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Alaska 'Icemageddon' warning follows heat record Less ice in the Arctic could mean more wildfires in the US Yet another sea level rise prediction as the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet could cause multi-meter rise in sea levels by the end of the millennium And a warning that, due to climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions

Christmas 2021 hottest on record in the U.S., National Weather Service says but it's been followed by US snowstorms: California and other western states battered as Tahoe shatters 50-year December snowfall record with more than 16 feet of snow and a rare California 'tornado' touches down in Santa Barbara In Canada frigid temps to feel as low as -50 C in southern Saskatchewan for the rest of the year And record temperatures in Australia too as Perth weather delivers fourth straight 40C day .  Meanwhile Bureau of Meteorology NT issues severe weather warnings for the Top End as tropical low moves east . Here, the Met Office confirms it’s a white Christmas – but only for some with snow in Scotland and Yorkshire Germany celebrates a snow-capped festive weekend Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan Death toll from flooding in northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia rises Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 20 And Spain's La Palma volcano eruption d

Merry Christmas!    It's mild, dull and damp here.  But it's hot down under:   Perth weather: Christmas heatwave prompts fire warning Meanwhile, Boxing Day cyclone set to approach Dundee Beach south of Darwin on Sunday Two die in car and rare snow forecast for Seattle as storms batter western US Scientists Identify a Previously Unknown Type of Storm, Called an 'Atmospheric Lake' And will we ever see another proper White Christmas?

375 people are confirmed dead after 168mph Typhoon Rai battered the Philippines, leaving many survivors pleading for food and water Death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years rises to 27 Chicago’s winter officially arrives in record-setting fashion ― with still no measurable snow - like Denver, it'll be the latest on record (whenever it arrives) In Israel, winter storm ‘Carmel’ wreaks havoc with heavy rains, wind Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' The huge hole in the ozone layer that was larger than Antarctica is finally set to close Study of French Pyrenees site finds high mountain air filled with microplastics Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus' clouds? Whilst Evesham hasn't seen the sun in weeks, elsewhere there's been a cracking inversion as Scotland's mountain summits 'float' above the clouds - and an impressive Fata Morgana too And snow is seen glowing in Russia after tiny biolumines

Tens of thousands are still without power the morning after a 'mini-tornado' ripped through Sydney suburbs killing a woman and injuring two Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges to over 200 Malaysia’s worst flooding in years leaves 30,000 people displaced 'Carmel' storm hits Israel with powerful winds and heavy rainfall And in 2020, Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals

Typhoon Rai: rescue efforts continue after strongest storm to hit Philippines this year The most bizarre and notable things from the December windstorm and severe outbreak Several killed as heavy rains cause floods in Iraq’s Erbil And researchers uncover the surprising cause of the little ice age - Arctic warming!  

At least 300K are without power after dust storm barrels through Kansas, 107mph wind topples trailers in Colorado and tornadoes touch ground in six other states Meanwhile, after the Kentucky tornadoes: Lost photos found 140 miles away Five children die, several others critically injured after jumping castle blown into air at Tasmanian school Thousands evacuate as Typhoon Rai slams into Philippines And, what's up with New Zealand's early summer weather?

Heavy rain and snow pummel California after a season of historic wildfires US tornadoes: Photos show devastation from deadly storms Scotland's forests will take ‘decades to recover’ after Storm Arwen damages 8 million trees Thwaites: Antarctic glacier heading for dramatic change Indonesia earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake shakes South Sulawesi and in Scotland at the weekend, t wo quakes within minutes felt in the Highlands Parker Solar Probe makes historic pass through Sun's atmosphere And with 38c now confirmed, last year's Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN

Kentucky tornadoes: Death toll likely to pass 100, governor says as survivors recount harrowing moment deadliest twister in history barreled through Kentucky leaving 'up to 100' people dead in its wake And why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes — and they're more dangerous at night Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in Serbia and much of Balkans Nearly 80,000 remain without power after high winds pound southern Ontario And in the Pacific, Cyclone Ruby set to strengthen, headed for New Caledonia

Killer tornadoes rip through swath of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois - at least two dead as care homes and warehouses are destroyed, with one tornado, possibly the longest on record, crossing four States.   Meanwhile, a December heat wave to send temps soaring 30, 40 degrees above normal Firefighters rush to rescue residents in France as homes are drenched in 3 weeks of rain in just 12 hours whilst Spanish floods claim first victim as towns are engulfed Romans are captivated as waterspout spins through the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of the Italian capital Pillars of light decorate the Finnish skyline Temperature difference across Russia reaches 85.6 C, almost breaking world record Denver celebrates 0.3 inches of snow — its first measurable snowfall of the season - the latest date it has ever fallen In WA, Boranup Forest tour operators count cost of Margaret River bushfire emergency Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska, study finds And Scotland

Tempest lashes Britain with 80mph gales and heavy rain  with thousands across Ireland without power overnight and Storm Barra ‘still packing a punch’ this morning. Tiny Swedish settlement sets new record as temperature plummets to -43.8C Record-shattering cold has gripped Alaska and refuses to let go How sandstorms and drought stalk Madagascar The world’s eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade And the law of unintended consequences strikes again as Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

At least 14 dead as rescuers race to find survivors of Indonesian volcano eruption at the weekend. There's a blizzard warning in Hawaii but no snow yet in Denver, in unusual December weather Zombie fires burn at -60C outside Oymyakon, the world’s coldest permanently inhabited place Video footage demonstrates just how tough a job it is as Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team battle heavy snow to help injured walker And how the Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

Famously rainy Seattle breaks its fall rain record after a summer of extreme heat whilst winter heatwave breaks records in four US states and western Canada sees record-high winter temperature Meanwhile, in Australia, as La Niña settles in, record November rain and floods may be just a sign of things to come this summer Here, it was the warmest Autumn on record for Northern Ireland as many parts of Ireland experienced warmest autumn on record this year After Storm Arwen: Rescued seal pups exhausted and dehydrated whilst the storm left tens of thousands of trees toppled and dangerous - and many people still without electricity. Early December blizzards disrupt Denmark Cyclone Jawad: Major storm brewing in Bay of Bengal threatens three Indian states Rain to replace snow in the Arctic as climate heats, study finds And the 2021 hurricane season was third most active

Extreme weather takes hold across Turkey after deadly storms  Here, after Storm Arwen: Body count rises as hundreds of sea creatures wash up on Scottish beach and it'll be Friday before all power restored in the north east of Scotland The rains continue in Australia: Man dies in Queensland floodwaters as heavy rainfall causes Inglewood to be evacuated, cars swept off road in state's south Delhi records worst November air in years And the quest begins to drill Antarctica's oldest ice