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 Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Man-yi, a sixth storm in just one month Algarve streets turn into raging rivers as Europe's flash flood misery continues Tropical Storm Sara dumps more than 20 inches of rain on parts of Honduras  Motorists rescued from floodwaters as about 100 millimetres falls in three hours in south-east Queensland And the Punjab conducts successful experiment of artificial rain with local technology - cloud seeding to produce rain to clear the smog

Italy’s Sicily flooded as intense storm unleashes year’s rainfall in just 12 hours New storms and flooding hit Spain's southern Malaga whilst a tornado sends debris flying on Malaga beach as footage shows the Costa del Sol hit by water spouts, floods and torrential rain in latest storms to hit Spain The highest alert level raised as Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi whilst four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines China's Guangzhou sees longest summer since 1961 Drought saps Zambia and Zimbabwe of hydropower as southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought and in Malawi, eating becomes a daily struggle due to climate change Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe' Flights to Bali cancelled after volcano spews dangerous ash cloud 9km into air  A c heap fix floated for plane vapour's climate damage And c an we live on our planet without destroying it?    Yes and no.   We can, but we won'

Storm-weary Philippines evacuates thousands as Typhoon Toraji hits and now a fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines .  They typically get hit by around 20 years a year ..... The South Sudanese are 'dying of thirst' as climate-driven floods mix with oil Bureau of Meteorology records 146 kilometre per hour winds in Julia Creek as house loses roof in wild storm Teenage park ranger dies as wildfires burn in New York State  The American city that gets more snow than any other in the world How microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate The WMO confirm that 2024 is on track to be hottest year on record as warming temporarily hits 1.5°C And t ake a peek inside this ‘smart’ supermarket to find out how it became heat self-sufficient - a good example of the common sense technology and changes we should have been doing for the past 20 or 30 years if we were ever serious about wanting to reduce our impacts on climate.  Number one

More than half of Australia sweats through heatwave as BoM forecasts more scorching temperatures Winter storm spreads heavy snow to central Rockies, including Denver Meanwhile, 48 states are put under drought warnings after driest spell in decades Spain records rainiest October ever, culminating in deadly floods And why planting trees in the Arctic could make global warming worse, not better, say scientists

As I predicted 20 months ago , 2024 now looks certain to be the warmest on record with t his year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit .   And Trump victory is a major setback for climate action, experts say - so we'll assuredly see the record broken yet again before long. More f lash floods hit Mallorca whilst in Catalan, another freak torrential deluge sends cars floating down the street in Girona California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate Power slowly coming back on in Cuba after passage of Hurricane Rafael Experts urge people to stay indoors and hydrated as heatwave rolls across much of Australia Britain is gripped by 'anticyclonic gloom' - though in the sunshine across the Highlands temperatures have hit nearly 20c However, the Nevis Range ski resort's season delayed by poor snow conditions More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Amazon: UN And the ultra-rich using jets like taxis, climate scientists warn - although, to

Temperatures soar across eastern Australia as fire crews battle blazes in southern Queensland Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba At least 89 people remain missing after floods in eastern Spain Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru Antarctic ozone hole may fully recover by 2066 And, finally, snow caps Japan’s Mount Fuji to end record lapse