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On Saturday night a tornado leaves trail of destruction in West Sussex town whilst more bad weather on the way as the MetO name Storm Ciarán: Flood warnings in place as UK braces for heavy rain Meanwhile, some Cornish coastal towns affected by flooding due to an exceptionally high tide at the weekend.  Rising sea levels anyone? Exhausted Queensland fire crews battle 420 bushfires in a week amid warnings of worst fire season in 70 years The ingredients for a bushfire and why a hot day increases the risk After Hurricane Otis: Mexico troops tackle looting in devastated Acapulco

In Yemen - Thousands displaced by floods after Cyclone Tej dumps 400mm of rain - not as much as some models predicted, but still the equivalent of several years worth in this normally arid region, and the highest ever recorded there. Shocking pictures lay bare devastation in Acapulco after Cat 5 Hurricane Meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers may be accelerating their retreat And can rain really come from the 'wrong direction'? Scientists set the record straight after bumbling Environment Secretary Therese Coffey uses bizarre excuse for Storm Babet

Hurricane Otis leaves trail of destruction in Mexico’s Acapulco with the death toll currently at 27 as Otis devastates Pacific coast of Mexico Hurricane Otis: The mystery of why storms suddenly intensify Australia fires: Dreaded bushfire season turns deadly Here, in the aftermath of Babet, there are more trains cancelled as yellow weather warning extended in Scotland Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average NASA's Webb discovers new feature in Jupiter's atmosphere including 320 mph winds Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests And an Australian rescue helicopter pilot wows with 'incredible truth' about rainbows: 'They're not what you think they are'

Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco as Category 5 storm, threatening ‘nightmare scenario’ for southern Mexico Today in Britain it's the turn of Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Roads flooded in amber rain warning .   Meanwhile Met Office to review warnings after East of England floods - East Anglia was only under a yellow warning (and Worcestershire was under no warning at all).   Cairngorms turned into winter wonderland as snow falls across the mountains Declining Bering Sea ice linked to increasing wildfire hazard in northeast China UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systems And a warning (unlikely to be unheeded) that a grand plan to drought-proof India could reduce rainfall

Storm Babet flooding sees severe warnings as hundreds evacuate in Nottinghamshire At Marykirk, a body found in vehicle after man trapped in Storm Babet flooding as Storm Babet leaves seven dead and hundreds homeless Storm Babet floods could last for days - officials with today another Met Office rain warning issued for flood-hit parts of England Tropical Cyclone Tej approaches Yemen - with predictions that rainfall totals could be 10 times higher than they normally get in a whole year.  The sort of event that may have been behind "Noah's" flood .... Vanuatu cyclone Lola upgraded to category five as tropical storm season starts early in the Pacific Islands Hurricanes Norma and Tammy make landfall on Saturday in Mexico and Barbuda Seven dead after 'super fog' causes huge pile-up in New Orleans Homes lost as 'out of control' bushfires spread west of Toowoomba in Queensland Rarely seen cloud iridescence spotted over WA's Wheatbelt to the delight of

Not a major news story as it's not affecting London and the Home Counties - just everywhere else!   The Avon is at high flood levels, and we never even had a yellow warning for rain.  The impacts will continue to be felt for everal days yet, with more major flooding likely as waters flow downstream.  And more heavy rain looks likely on Tuesday night. Storm Babet: Second death confirmed as new red warning issued Damage and disruption as Storm Babet hits England Storm Babet: Rain and floods close schools in Wales Newcastle school closed due to damage by Storm Babet Suffolk flooding leads to major incident being declared Man dies in Cleobury Mortimer flood during Storm Babet In parts of Wales, people told to stay indoors as floods trap cars Today, Eastern Scotland is under its second red alert in a week as Storm Babet flooding rages on Lincolnshire flooding: Storm Babet affects 'at least' 168 homes Meanwhile, gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe as Denmark hi

Cork homes flooded during heavy rain as Storm Babet wreaks havoc whilst in eastern Scotland there's a stay at home warning for red weather alert areas Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’ Last weekend's annular solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire sweeps over Americas Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica And so much for net zero, global CO2 emissions are on track to hit an all-time high this year, climate scientists warn - although some good news that the World may have crossed solar power 'tipping point'

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Lidia hits Mexico's Pacific coast In Argyll, the landslide-hit A83 remains closed after flooding Evacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings And climate change drove deadly winter heat wave in South America, study says

Ten people airlifted to safety after Argyll landslips on Saturday as flooding risk remains high in parts of Scotland despite rain easing today and there's now a search on for an elderly man missing after flooding in Perthshire . The remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong Mbankolo landslides kill 23 in Cameroon capital Yaoundé Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province And toxic storms blamed on climate change cloud Tajikistan  

Trains suspended in 'do not travel' weather warning for Scotland - with reports of quite a bit of flooding in the Highlands Powerful Storm Pummels Russia’s Far East China warns of big waves, wind and rain as Typhoon Koinu approaches Death toll rises to 40 in India’s Sikkim flooding after lake overflow Ancient carbon in rocks releases as much carbon dioxide as the world's volcanoes A BBC analysis shows how this year the world breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days And from sirens to text messages: Why extreme weather warnings are needed more than ever

New Zealand records hottest September on record with some parts seeing temperatures more typical of mid summer The Canary Islands sizzle: new record high temperature of 40.5°C in October  Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records As record-breaking heat in September stuns scientists – the numbers explained Six reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now Between 2016 and 2021 weather disasters caused by climate change displaced 43 million children, says UNICEF And Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point' Meanwhile, a wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn display - although last year's autumn colours were actually quite spectacular in Scotland .... HotSat-1: Novel UK spacecraft maps heat variations across Earth

Taiwan records world’s third most powerful wind gust ever as Typhoon Koinu hits The Atlantic hurricane season has slowed, but beware of October - in fact it wouldn't surprise me if the season continues through winter and merges with next years .... Thousands evacuated on Tenerife as wildfire rages amid heatwave Australia's driest September on record as heat surges Sikkim: Race against time to save 102 missing in India floods There's dire drought in the Amazon whilst in Central America the Panama Canal reduces daily transits further as drought continues Study identifies jet-stream pattern that locks in extreme winter cold, wet spells - a warmer world can still produce colder winter weather It's claimed that a  prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant - but the jury is still out on whether any such event actually occurred. A new study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise - and shifts the blame back towards th

It was the joint-warmest September on record for UK - and the warmest on record for England and Wales. Meanwhile Autumn heat continues in Europe after record-breaking September with the temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off Moscow records Hottest September Since 1847 - but only the 3rd warmest since records began In North America, a historic, record-shattering heatwave is forecast for the Midwest this week as an early fall heat wave brings 30 C temperatures to Ontario, heat warnings to the province's northwest Japan logs hottest September on record; 2.66 C higher than average And Australia records driest September as fires rage in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania Some (distant) rumbles of thunder yesterday afternoon/early evening mean it's now seven consecutive months with thunder being heard in Evesham - a record, I think; it's been the most thundery year I can remember.   Many years we only get 5 or 6 days in total!.   Yesterday's storms did mostl