Weather & Earth Science News

 Major incident declared as 'life-threatening' flooding from Storm Chandra devastates the south west  whilst in Northern Ireland there was almost a month's rain in one day at Katesbridge - breaking the locations daily rainfall record by some 30mm.  Today there are still m ore than 100 flood warnings as Storm Chandra disruption continues .   But nothing much happening in Evesham. Heat records tumble in Victoria Morocco’s Meteorological Service explains record rainfall and snowfall patterns And scenes from the winter storm in the USA        

Victorian maximum temperature record broken as heatwave engulfs Australia  as  firefighters battle 'emergency level' blazes in Australia heatwave  and SA's  Riverland town rises above 49C in 'new all-time record' for Renmark The  death toll rises to 30 as freezing temperatures continue to sweep across the US Winter storm buries Eastern Canada in snow. Frigid cold means it's sticking around Storm Chandra brings flooding and road closures with warnings across UK  with  350 schools closed and 10,000 without power as Storm Chandra brings disruption to Northern Ireland  - and another 30,000 without power in the Republic Hundreds evacuated as 2.5-mile long landslide hits Sicilian town Death toll from Indonesia landslide exceeds 20, dozens remain missing Wildfires in Patagonia reignite, destroying over 35,000 hectares And strange white rocks on Mars hint at millions of years of rain    

At least seven dead and 800,000 without power as major winter storm hits US  with 'steamnadoes' reported in Texas as blizzard conditions plague US from Nashville to Nantucket - and Winter Storm Fern's not done yet   and piercing cold across most of Canada brings heavy snow, power outages People cling to treetops as 'worst floods in a generation' sweep Mozambique Clean-up after 'devastating' storm wreaks havoc in SW England Worst heatwave since Black Saturday forecast for Victoria as WA faces Tropical Cyclone Luana And still  ‘completely cut off’: Kamchatka calls for Moscow’s help as record snowfall paralyzes region        

Coastal towns in southern Italy left battered as Cyclone Harry rips up waterfronts   Dawlish t rains cancelled in black alert over storm threat with  flood warnings as Storm Ingrid hits South West  and in eastern Scotland, t hree rescued from flooded vehicles as roads impassable amid heavy rain From Alberta to the Maritimes, Canada faces a wind-chilled deep freeze this weekend whilst  over 8,000 flights cancelled as major winter storm bears down across US Bushfire threatens communities in Victoria's south-west as temperatures soar across the state Human remains found as New Zealand landslide search moves to recovery Damaging winds still expected despite Tropical Cyclone Luana downgraded to category one A landslide on Indonesia's Java island kills at least 8 people and leaves more than 80 missing Flood damage to South Africa's Kruger park will take years to fix And, in a story that Donald J Trump really should get an adult to read and explain to him (though admitted...

Several people missing after landslide hits Mount Maunganui campground in New Zealand Two dead and several missing as New Zealand reels from deadly landslides What we know about the landslide at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand And the earlier wild weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding Tsunami-style storm surge which engulfs Italian street in seconds as storms wreak havoc across Europe Meanwhile in Greece, storms that killed two on the mainland head for the Aegean islands Tunisia flooding kills four as record rainfall shuts schools Massive winter storm expected to bury much of US in snow and ice  Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says T he world’s mountains are warming faster than anyone expected Scientists discover what’s linking floods and droughts across the planet And the  Northern Lights dazzle for second night across the UK - but again too much cloud in Evesham      

Record Snowfall In Russia’s Kamchatka Blocks Roads, Disrupts Daily Life Kamchatka Struggles to Get Back on Its Feet a Week After Winter Storms Bury Peninsula Rare Southern snow and Northeast storm disrupt holiday travel plans across U.S.  whilst   more than 100 vehicle pile-up leaves US motorists stranded in snowstorm Storm Harry makes itself at home in Spain as rain, snow and strong winds cause disruption Trees torn down, shop fronts damaged, flight diverted as storm lashes Malta Avalanches kill eight skiers in Austrian Alps After a soggy start to the year, New Zealanders ask is January rain the new normal? Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as wildfires leave at least 18 dead South African team helps search for politician swept away by Mozambique floodwaters Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail Cold weather and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions - data centres and AI are very likely to scupper any global attempts...