30th December - Today's News: Australian Bushfires Worsen in Heatwave

Australia fires worsen as every state hits 40C with more than 30,000 tourists in Australia who defied orders to leave area east of Melbourne amid raging bushfires are 'trapped' as roads are cut off, after locals warned staying would be 'suicide'

The UK saw record high temperatures for late December - recorded in the Scottish Highlands where there's currently very little snow to be seen.   Why was it so warm on Saturday night?  the foehn effect.  And the actual official max was 16.9c at Cassley, although unofficial stations recorded even higher.

And a similar scene further east as Moscow brings in artificial snow for New Year in mild winter

There is snow in the Alps though where a skier becomes the fourth person killed in avalanches in the Italian Alps

Dozens dead as cold wave sweeps through Bangladesh

And the North Atlantic Current responsible for north-western Europe's mild climate could temporarily stop within the next century, scientists warn.  But that doesn't mean it will.