12th December - Today's News: Storm Brings Flooding to California

Flooding as storm pounds northern California and a falling tree kills man as rain, high winds thrash California, Oregon

Sea of clouds cover Grand Canyon in rare weather event

More travel disruption on roads and rail after snow and ice affect routes in Scotland

Surfers ride 'weather bomb' waves in Spain and Portugal

Video as freakish monster shelf cloud rolls in over Freeling property in South Australia

In Algeria: snowfall - cut off roads, isolated villages in Setif

And scientists estimate that there are now nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution floating in the ocean