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On Saturday night a tornado leaves trail of destruction in West Sussex town whilst more bad weather on the way as the MetO name Storm Ciarán: Flood warnings in place as UK braces for heavy rain Meanwhile, some Cornish coastal towns affected by flooding due to an exceptionally high tide at the weekend.  Rising sea levels anyone? Exhausted Queensland fire crews battle 420 bushfires in a week amid warnings of worst fire season in 70 years The ingredients for a bushfire and why a hot day increases the risk After Hurricane Otis: Mexico troops tackle looting in devastated Acapulco

In Yemen - Thousands displaced by floods after Cyclone Tej dumps 400mm of rain - not as much as some models predicted, but still the equivalent of several years worth in this normally arid region, and the highest ever recorded there. Shocking pictures lay bare devastation in Acapulco after Cat 5 Hurricane Meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers may be accelerating their retreat And can rain really come from the 'wrong direction'? Scientists set the record straight after bumbling Environment Secretary Therese Coffey uses bizarre excuse for Storm Babet

Hurricane Otis leaves trail of destruction in Mexico’s Acapulco with the death toll currently at 27 as Otis devastates Pacific coast of Mexico Hurricane Otis: The mystery of why storms suddenly intensify Australia fires: Dreaded bushfire season turns deadly Here, in the aftermath of Babet, there are more trains cancelled as yellow weather warning extended in Scotland Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average NASA's Webb discovers new feature in Jupiter's atmosphere including 320 mph winds Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests And an Australian rescue helicopter pilot wows with 'incredible truth' about rainbows: 'They're not what you think they are'

Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco as Category 5 storm, threatening ‘nightmare scenario’ for southern Mexico Today in Britain it's the turn of Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Roads flooded in amber rain warning .   Meanwhile Met Office to review warnings after East of England floods - East Anglia was only under a yellow warning (and Worcestershire was under no warning at all).   Cairngorms turned into winter wonderland as snow falls across the mountains Declining Bering Sea ice linked to increasing wildfire hazard in northeast China UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systems And a warning (unlikely to be unheeded) that a grand plan to drought-proof India could reduce rainfall

Storm Babet flooding sees severe warnings as hundreds evacuate in Nottinghamshire At Marykirk, a body found in vehicle after man trapped in Storm Babet flooding as Storm Babet leaves seven dead and hundreds homeless Storm Babet floods could last for days - officials with today another Met Office rain warning issued for flood-hit parts of England Tropical Cyclone Tej approaches Yemen - with predictions that rainfall totals could be 10 times higher than they normally get in a whole year.  The sort of event that may have been behind "Noah's" flood .... Vanuatu cyclone Lola upgraded to category five as tropical storm season starts early in the Pacific Islands Hurricanes Norma and Tammy make landfall on Saturday in Mexico and Barbuda Seven dead after 'super fog' causes huge pile-up in New Orleans Homes lost as 'out of control' bushfires spread west of Toowoomba in Queensland Rarely seen cloud iridescence spotted over WA's Wheatbelt to the delight of ...

Not a major news story as it's not affecting London and the Home Counties - just everywhere else!   The Avon is at high flood levels, and we never even had a yellow warning for rain.  The impacts will continue to be felt for everal days yet, with more major flooding likely as waters flow downstream.  And more heavy rain looks likely on Tuesday night. Storm Babet: Second death confirmed as new red warning issued Damage and disruption as Storm Babet hits England Storm Babet: Rain and floods close schools in Wales Newcastle school closed due to damage by Storm Babet Suffolk flooding leads to major incident being declared Man dies in Cleobury Mortimer flood during Storm Babet In parts of Wales, people told to stay indoors as floods trap cars Today, Eastern Scotland is under its second red alert in a week as Storm Babet flooding rages on Lincolnshire flooding: Storm Babet affects 'at least' 168 homes Meanwhile, gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe as Denmark ...

Cork homes flooded during heavy rain as Storm Babet wreaks havoc whilst in eastern Scotland there's a stay at home warning for red weather alert areas Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’ Last weekend's annular solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire sweeps over Americas Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica And so much for net zero, global CO2 emissions are on track to hit an all-time high this year, climate scientists warn - although some good news that the World may have crossed solar power 'tipping point'