Weather & Earth Science News

 Despite El Nino not yet setting in, it was still the fourth-warmest March globally as sea surface temperatures return to near-record levels England's temperature exceeds 26C on the warmest day of the year so far    Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon New Zealand’s North Island braces for Cyclone Vaianu with thousands ordered to evacuate Cyclone Maila batters Solomon Islands with 115mph winds Over a month’s worth of rain has fallen on parts of Hawaii as a storm threatens flooding Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave Dagestan was already facing an infrastructure crisis. Then came the floods.   A massive arctic thaw is unleashing carbon frozen for thousands of years 'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers  as Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers  And most U.S. states are warming but not in the way you think

  Storm Dave brings record 90mph winds and leaves thousands without power with  power cuts and travel disruption after Storm Dave hits Scotland  Tuesday saw  Scotland's hottest day of 2026 just two days after snowfall whilst Anglesay saw the UK date record fall.  Today should be even warmer. And as the SAIS season comes to an end, f rozen footprints and avalanches on Scotland's snowy peaks Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila intensifies to one of season’s strongest storms ahead of Australian landfall Meanwhile,  Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn Flood death toll in Angola rises to 29 And  Moon fly-by sees astronauts regain contact with Earth and head for home  with t he far side revealed: Artemis II’s lunar fly-by in pictures  

   The UK had f ewer heat-related deaths in 2025 despite warmest summer - although persistently warm though, it was never really excessively so. UK sees joint tenth warmest March on record, as Wales ranks joint fourth and England joint sixth Storm Erminio lashes much of Greece as Saharan dust blankets Crete Spring floods catch Russian officials off guard  Cyclone Narelle's destructive path across Australia A fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California triggers evacuations Why is Pune submerged? The unusual weather pattern behind unexpected heavy rain Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same family Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic—and the answer is alarming And the  Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth      

Crete covered in red dust -  Greek island is cloaked by Saharan dust storm and hit by tornados  as  Storm Erminio lashes Paphos with gales and falling trees Meanwhile, Canary Islands weather warning as Saharan dust storm sparks 'close windows' alert and in Libya, more apocalyptic scenes as dust storm shrouds Saharan city ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Indonesia, killing one 2025 was EU’s most destructive wildfire season on record The ice protecting Alaska is vanishing faster than expected US scientists are escaping to Norway because of Trump’s anti-climate agenda, minister says And Mankind returns to space:   'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off  

Over the weekend,  Storm Deborah produced havoc across southeastern Europe whilst  Russia declares emergency in Dagestan's capital as floods cut power to more than 327,000 people Spain storm triggers red alerts in 11 regions as flights hit severe turbulence  and Sunday also saw the most significant March snow in Mallorca for 13 years Drivers winched to safety after ignoring road closures in WA's flooded Gascoyne following Cyclone Narelle Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan 15 dead, 9 missing after flash floods in Yemen Kenyan flood update: Death toll rises to 110 as floods hit 30 counties The UK saw fewer and shorter storm overflow spills in 2025, new monitoring data shows - the prolonged spell of dry weather was the main reason for this though. Severe storms dethrone hurricanes as costliest insured weather peril And last week's  red sky seen in WA ahead of Cyclone Narelle makes global headlines  

Last weekend saw  10 dead, dozens rescued as heavy rain hits Oman with more storms this week;   Ibra records 292mm as heavy rain lashes Oman and the  UAE braces for final wave of heavy rain as weather system moves east  with today seeing a  clean-up under way after days of rain, thunder and lightning 'Surreal' feeling as snow falls in March across parts of New South Wales  Cyclone Narelle isolates Exmouth, destroys airport and cuts essential services US heat wave smashes 4,000 records; hottest March in 7 states Cyprus sees exceptionally wet March with rainfall nearing double the average Spring warmth and dusty skies grip South Korea Arctic blast brings snow and hail to Britain And microplastics are falling from the sky and polluting forests