Weather & Earth Science News

It's just been the coldest night of winter so far as Scotland reaches -13C and -5.1c in my garden.  And there's a chance of snow tonight! The disrupted polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states with Ice quakes, burning railways and other quirky effects In Queensland, disaster declared in Townsville, landslip from heavy rain threatens properties whilst graziers rejoice as deluge soaks drought-ravaged western Queensland At least 12 people killed as floods wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia Bangkok schools closed over 'unhealthy' pollution levels And how the 'American Dying' cooled Earth's climate as the massive decimation of the American population meant former agricultural land was re-colonised by forests.  But I'm not convinced a fall of just 10ppm of CO2 would really have that much effect.

As expected, we saw no snow in Evesham yesterday,  but in some parts this morning travellers face delays amid snow and ice warnings , though this mainly newsworthy only because so much of the country - including Scotland - has seen so little snow so far this winter. A little chillier in the USA though where the 'coldest air in a generation' hits the Midwest. Officials warn of almost instant frostbite North Queensland flash flooding traps people, inundates homes Buses flipped, planes damaged as tornado hits Turkey's Antalya airport And whilst Mr Ignoramus Trump always dismisses climate change when it’s cold. Not so fast, experts say.

Havana tornado: Cuba's capital hit by rare twister 75% of the US population will suffer below-freezing temps this week as a study shows - no doubt much to the incomprehension of the USA's most stupid, ignorant ever president - that major northeastern U.S. snowstorms expected to continue with climate change Snow begins to disrupt travel across the UK today - but only rain expected in Evesham .... 800 trees downed as icy conditions grip Romania Finland's cold winter brings out icebreakers ahead of schedule Bushfire smoke blankets Hobart as dozens of out-of-control blazes burn across Tasmania NZ's heatwave breaks second 157-year record whilst Australia's unrelenting heatwave could make this January the hottest ever on record for Sydneysiders as over 2000 flying foxes perish during Victorian heatwave Many northern hemisphere lakes 'skating on thin ice' as warming limits freeze And whilst it's been well known t...

In Siberia, a frozen river catches fire from escaping methane gas: should we be worried? A look at the stubborn high-pressure system behind Australia's record heatwaves Turkish couple dies after flash flood in Bodrum Rapidly receding glaciers on Baffin Island reveal long-covered Arctic landscapes - some parts haven't been ice free in 40,000 years The Met Office report that a big rise in atmospheric CO2 expected in 2019 And it's true that Earth's magnetic poles are on the move, but it's nothing to flip out about

Australia horse deaths: Wild animals perish at dried-up waterhole - dozens found dead and dying with nowhere to go after the normally reliable waterhole dried up in the extreme heatwave.  Meanwhile Adelaide now hottest capital city on record as temperatures soar throughout SA .  And the Adelaide and Melbourne heatwave forces locals to get creative to beat the heat with one couple baking biscuits in the sun. In North America, the usually rushing waters at Niagara Falls have frozen Indonesia flood, landslide death toll rises to 26 It shouldn't need explaining (unless you are a US President) but w hy cold weather doesn’t mean climate change is fake There's a 'tipping point' risk for Arctic hotspot , the Barents Sea. UK team drills record West Antarctic hole reaching a depth of 2km to the sediment below  And a new study says that the planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth

The Met Office issues ice warning after snow hits UK - including a very light dusting in the early hours in Evesham, first of the winter.  There's also been the first heavy snow of the season in northwestern Europe whilst icy roads and low temperatures cause disruption across Germany Across the pond, some ridiculously cold temps in the Northeast break records Whilst in Australia, Victoria and SA brace for all-time temperature records as BOM warns 'nowhere is going to escape the heat'   and Queensland hot weather record broken in state's scorching west .  Meanwhile in Tasmania bushfire destroys wilderness retreat as emergency crews look ahead to hot, windy weather .  But some unusually wild, wintry weather hits WA's south-west as cyclone possible in the north In NZ, strong winds causing chaos in South Island Six killed, thousands displaced in South Sulawesi floods Flooding in Mozambique as Tropical Cyclone Desmond makes landfall ...

In the US, after storm, large swath of nation plunges into deep freeze as Governor Andrew Cuomo urges New Yorkers to stay indoors as Arctic blast savages the East Coast .  Meanwhile in Canada a severe winter storm slams Quebec, Ontario .  Here, some places that normally see plenty of snow in January have had a light covering - but even on the top of the Brecon Beacons, nearly 3,000ft above sea level, on Sunday there was a lot more mud than remnants of slushy snow.   An EF2 tornado rips through Alabama town wrecking homes and businesses while reducing a historic church to rubble There's been a significant decline in North American glaciers since 2000: UNBC study Australia's monsoon late to the date but now ready to dump on Darwin but a warning that more records set to tumble as extreme heat continues to sweep southern Australia And a report suggests that Earth's tilt may exacerbate a melting Antarctic but omits to mention that obliquity is currently sti...