Weather & Earth Science News

Unseasonable European warmth smashes all-time February temperature records  with an increase of  42C in a week: Germany records sharpest-ever temperature rise  and  spring arrives in southern Sweden with record-breaking temperatures All this despite the fact that  Gulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium And not just war in Europe as  Beijing soars to 78 degrees, its warmest winter temperature on record Back when we still had snow, the A9 was hit by debris from avalanche Italy landslide pushes hundreds of coffins into the sea The USA's central states’ Arctic plunge: The historic cold snap and snow by the numbers An Argentinian  ‘tornado’ turns out to be towering swarm of mosquitos Bushfires in south-west WA impacted by global trend of drying Mediterranean climates End of Neanderthals linked to flip of Earth's magnetic poles, study suggests Brunt Ice Shelf: Big iceberg calves near UK Antarctic base And  Nasa's Perseverance rover in 'great shape' after M

Winter storm kills 23 across the country and 3.5m freezing Texans still have no power after  snow blankets Texas  and wind turbines froze. Aerial images show trail of destruction left by a tornado which killed three people in North Carolina Before this weeks thaw set in in Scotland, there were cars buried overnight in huge snow drifts near Buckie whilst in Ireland  Waterford village showered in sea foam And on the continent skaters urged to stay off Europe's thawing lakes  as the cold weather shifts towards the southeast with the Acropolis, Parthenon and temple of Zeus covered by rare heavy snow as cold snap hits Athens A new theory on the origin of the cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs Planetary scientists discover evidence for a reduced atmosphere on ancient Mars Astronomers confirm solar system’s most distant known object is indeed Farfarout - until we find something further out .... And why climate change likely drove the extinction of North America's largest animals

 Earlier in the week there were rail and road problems as temperatures hit new low of -17.1C in Scotland.   But then, yesterday morning's temperature of -23C in Braemar is UK's lowest in 25 years Our wildfire season seems to have kicked off early this year with a wildfire warning as firefighters tackle blazes in Western Isles  whilst yesterday a huge fire breaks out across Dartmoor near Tavistock  After  Storm Darcy: Sea closes in on Hemsby beachfront home In Britain's cities, toxic air puts six million at risk of lung damage Drier European summers projected under climate change 16 injured as strong storms, tornado batter Turkey’s Izmir How a  'hanging' glacier broke off to trigger India flood Good news as ozone layer 'rescued' from CFC damage Rare Nasa photos reveal Amazon 'gold rivers' Rapid ice retreat during last deglaciation parallels current melt rates Tropical Cyclone Faraji is first category 5 storm of 2021 - but not expected to impact land

Storm Darcy: Netherlands hit by 'first major snowstorm in decade'  whilst heavy snowfall paralyzes northern and central Germany UK weather: Storm Darcy leads to heavy snow forecasts for parts of England  while Scotland sees travel disruption as temperatures plunge to -16.7C   But here in Evesham we've just had a few graupel showers and the odd light snow flurry. In the US, the story of four skiers who were killed in one of Utah's deadliest ever avalanches and were dug out by their friends who survived  and in a separate incident, the horrifying moment massive avalanche overwhelms group of snowmobilers on Utah mountain .   Meanwhile a teen girl, 16, is killed and boy, 3, injured after their sled collides with a tree in upstate NY as Winter Storm Quade batters Northeast India floods: Scores missing after glacier smashes Uttarakhand dam And a plume of Saharan sands turns the ski resorts of the Alps deep apricot after being blown thousands of miles from Africa

After a splendid spring when were all stuck home on lockdown, Sod's Law strikes again as the Highland's closed ski resorts have 'best snow in years' - and there is much more to come.   For England too .... Sod's Law also says that when we can finally get back into the hills again it'll be endlessly wet and windy .... In the US,  Cape Cod homes are washed into the sea by powerful Nor'easter that dumped three feet of snow on the Northeast  whilst on the other side of the country  California hit by flooding after storm brings heavy rain . Cyclone Ana hits Fiji causing flooding with one man drowned, several missing Twice within the past 150,000 years  the Arctic Ocean was covered by a shelf ice and filled with freshwater COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures, research shows - due to a reduction in aerosols And the highest ever resolution photos of snowflakes show the intricate ice crystals in stunning detail

Huge snowstorm hits US east coast  as  2,000 flights are cancelled, cities are flooded, woman freezes to death outside her house and three are shot dead during row over shovelling as monster Nor'easter batters East Coast Meanwhile here today,  M62 snow closure: Vehicles trapped on shut motorway near Rochdale   while there are now  snow warnings spread out across Scotland for six days   - a lot more snow to come up there this week, and maybe even further south after the weekend Heatwave sweeps Australian cities and raises bushfire danger Perth Hills bushfire devastation as 56 homes lost to bushfire east of Perth Torrential rain causes flash floods in Turkey's western Izmir Stunning image shows the moon surrounded by a celestial rainbow as light reflecting off the silvery surface is split by water particles in the air Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers Antarctica's ice melt isn't consistent, new analysis shows  - s ea-level predictions may need adjustment How