25th February - Today's News: A Dry Winter in the Eastern Mediterranean

Israel experiencing driest February in 87 years - and this comes after Tel Aviv marks driest January on record

Winter drought threatens Kosovo capital

Whilst Turkey's drought fuels fears

Meanwhile, California is finally set to get rain, but it won't quench the drought there

El Nino seen approaching as models highlight warmer Pacific

And another silly story as HS2 could increase risk of local flooding say Tory MPs - presumably they oppose all building on all farmland and anywhere where flooding is possible?   And maybe we should remove existing railway lines too?  

Mind, this is nearly as silly: National Farmer's Union condemns flooding plans - presumable because upland  pasture is 'more valuable' than lowland wheat fields?   You do wonder sometimes .....

'Biggest observed meteorite impact' hits Moon, last September

Now volcanoes contribute to recent global warming 'hiatus' - whilst I continue to question whether the 'pause' even exists given that recent La Nina years have been warmer than any El Nino year prior to 1998 ....