everywhere has been wet and in Evesham, after another 8mm overnight, we have so far had only around 60% of normal monthly rainfall. In the Philippines, 15 missing as storm sparks floods , whilst twisters rip roofs, uproot trees in Quezon City and the number of evacuees in Marikina reach 25,000 What's to blame for wild weather? "La Nada" says a NASA scientist Northern Eurasian snowpack could be a predictor of winter weather in the US Massive ice island headed for Newfoundland Chilean volcano ash hits Argentine flig...

Earlier this week, heatwave grips Korea whilst today Saitama's Kumagaya sees 39.8c as heatwave covers Japan - that's the highest temperature ever recorded in the country in June. 50,000 flee storm in Philippines while Taiwan braces for heavy rain as Typhoon Meari moves north Rain, less heat, help Texas douse wildfires More evacuations in Minot as flood outlook worsens for N Dakota, while in Canada the CP cross-border track shut down and flood emergencies declared in 26 Sask. communities . Meanwhile, Utah braces for flooding as high temperatures melt snowpack Churchill Downs horse racing cancelled aft tornado Here comes the sun - Britain to bask in summer weather at last . Apparently. What's all this sun we've been having this month then? Is my sunburn all an illusion? In fact all that's happening over the weekend is that in the south and east of England especially it'll turn rather warm, humid, muggy and altogether not very nice. And the north will be...

Back from Essan. No ticks, not too many midges, but I did get sunburnt! Sadly, whilst I was away, the news broke that Clarence Clemons, "the biggest man you ever saw" and the greatest rock sax player ever, passed away. A massive loss to music. And Springsteen's concerts will never, ever be the same again. Clarence Clemons, Springsteen saxophone player, dies Bruce eulogises sax man Clemons at Fla funeral RIP Big Man. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weather failed to dampen Summer Solstice - in fact at Essan on the 21st the morning was gorgeous! Though I believe it rained in the afternoon, after I'd left. After yet more disruption, Australia flights resume as Chile volcano ash clears Tropical storm Beatriz weakens on leaving Mexico coast Wildfire kills two forest rangers in Florida whilst elsewhere crews make progress vs Arizona fires but more blazes likely until summer rains finally come . North Da...