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At l east one killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Leonardo tears through Portugal and Spain  as one  Andalucian mountain town soaks in an astonishing 500mm of rain in just 24 hours – obliterating 78-year record  and the  floods 'trigger freak earthquakes'   Tornado strikes Corfu as heavy rain triggers flooding in Kefalonia Mini-tornado damages nearly 200 homes in southwestern France There was no snow in Reykjavík in January - in fact, none since the middle of December.   Evesham has been snowier! It may be cold in eastern parts of North America, but with  19 C in February: Heat records fall across B.C., raising questions about winter's future Japan’s record-breaking snowfalls – in pictures Heat waves kill thousands of fish in Australia Morocco urges residents to leave flood‑risk areas as evacuations exceed 108,000 Patagonia's firefighters battle blazes and austerity in ancient forest And how  an unusual dust storm on Mars ...

January rainfall in parts of UK breaks more than century-long record In Devon, p art of storm-hit coastal road washes away And in South Wales, a s treet where residents are terrified of flooding to be bulldozed Experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice Could river restorations be key to easing floods? Millions across US face freezing temperatures as south experiences rare snowfall  as bomb cyclone delivers record snowfall across the Carolinas, Outer Banks North Australia's  Katherine River peaks just below flood levels, with more rain on the way Record-breaking snow blankets Japan, killing at least 30 people And  Russia’s extreme winter storms are a climate wake-up call the Kremlin is ignoring    

  Met Office: A review of the UK’s climate in 2025 ‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk Heatwave across Australia’s south-east continues for eighth day ahead of a welcome cool change Anatomy of a heat wave: How a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in southeastern Australia Residents of world’s largest Arctic city left without heat as sub-zero temperatures persist in northern Russia In the USA, t housands still without power as brutal temperatures head to the South Tornado outbreak in Antalya leaves boats, structures in ruins Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires And how the climate crisis pushes global food system to breaking point    

Moscow records heaviest snowfall in more than 200 years, meteorologists say Heavy snow derails normal life in northern Japan  as  Japan weather officials urge caution for heavy snow in northern, western regions with  Nozawa Onsen, Japan, buried by 1.5 meter storm as historic snowfall overwhelms village In Australia, Port Augusta and Andamooka hit 50C with temperatures set to drop across SA And contrary to claims they'd starve, p olar bears on Norwegian islands fatter and healthier despite ice loss, scientists say  

At least five killed after Storm Kristin hits Portugal Storm Kristin brings snow, wind and power cuts to Spain  with trains suspended and villages cut off as 90km/h winds batter Malaga Here,  flood-hit homes are evacuated in the south west ahead of fresh downpours Meanwhile  'Ireland has flood forecasts - we’re just not allowed to see them'  with f urther rain warnings issued for Ireland as clean up under way at flood-hit town Bushfire threatens dozens of homes in Ellenbrook, north-east of Perth Why some towns in regional Australia are hotter than others Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change And sea levels are rising across the world. But in Greenland, scientists say they’re about to fall - or, rather, the land will rise due to isostasy  

 Major incident declared as 'life-threatening' flooding from Storm Chandra devastates the south west  whilst in Northern Ireland there was almost a month's rain in one day at Katesbridge - breaking the locations daily rainfall record by some 30mm.  Today there are still m ore than 100 flood warnings as Storm Chandra disruption continues .   But nothing much happening in Evesham. Heat records tumble in Victoria Morocco’s Meteorological Service explains record rainfall and snowfall patterns And scenes from the winter storm in the USA