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11th June - Today's News: Record Warmth in Antarctica as El Nino Begins

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown - 15c?  That's warmer than some parts of the UK were this week! Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe Meanwhile, it's official:  El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East Storm chaser digs man out of rubble after tornadoes rip through US Midwest Saskatchewan rarely gets tornadoes as strong as the one that hit the Oxbow area this week How extreme weather and heat could affect players at World Cup 2026 Alaska’s glaciers have a startling response to rising temperatures Parts of Australia on track for warmest start to winter on record amid influx of tropical air ‘Homes turned into ovens’: Millions of Yemenis swelter amid heat, blackouts China warns people in desert regions to prepare for ‘extreme floods’ thi...
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6th June - Today's News: Tornado Hits Rome

Destructive tornado, flash floods hit Rome after holiday weekend After heavy rain in Ipswich this week, climate change or dodgy drains - what caused town floods?   There were never floods like that when I lived there in the 80s and 90s ......  The s cene of Scotland's largest-ever wildfire turns snowy white with blossoms There have been record heat-related deaths in Spain after an unusually warm May Spanish town faces ‘65ft flames’ during massive wildfire in holiday hotspot In Japan, tropical storm causes traffic disruption and damage In South Africa,  Eastern Cape floods force evacuations and widespread road closures Monsoon rain reaches Kerala 3 days late but on time to save Indian harvests Some good news:  Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction  and some bad news:  Rising seas could drown mangroves and release vast stores of carbon How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year? The last stable glacie...
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2nd June - Today's News: Perth, WA, Hit by "Worst Storms in 49 Years"

WA storms leave thousands without power as wild weekend weather continues Typhoon No. 6 disrupts travel across Japan including Tokyo  with at least 16 injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi threatens Kyushu 'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India   Warmest spring on record declared for England and Wales  whilst we now need to  prepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades   (something I did warn about back in March, of course!)  
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30th May - Today's News: European Heatwave: Record 40.3c in Portugal

Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave Spain’s weather agency hails new UK record temperature as May maximums are shattered across Europe Storms overnight follow Met weather warning - with even Evesham getting some house shaking thunder and spectacular lightning in the early hours of Thursday, although little rain as the main cell passed west of here - whilst in Melksham,  'golf ball-sized' hailstones damage roofs and cars ‘Firenado’ spotted amid wildfire in Dublin mountains as crews battle blaze overnight Are 'heat spikes' becoming more common?   Yes .... An excellent piece from the MetO on how record-breaking heat rewrites May temperature records across the UK A new report suggests more global temperature records ahead Poland faces ‘critical’ day as wildfire rages northeast of Warsaw It's a case of s urvival before safety for Delhi's poor as temperatures hit 45C Al Shara visits Syria's flood zones after week of mayhem on ...
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27th May - Today's News: British and Irish Temperature Records Smashed Again

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UK's hottest May day record broken for second day in a row  - 35.1c at Kew Gardens - whilst  Wales sees new hottest May day record  , the Channel Islands saw t emperature record broken for third day in a row  and  Ireland sees another temperature record for May  with 30.6c at Shannon AP on the west coast.   Scotland also had its warmest day of the year so far, but no records up there and on the west coast some places were only around 14c ...... But perhaps of even more interest is Camborne which recorded 30.1c - that's over 5c higher than its previous May record and 2c over it's June record.   And then to follow up, it had an overnight minima of 21.4c - which broke the UK record for the warmest May night.    Camborne?   Must be a big airport, surrounded by tarmac or greenhouses and in a big urban area, right?    Er, no.    Here's Camborne weather station - out in the countryside in a open fiel...
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26th May - Today's News: May Temperature Records Smashed Across UK, Ireland & France

Yesterday was the h ottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C - and also the hottest bank holiday on record - whilst Wales and the Channel Islands also broke their May record and  Ireland sees new May high of 28.8C And today it's already widely 26-27c across much of southern Britain - from Cornwall to Norfolk - at 9am ......   Likely yesterday's record will fall later ...... Meanwhile,  Europe sizzles under 'heat dome' as France logs hottest May day on record In Scotland, f irefighters tackle grass fire near Arthur's Seat through the night Scorching days, restless nights: Heatwave tightens grip across parts of India Why Michigan is emerging as one of America’s worst-hit climate states The USA's  wildfire season is off to a historic start and it could get worse Record May heat wave grips Northeast cities And dust storms:  deadly fungal storms are now sweeping the US – and spreading a disease few doctors recognise      
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23rd May - Today's News: Record Heatwave Starts in England & Wales

After a fairly cool May, everything has changed and we're now at the start of with is very likely to be record breaking heatwave with highs of 33°C forecast this weekend  and already 28.4c recorded in several places as h ot weather to intensify in UK over bank holiday weekend .   Cool, wet and windy in the Highlands though .... Meanwhile,  England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn  whilst the Welsh Govt are told to expect  'disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar'  and the  UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say Last year's Dava Moor fire: s cientists say four-day moorland blaze was UK's first megafire ‘Exceptionally high’ temperatures to hit parts of Europe this weekend. Which city can cope the best? Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms bring flooded roadways, downed trees in New York City Rescue workers swim through buildings to reach trapped residents as heavy rains kill 24...
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