18th December - Today's News: Denmark Records Warmest Ever Year

Denmark has its hottest year on record - and it seems likely a few other countries, including the UK, may follow.

5 dead in snow-related accidents, travel disrupted in Japan

 

Severe storms hit Brisbane and Ipswich leaving thousands without power

Satellites measure increase in Sun's energy absorbed in the Arctic

And the Met Office have issued their 2015 global mean temperature forecast with a not surprising expectation that it will be one of the warmest on record