Weather & Earth Science News

   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      

Crete covered in red dust -  Greek island is cloaked by Saharan dust storm and hit by tornados  as  Storm Erminio lashes Paphos with gales and falling trees Meanwhile, Canary Islands weather warning as Saharan dust storm sparks 'close windows' alert and in Libya, more apocalyptic scenes as dust storm shrouds Saharan city ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Indonesia, killing one 2025 was EU’s most destructive wildfire season on record The ice protecting Alaska is vanishing faster than expected US scientists are escaping to Norway because of Trump’s anti-climate agenda, minister says And Mankind returns to space:   'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off  

Over the weekend,  Storm Deborah produced havoc across southeastern Europe whilst  Russia declares emergency in Dagestan's capital as floods cut power to more than 327,000 people Spain storm triggers red alerts in 11 regions as flights hit severe turbulence  and Sunday also saw the most significant March snow in Mallorca for 13 years Drivers winched to safety after ignoring road closures in WA's flooded Gascoyne following Cyclone Narelle Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan 15 dead, 9 missing after flash floods in Yemen Kenyan flood update: Death toll rises to 110 as floods hit 30 counties The UK saw fewer and shorter storm overflow spills in 2025, new monitoring data shows - the prolonged spell of dry weather was the main reason for this though. Severe storms dethrone hurricanes as costliest insured weather peril And last week's  red sky seen in WA ahead of Cyclone Narelle makes global headlines  

Last weekend saw  10 dead, dozens rescued as heavy rain hits Oman with more storms this week;   Ibra records 292mm as heavy rain lashes Oman and the  UAE braces for final wave of heavy rain as weather system moves east  with today seeing a  clean-up under way after days of rain, thunder and lightning 'Surreal' feeling as snow falls in March across parts of New South Wales  Cyclone Narelle isolates Exmouth, destroys airport and cuts essential services US heat wave smashes 4,000 records; hottest March in 7 states Cyprus sees exceptionally wet March with rainfall nearing double the average Spring warmth and dusty skies grip South Korea Arctic blast brings snow and hail to Britain And microplastics are falling from the sky and polluting forests    

Weather extremes gripping US bear climate crisis ‘fingerprint’, experts say  whilst the  UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms 2025 Was Russia’s Second-Warmest Year on Record Hawaii storms have caused $1bn in damage, governor says Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to reform and impact WA coast this week Weather warning across Iraq as heavy rain and flood risk intensify    

Hottest March temperature in US history recorded in Arizona - whilst  e verything about this week’s record-shattering western heat wave is extreme  with this latest record US heat dome made possible by climate change Don't worry though - if you think we're seeing extremes of weather now, you just wait till 2027 .....  Emergency declared on Canary Islands with 'the worst storm to hit in more than a decade' brings severe weather and even snow ‘Cyclone-hardened’ Queenslanders shelter in shipping containers as ‘bloody horrendous’ Narelle tears through whilst a NT hospital urgently evacuates pregnant women as Tropical Cyclone Narelle wreaks havoc More than 230 people rescued as flash flooding hits Hawaii and fears dam could fail Coquitlam mudslide rescue, Fraser Valley evacuation alerts as rain continues in B.C. In  Colombia: unseasonal heavy rains cause deadly floods, displacing thousands   Unseasonal storms hit parts of Pakistan and India Desperate for food, drough...