Weather & Earth Science News

  Crete at the mercy of severe weather: Floods, landslides, power cuts and closed schools Record rain in Nebraska leaves streets in Lincoln, Omaha underwater Hurricane Rachel intensifies to Category 3 off Mexico coast as US hit by flooding Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies Flooding, storms forecast for parts of south-east Australia after record dry start to spring Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming It was the j oint-fourth warmest September on record for the UK  - a nd a slightly misleading headline from the BBC:  UK on track for one of the warmest years on record after warm September - the reality is that we'd now need something like Yellowstone to erupt or a Chicxulub impact event for 2026 to avoid smashing the CET record.      

One dead as nor'easter storm pummels New York and New Jersey Hurricane Polo makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast Central Tokyo records 34 consecutive days of rain; longest on record Floods and landslides kill at least 56 people in India, 12 in Nepal Four bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group France puts out massive fire that torched 42,000 hectares and smouldered for 69 days And  satellite images reveal Greenland and Antarctica have lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice over the past 50 years  

Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico as Nolo strengthens near Hawaii Hurricane Nolo predicted to bring ‘life-threatening flooding’ to Hawaii Tracking the nor'easter: Millions brace for this weekend's powerful storm  as r oads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor’easter take shape Meanwhile, in the Atlantic,  Zombie Storm Fay comes back to life Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia In Papua, t he treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever Contrasting fortunes for British food producers as heatwaves and drought wipe out Suffolk pumpkin crop  and  UK farmers see 'disappointing' harvest with cereal yields below historic averages  but a h ot chilli legacy of summer heatwave  for some. And j ust how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out   (not entirely accurate for specific locations of co...

El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom   Hurricane Polo downgraded but remains 'very powerful' off coast of Mexico  whilst further out in the Pacific  Tropical Storm Nolo strengthening, Hawaii bracing for flooding, winds .   Still no sign of an Atlantic hurricane developing though.   Could it be a hurricane-free season?   Floods, landslides and storms: Typhoon Dujuan ravages Japan – in pictures One of America’s largest reservoirs just hit a record low The Arctic sea ice melt season grew longer for decades, but something strange happened around 2010 Scientists say a critical Atlantic Ocean current is weakening and the effects could be global Scientists warn super El Nino could cause 450,000 deaths: Should we worry? And how emissions from the last ten years made Europe’s deadly 2025 heat wave even hotter      

After  Japan braces for record rain as powerful typhoon nears east coast  there have been  at least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides  D eveloping El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency Hurricane Polo explodes into a Category 5 storm off Mexico Spain battles climate change on several fronts   And t he end of humanity? What would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now  

One dead after torrential rain and flash floods hit Barcelona region   whilst earlier in September, Spain's hottest temperature of 2026 has been recorded in Andalucia Heatwave triggers potato shortage in Europe Heat and drought: Why beer at Oktoberfest could soon be in short supply At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought, research shows (by relentless they mean "above average") Welsh s ummer wildfires caused catastrophic hidden damage, scientists warn In Southeast Asia, residents grapple with life under Indonesia’s wildfire haze Panama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens 2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds And the c limate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds