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27th March - Today's News: El Nino Drought Disaster Spreads in Southern Africa

Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El NiƱo brings hunger to southern Africa Record snowfall in Minneapolis as massive storm brings up to 24 inches to Northern Plains  Pub flooded and people rescued after heavy rainfall in Cornwall In Spain, a late wintry blast brings snow to Malaga mountain range whilst snow closes roads in Portugal Unexpected snow, rain disrupt spring’s arrival in Turkey And as I have long pointed out is already happening (not that the useless robots at the Bank of England cares) climate change could turn up the heat on inflation, according to report

25th March - Today's News: Deadly Floods, Landslides Hit Brazil After Record Heat

Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises Hong Kong sees hottest March day since records began  Wintry weather blankets New England and California as thousands lose power At least 4 killed, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake  New Zealand's glaciers shrinking faster, scientist warns And spectacular aurora australis thrills observers across southern coastline

23rd March - Today's News: Rain Makes Us Happy!

Deadly winter storm leads to hundreds of crashes across Upper Midwest as snow blankets region There's a dust cloud “engulfing” Portugal this weekend Study reports enormous ice loss from Greenland glacier How is climate change affecting spring blossoms? Rare Czech almond grove blooms early Scientists ponder fighting climate change by making clouds brighter and thicke r in a process known as marine cloud brightening.  But it's not without problems. And stop complaining about the British rain! Downpours can make us happy and have 'therapeutic effects' on depression, claims expert

22nd March - Today's News: Heat Index Hits 62.3c in Brazilian Heatwave

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro In Australia, the ADF has airlifted 380 Borroloola residents to Darwin as McArthur River hits flood peak Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead In Iraq: Mudslides rush down roads as city of Duhok suffers severe floods South Sudan heatwave: Extreme weather shuts schools and cuts power February's West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds Sulphur dioxide from Iceland volcano eruption has reached the UK The heat index -- how hot it really feels -- is rising faster than temperature Sea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change   whilst global sea levels jumped due to El Nino and warming climate, says NASA Anthropocene unit of geological time is rejected And finally, a rather bizarre one, the Tennessee Senate passes bill based on 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory - it states that " The intentional injection, release, or dis

20th March - Today's News: Evacuations as Cyclone Megan Hits Northern Australia

Partial evacuation at Borroloola ordered as major flood modelled for McArthur River as Tropical Cyclone Megan makes landfall on Gulf of Carpentaria, weather conditions intensify Meanwhile, WA fruit growers facing difficult future with low water levels in Glen Mervyn Dam Spring is here — after Canada's warmest winter on record and the t he U.S. had its warmest winter on record too The WMO have issued their State of the Global Climate 2023 report The weekend saw Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency And 46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare - says Bill McGuire  

16th March - Today's News: US Hit by Deadly Tornadoes and Snowstorm

Three dead after tornadoes sweep across Ohio and Indiana as a powerful storm buries Colorado under nearly 4 feet of snow and spawns tornadoes in central US One of Britain's most flooded roads breaks record for being submerged as data shows that, so far, King Charles' reign has been the wettest on record, study finds Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows In WA, a helicopter flies to Cosmo Newberry as flood-hit residents call for medical help, food supplies In the Canaries, this winter is the first with no snow on Teide for 108 years The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice How extreme weather is worsening our food supply And the odds of La NiƱa rise to 80 per cent according to US weather agency

14th March - Today's News: "Gorilla Hail" Hits Kansas & Missouri

Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri India's water problems set to get worse as the world warms World in ‘unknown territory’ after heat records, says head of UN’s climate body And I'm not at all surprised to read that UK plans to adapt to climate crisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required