Weather & Earth Science News

Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California  as k ing tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts Fears for mature Scots Pines burned by huge Highland wildfire Overall, England has just had its w ettest week for two years but still not enough rain to get out of drought  - and not everywhere was all that wet Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail Hector the giant thunderstorm arrives like clockwork every day during Top End's wet season Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report   Bhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flood, no injuries reported There were r ecord heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted   Scientists confirm global warming is...

Storms batter northern Europe, cutting power to more than 150,000 homes and disrupting road and air transport Travel disruption and power cuts after back-to-back storms in Wales Suspected tornado tore through village as storm hit UK Thousands still without power after Storm Boelo batters Scotland In pictures: Storm Boelo leaves a trail of destruction across Scotland Today,  Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 without power as Met Office issues new wind warning Typhoon Champi declared strongest storm of year so far Phuket battles flooding as heavy rain hits southern Thailand Stranded campers rescued as thunderstorms threaten south-east Queensland And Arctic ice had been expanding for at least 1,000 years before reaching its greatest extent around 1960  as scientists discover Arctic sea ice loss could be far worse than predicted  

Scotland to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo warning upgraded to amber Disruption and flood warning as storm sweeps in Typhoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring hundreds   And  wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn  with the Firefighter's Union saying f irefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfires  (and, whilst not expressing stating so, the article makes it quite clear why the Govt issued a national emergency alert - there were literally no firefighters available in large parts of the UK)  

Amber warning in place as Storm Austen hits parts of UK - with Boelo following tomorrow for Scotland.   More rain welcome though as  s atellite images reveal scale of reservoirs' decline Shetland hit by flooding and landslide after 'biblical' rain At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France A possible three tornados wallop Arizona, bringing golf-ball sized hail Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say And  Europe just had its deadliest summer. Which country was hit the hardest by extreme heat?    

Wild new flash floods hit Spanish tourist hotspots  at the weekend with at least  two dead and thousands evacuated as Dana Adam dumps over 600mm of rain on Valencia and Alicante  and by Monday there were at least five killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain Late August's  hailstorm Raphaela sets Europe convective storm loss record How the climate crisis fueled the youth protests roiling France Record autumn downpour floods Seoul as El Niño raises rainfall concerns Drought, heat wave leaves Mount Hood barren by early fall How  Alaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms F ive ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world And a rare waterspout may have damaged trees near coast at Frinton-on-Sea      

Wildfire haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia El Niño set to be wettest on record as storms soak Australia's east Meanwhile El Nino rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026 whilst  Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal  and there's also a  Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters And already the  IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report due next year - because it doesn't say what politicians, and the mega-rich scum, want to hear ......