Weather & Earth Science News

Tornado Heavily Damages Homes, YMCA East of Wichita, Kansas India and Pakistan suffer record-breaking heat wave with temperatures of up to 47C 'that leaves people gasping for air even in the shade' In Canada, this year's Red River flood now expected to be as high as crest in 2009, the worst since 1997 Mountain enthusiasts alarmed at glacier disappearance in NZ Up near Kyle, a w ildfire that burned for two days extinguished Foul-smelling foam clogs up Colombian town of Mosquera A NASA satellite captures picturesque clouds off Greenland And if it's clear tonight then there's a good Venus and Jupiter Conjunction: Planets to almost touch in night sky

Heatwave in India leaves millions struggling to cope There were record tree losses in 2021 in northern regions , mainly due to wildfires.  And massive wildfires raging in Russia are ‘already double last year’ as Russian smoke gets in U.S. skies Meanwhile, in Scotland, crews battle wildfire near west Highlands village Good news for wild swimmers? Scotland's lochs and reservoirs are warming rapidly, report says   Maybe not - it also increases the risk of algal blooms. Tropical Cyclone Jasmine hits Madagascar and Mozambique: At least one person killed And how high-profile scientists felt tricked by group denying climate change

‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains Meanwhile, in Chile's capital, a decade of drought makes grass a rare luxury And in California: Six million told to cut outdoor watering as drought plagues state Massive Nebraska wildfire kills retired fire chief, 66 After a dry spring here, a huge wildfire sweeps across Canford Heath nature reserve in Dorset while Northumberland forest wildfires prompt barbecue plea   April rain an 'absolute godsend' for outback Queensland graziers after disappointing wet season New climate modeling predicts increasing occurrences of flash flooding across most of the U.S. And the summer of 2021 was Europe’s hottest on record    

Severe storms sweep across popular holiday destinations in Spain and Portugal with parts of Spain blanketed with heaviest April snowfall in 20 years One killed, several injured as 5.7 quake shakes Bosnia Five charts that show why our food is not ready for the climate crisis Perhaps no surprise that seismic algorithm reveals Tonga Islands eruption was the largest explosive eruption of the 21st century And Lluvia de Peces – Honduras’ yearly rain off fish

US spring snowstorm leaves 300,000 in the dark whilst an Arizona blaze forces thousands to flee and, last week, a couple found dead as wildfire destroys New Mexico homes Southern Africa cyclone season ends leaving ruined water and sanitation facilities for thousands in its wake Iraq hit by third dust storm in two weeks resulting in temporary grounding of flights There's something different about clouds in Antarctica, and it could be important And make Uranus mission your priority, Nasa told  

KwaZulu-Natal floods: South Africa army sends 10,000 troops as the South Africa flood toll rises to 443; dozens still missing Ski resorts cheer as spring storm dumps snow in California whilst on the other side of the country, April storm blankets portions of Northeast with more snow  Scientists appeal to trace meteorite near Shrewsbury And with heatwaves and snow: what's really happening to the Antarctic climate?

Large tornado tears through several Arkansas counties with hail the size of golf balls whilst earlier in the week in Texas, girl, 6, is found unconscious and dangling upside down from a tree after tornado threw her hundreds of feet from her home Outside Winnipeg, Manitobans begin to dig out after being hit hardest by spring storm UK basks on hottest day of year so far Durban floods: Is it a consequence of climate change? Tropical Storm Megi: Landslides and floods kill 167 in Philippines with many still missing Extreme Atlantic hurricane seasons now twice as likely as in 1980s Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted And in Bristol, mystery 'ominous' cloud formation leaves police puzzled as tsunami fog spotted

South Africa floods kill more than 300 In the US, Montana and North Dakota are hit by 'one-in-a-century' blizzard that has already dumped 47 inches of snow and closed I-94 whilst at least 23 injured by Texas tornado as damaging storms strike several states Tropical storm Megi: Philippines death toll rises to 123 as landslides bury villages Encouraging news that COP26 promises will hold warming under 2C according to a new analysis. Nasa scientists spy 'largest comet ever seen' And the largest earthquake in history hit northern Chile 3,800 years ago and caused a huge tsunami that reached New Zealand, more than 5,000 miles away, study reveals  

Strong winds in north Wales were a tornado, experts confirm Rare, record-breaking snow falls in Portland, Oregon - with many more parts expecting snow this week In South Africa, KZN floods: Rescue teams scramble to save people stuck on roofs, trapped inside collapsed houses  Climate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms: study Tropical Storm Megi: 25 killed in Philippines tropical storm Dozens hospitalised as Iraq engulfed by dust storm Last week saw Sydney evacuates thousands as torrential rain hits east coast Violent storms strike the US South killing 2 in Georgia, Texas Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 years Melting ice caps may not shut down ocean current Why ozone may be heating the planet more than we realize Astronomers baffled by dramatic temperature changes on Neptune And how a massive lunar impact 4.3 billion years ago may explain why the far side of the moon has so many more craters

At least 2 killed amid another tornado outbreak across the southern US as March sets record for most tornado reports - the second year running this has happened and scientists are seeing a dangerous shift in early-spring tornadoes As winter makes a brief return to Britain, snow gatecrashes cricket club's team photo and Londoners poke fun at dramatic weather change as capital hit by flurries of snow - there was even a couple of very light flurries in Evesham, the first of the year. Snow hits much of the Netherlands but will disappear quickly and snow and wintry weather has returned to parts of Spain with a vengeance as well Meanwhile, Scotland and NI record new March sunshine records India sees hottest March in 122 years (ie since records began) 'Flash droughts' coming on faster, global study shows And Storm Arwen damaged 16 million trees