22nd October - Today's News: Violent Hailstorms and Floods in Italy

Hailstorm in Rome as wave of extreme weather hits central and southern Italy with video footage as flooded roads and metro stations lead to commuter chaos in Rome.  This comes  after violent storms cause flooding in eastern Sicily

 After Doha experiences its wettest October day on record, storms leave parts of Qatar under water

Severe storms bring damaging winds and hail to parts of south-east Queensland

Mexico gets flash flood warning as 'life-threatening' Hurricane Willa reaches Category 4 and is expected to lash tourist resort region Tuesday

And evidence that an ice-free oasis in the Arctic sheltered life during the last ice age