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California's 'dismally meagre' snowpack signals more drought Evesham received an unexpected covering of snow around 2am this morning.   Fortunately I woke at 2.30am to see it - all had gone by dawn as precipitation turned to rain ....     It is supposed to finally turn colder this weekend (yesterday's max temp in Evesham was again above average for the time of year and we have yet to record an air frost during this "Arctic/Polar Blast") but whether we get any snow that survives on the ground for more than an hour remains to be seen. A sudden dose of winter causes traffic chaos in Germany - see, it's not just us who can't cope with a bit of snow Winter storm Kari blankets snow-weary New England Malawi floods leave grim legacy of death, destruction and devastation Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles Denmark's energy use hits 42-year low - despite econominc growth.  Maybe they finally learnt how to use the ...

Snow brings disruption to travellers across the UK and there's  more snow forecast after schools close across Scotland with more Arctic weather as temperatures to hit -8c in Ireland ..... but apart from one brief flurry yesterday evening, nothing at all in Evesham.  Not even an air frost.... Meanwhile Londoners 'disappointed' by pitiful snowfall as other parts of UK freeze - ungrateful buggers!  At least they have seen snow-covered streets this year, unlike some of us. Flooding leaves mess in ocean-front Massachusetts after storm In Perth, WA, homes, traffic blacked out in storm Hot on the heels of Bolivia, flooding misery hits Peru Video shows motorway lampposts shaking violently during snowstorm in phenomenon experts call 'vortex shedding' Urban areas see more heat waves England shakes again as Oakham earthquake recorded at 3.8 magnitude Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change   Global warming won't mean mo...

As the historic New York snowstorm turns out to be not nearly as bad as some predicted, a very good piece on why we need to stop treating weather scientists like oracles .   But whilst New Yorkers question city's storm response , in New England there are homes shrouded in ice as floods and three feet of snow pummel northeast Meanwhile, in Britain, snow returns to the Highlands and we wait with interest to see if anything falls in Evesham tomorrow morning .... Thousands still thirsty after Malawi's flood Stunning images from space capture lightning in the centre of tropical cyclone Bansi Winchester hit by earthquake of 2.9 magnitude Kepler telescope identifies ancient solar system - where life could have evolved long before the Earth even formed.  Life, however, does not mean technologically advanced life, for which we as yet have no evidence to suppose exists, except, arguably, on Earth. And an interesting world map shows country size based on po...

Snow shuts down New York and Boston with vehicles banned and the subway closed as the forecast major snowstorm bears down on northeastern USA.  However there are some suggestions now that the storm may not prove quite as bad as initially thought. In northern Canada, extreme cold weather brings -62c wind chill to Iqaluit It won't be quite so cold in Britain, but some snow is on the way.... Britain braced for floods as 'supertide' strikes - or, more accurately, spring tides may be slightly higher than usual this year For Portugal, last year wettest in a quarter of a century   Heavy rain, flash flooding shut down roads, cause chaos across Sydney Is it okay to eat snow?   Just so long as it is not yellow (or pink!) Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur A new study suggests that global warming 'doubles risk' of extreme weather and hot days may double in Australia by 2090 And Siberian tiger Tanya shows her s...

In the US, a 'historic' storm prepares to slam Northeast, airlines cancel flights as up to 3 feet of snow is forecast.  Here,they are simply predicting four inches of snow to hit Britain this week - and probably none again for Evesham! Floods return to Bolivia And watch the Arctic disappear: Animation reveals perennial ice melting over 27 years

Brazil's most populous region facing worst drought in 80 years Mountaineering group warns about 'killer cornices' in the Highlands Sleet, snow kick off winter storm in Northeast USA Rain, fog add to winter woes in north India:  67 trains cancelled Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters in Europe Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean Slovakia joins the "2014 club": record temperature measured January 10, the entire 2014 was a record And sorry skeptics: NASA and NOAA were right about the 2014 temperature record

Extreme heatwave in WA's north brings sizzling temperatures but no records - nonetheless it still reached 49c at Marble Bar. In contrast, it was the coldest night not only of the year so far, but for the past 3 years, in Evesham - it dropped to -4.8c and the last time it was lower than that in my garden was February 2012.  Meanwhile, from Wedneaday: As the North is carpeted in white, bringing with it travel chaos, the South escapes with barely a flake .  So why is snow harder than any other weather to predict?   Simply because in Britain, especially over lower ground, it is normally quite marginal as to whether it melts before it reaches the surface.   Being an Atlantic island, we dont have the persistent low temperatures that make snowfall much easier to forecast over continental landmasses. In the US, snow blankets portions of Southwest, forces closings - and it was Amarillo's 11th snowiest day on record Not sure how reliable this is as it appears to ...