Weather & Earth Science News

New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit  with t housands ordered to evacuate homes in New Zealand capital after worst rainfall ever recorded .      An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense? Heavy rainfall causes flooding in parts of Cape Town, snow spotted on mountain peaks 'Everything is under control' says premier as Quebec deals with spring flooding And  M7.5 quake hits off northeastern Japan; tsunami warning issued      

  Northern Marianas brace for weeks without power after super typhoon Sinlaku 11 killed as Tropical Cyclone Maila batters Papua New Guinea Tornado outbreak hits storm-weary central US  Worst U.S. drought in decades puts spring crops at risk Landslide crisis intensifies in Dagestan with widespread damage in Dakhadayevsky and Levashinsky districts, Russia Four benefits of going out in the rain Scientists warn of 3,100 “surging glaciers” that can trigger floods and avalanches Part of the  Greenland ice completely melted 7,000 years ago and could happen again And  Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer   following a public survey.   Strangely, "Hotty McHotFace" wasn't even suggested .....       

Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year  as  Tropical cyclone Sinlaku causes significant damage in Northern Mariana Islands and Guam Floods, power outages and hundreds evacuated as Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand’s North Island over the weekend In the USA, tornadoes, huge hail tear through Wisconsin and Iowa as multi-day severe storm threat continues  Horse swept away in a fast-moving flood in Illinois rescued after eight hours Record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds How  Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source And the world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark          

 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