27th December - Today's News: US Christmas Storms

Over Christmas, six die as US winter storm spawns tornadoes  whilst today, snow, high winds to pummel areas as winter weather marches on and snowstorm from US blasts eastern Canada

Yet again today bad weather affects Britains rail and roads

At Stromeferry, landslide shuts A890 'for several days'

Lightning 'may have caused' fires at Dorset school and hotel


The BGS issue landslide warning for walkers as deluge mayhem mounts

And there's more wet weather forecast to end 2012

Nicaragua San Cristobel volcano: hundreds told to leave

Tropical storm Wuong kills 4 in Philippines

Study shows rapid warming on the West Antarctic ice sheet

Fluctuating environment may have driven human evolution

Lake Ellsworth Antarctic drilling project called off