Weather & Earth Science News

Storm Arwen: Third night of no power for thousands in Scotland whilst in NE England repairs begin after worst storm damage in 20 years after snow and falling trees disrupt West Midlands rail services and up at Tan Hill, they had a four-day lock in: Pub goers spend another night trapped inside Yorkshire pub by heavy snowfall but should be able to leave today . However, it wasn't a "major" news story as London wasn't affected ..... And there was more snow yesterday, with a surprise covering in Evesham again and very icy conditions this morning In Australia, the NSW floods worsen with major flood warnings, rescues and pleas for people to play it safe Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru's Amazon rainforest And six new vents tear open on erupting Canary Islands volcano sending lava racing into previously untouched areas at 20ft per minute

After a rather windy night, we had the first snow of the season in Evesham, with some heavy, large flakes falling just at the right time to give a partial snow cover at 9pm - though soon melting again. Elsewhere in Storm Arwen: Two men die as gale-force winds hit UK . There are many homes without power as Scotland counts cost of Storm Arwen whilst trains halted, 11,000 lose power in Wales and more power cuts and trees down across Northern Ireland Australian photographs capture extent of floods in north-west NSW after days of heavy rain And the world’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause

Storm Arwen: Red wind warning for parts of UK - and there's even a yellow warning for snow in Evesham! In Australia, east coast wet weather floods rivers, isolates towns, wipes out crops Why the extinction of ancient grazers triggered a global rise in fires And how Atlantic Ocean water began warming the Arctic as early as 1907

Australians endure the wettest November in 150 years (ie since records began)  And more wet to come as Australia declares La Niña phenomenon has begun In the US, c loud seeding gains steam as West faces worsening droughts Several ships trapped in ice after Arctic sea freezes early near Russia Italian island of Vulcano orders partial evacuation after increased activity Some nice mamma: Sky full of cotton wool ball clouds that look like they're 'from another planet' stun residents in Argentina as beautiful Mammatus formation appears on overcast day Can the Sun’s 11-year cycle explain global warming?   No .... And a correspondent to the Irish Times succinctly sums up recent unusual weather

Heavy rain in India leaves 17 dead, dozens missing as rescue teams look for survivors In the Canada floods: 18,000 people still stranded in ‘terrible, terrible disaster’ Extent of massive inland NSW flooding revealed from the air — and more rain is on the way Storms throughout Israel cause flooding, several injuries UK’s warmer, wetter weather sparks bumper year for mushrooms - although November has been a warm but dry month in many parts. It seems that Europe is warming faster than the rest of the world and scientists are puzzled And how a 'volcanic winter' likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago

One killed by tornado as storms hit Sicily Vancouver storm: A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia . And why are the B.C. floods so bad? Blame the wildfires, at least in part In Kenya, prolonged drought takes heavy toll And in Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years

Deadly storm cuts transport links around Vancouver as Abbotsford, B.C., issues urgent appeal to evacuate Sumas Prairie citing possible catastrophic flooding Large hail and damaging winds hit parts of central and south-east Queensland And in India: Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens

In Canada, rescuers lift hundreds of motorists trapped on B.C. highway to safety , after 2 mudslides trapped them overnight, whilst communities evacuated, highways washed away as relentless rain pounds B.C. How an Arctic blast has seen snow in parts of Australia and left Melbourne shivering through its coldest stretch in 167 years .   Meanwhile, an entire town of 8,000 is set to go underwater as floodwaters surge in NSW Scotland shaken by early hours earthquake Areas near Tokyo await arrival of floating pumice mass produced by an underwater volcanic eruption back in the summer And how a Nairobi slum vulnerable to flooding is engineering its own climate solutions and not waiting for the West

Up to 10 people believed trapped in mudslide that swept across B.C. highway this morning - this comes after non-stop extreme rain brings flooding, mudslides and evacuations to southern B.C. Rare November tornadoes strike Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island It may be spring down under, but Hobart hit with snow as city shivers through coldest November night in more than 60 years Meanwhile, in NSW, thousands of Australians are warned to leave their homes amid wild weather and torrential rain Air pollution in Europe still killing more than 300,000 a year, report finds And s corpions kill three and injure hundreds in Aswan after a thunderstorm brought them out into streets and homes

New Delhi is smothered in 'serious health risk' toxic smog blamed on crop-burning and falling temperatures with further suggestions that the toxic smog in New Delhi way worse than previously thought NSW and Victoria floods: rivers break banks as rain and wind lash Australia’s eastern states 136 incidents caused by Storm 'Blas' in the Balearics And how volcanic eruptions helped trigger the collapse of some of China’s most powerful dynasties over the last 2,000 years

In China: North-eastern city sees highest snowfall in 116 years How coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today's warming 'unprecedented' Something big happened to the planet a million years ago - the cycle of ice ages intensified making them more prolonged and with greater glaciation (continuing into modern times) And the man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods

The world headed for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report BOM forecasts heavy rain, flooding as more wet weather descends upon eastern Australi Met Éireann to get ‘supercomputer’ for more accurate weather predictions Intense rainfall and extreme weather become the norm in northern China After Cape Town's Day Zero: 'We are axing trees to save water' And scientists says the deepest earthquake ever detected should’ve been ‘impossible’ which can only mean one thing - Cthulu is wakening!

October saw 'extraordinary, record-setting heat' in parts of Arctic Canada whilst this week is expected to see Siberia up to 20C warmer than normal with huge temperature anomalies, predicts weather expert - it's so unusually warm that there are even strawberries ripening! Chennai floods: Heavy rains bring Indian city to standstill Powerful winds to wallop B.C.'s South Coast in aftermath of Vancouver tornado And a look at the twin threats of flooding and drought in Scotland due to climate change

Flash flooding wreaks havoc in Bosnia Majorcan town of Cala Ratjada hit by freak hail storm Images reveal a slow-motion burial in Canary Islands volcano no-go zone Severe dust storm engulfs Uzbekistan - reportedly the worst in their history Deadly floods hit Indonesia’s Java, mud hampers relief work Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change A new research paper suggests that wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time And a rather bizarre video as rain pours on only one car during storm in Indonesia

Snow on strike in the world’s coldest region, as temperatures in Siberia go 4 to 12C above the norm whilst the Tundra is ablaze in Magadan region in out-of-season wildfire, complicated by wind and zero snow More flooding in NZ: Residents leave homes, some rescued by boat, after state of emergency declared in Gisborne The moment huge tree crashes down on top of queue of traffic and smashes through windscreen of Range Rover when freak 50mph 'mini tornado' hit Lincolnshire town on Sunday Ancient exploding comet likely source of vast glassy rock patches in Chilean desert   NASA warns: global climate change impact on crops expected within 10 years How an increased frequency of extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk And the Sphinx has gone - again: UK's 'longest-lasting' snow patch melts away .  It will be back!

Sunday's storm disruption holds up COP26 travellers from Euston station .   As the squall line swept east (having completely missed Evesham), fire crews called to more than 130 incident in Northamptonshire,as Corby ‘tornado’s’ terrifying path of destruction across Beanfield estate Meanwhile, in Scotland, at Bridge of Cally: 'Worst ever' flooding destroys bridge wall And in County Down there was tornado terror: trailers blown over and roofs ripped off buildings and tractor The US National Hurricane Center runs out of storm names with arrival of Wanda What caused Hobart's spooky Halloween sunset? Siberia’s stark warning to Scotland for Cop26: climate change in the planet’s last great wilderness At COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030 .  And I'm Lord Lucan .... And, as the UN WMO report warns last seven years hottest on record , how extreme weather events are 'the new norm'