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Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines Tropical Storm Imelda brings chaos to Caribbean Torrential rain in eastern Spain revives memories of last year’s deadly floods Astronomers stunned as fiery auroras blaze on a planet without a star And, d ismissed as a joke, UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer      

Cyclone Gabrielle hits Portugal's Azores causing damage to homes Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bualoi sweeps through Philippines leaving 10 dead A s econd storm could 'dance' with Hurricane Humberto before impacting US next week - the Fujiwhara Effect This week, Scotland saw the f irst September warning of extreme wildfires for five years  whilst next year, c amp fires and barbecues to be banned in Cairngorms - and not before time.   Let's hope the Yahoos who ignore it (as they will) get prosecuted to the fullest degree. America's blame game over Canada's wildfire smoke misses the point, experts say And  China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions    

Super Typhoon Ragasa lashes Taiwan, with at least 14 dead and 129 missing  as the typhoon bursts Taiwan lake as strongest storm barrels towards China  whilst in Hong Kong,  waves from storm shatter glass doors, flood Ocean Park’s Fullerton hotel  Severe storms batter northern Italy, trigger floods, evacuations More than 62,000 people died in Europe’s 2024 heatwave: Which country was hit the hardest? Floods batter India rice bowl farmers as monsoon deaths rise over 500 this year  whilst  Pakistan warns of fresh flood risks as death toll passes 1,000 since June At least 12 dead as record rain floods India's Kolkata And how cutting down the Amazon will bring extreme rain, wind and heat        

Typhoon Ragasa becomes 2025's strongest storm as today the  super typhoon hits Philippines as thousands evacuate Streets left flooded after 20 hours of heavy rain in parts of England R ainfall in the first half of September: A wet start, but the deficit remains There are fears thousands of animals died in 'biblical' wildfires in eastern Scotland this summer - the biggest ever recorded. Sunday saw over 100 mm of rainfall across Catalonia with transport disruptions and 2 missing Two-year-old boy drowns after heavy rain unleashes mudslides in southern California  whilst in Texas  El Paso sees record rainfall, nearly two inches in a single day - the highest total there in 20 years Tornado outbreak shatters North Dakota’s yearly record Warming atmosphere fueling heavier U.S. rainfall and rising flood risk, AccuWeather analysis shows Tornado damages or destroys 150 homes in Linares, Chile Arctic sea ice reaches annual low  - the 10th lowest on record.  “But you s...

Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’  whilst  Europe faces billions in economic losses from summer heatwaves, droughts and floods, study warns Spain counts the cost of 'nightmare' wildfire summer Rising heat cost Bangladesh $1.8 billion last year, says World Bank Syria's worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050 - report     'Firenado' tears through Brazil sugarcane field Another e arthquake off Russia's east coast causes Pacific tsunami warnings  And, sadly,  Jay Wynne, former BBC weather presenter, dies aged 56    

Strongest tornado ever recorded in Japan hits Shizuoka prefecture  whilst there was  one dead and thousands without power as Tokyo receives half a month’s rainfall in one hour    Sydney sets 146-year rainfall record as severe weather eases More than two million people evacuated from deadly floods in Pakistan Bali's worst floods in a decade kill 14  as r escuers search for missing people as deadly Indonesia floods recede Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it Satellites confirm 1990s sea-level predictions were shockingly accurate And  Highland hillwalkers asked to look out for space rocks after a meteor came down in the Ben Alder area earlier this year.    

Raj logs 2nd-highest rainfall in 108 years  whilst in Ladakh, a region of India that doesn't see much rainfall, even in the Monsoon,  Leh records highest rainfall in 52 years, August 2025 sees unprecedented 80.2 mm And w hy monsoon rains have been so deadly in India this year Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state C ouple 'devastated' as 270 sheep drown in farm flood  when a river burst its banks after heavy rain in Wales Polar 'geoengineering' projects won't protect environment against climate change, scientists warn Typhoon Tapah makes landfall in China, prompting mass evacuations, closures Heavy rains trigger deadly floods across Bali, two reported dead New study links 174 companies to deadly heat waves Southwestern Europe scorched by extreme heat during world's third-warmest August on record And climate change forces BOM to overhaul El Niño and La Niña analysis  

British Columbia breaks Canada’s September heat record Summer 2025 confirmed as UK's hottest on record ‘All it took was 20 minutes’: Lincolnshire couple’s lucky escape after 'phenomenal' flash flood Snow falls to 150 metres in Tasmania amid chilly start to spring Typhoon disrupts Japan infrastructure as it moves east along Pacific coast Third quake strikes Afghanistan as deaths rise Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslides, many remain trapped The w orst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war Cloud seeding, flash floods, and a thirsty city: The UAE’s fragile relationship with rain Central Asia’s last stable glaciers just started to collapse And a warning that our oceans could reach a dangerous tipping point by 2050    

Race to find survivors after Sudan landslide kills hundreds Sudan landslide: A collapsing mountain and bodies still buried under rubble Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400 Floods kill 30 and submerge 1,400 villages in Indian state Fast-moving wildfire destroys multiple structures in historic Gold Rush California town A Bedfordshire s chool closes following 'significant' flooding damage after heavy showers Bullet trains disrupted as record rainfall floods northeastern Japan Warming sea behind record-breaking summer weather in South Korea And the  Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds      

More than 800 dead in Afghanistan earthquake Afghanistan earthquake: What we know - and what we don't Yet another l andslide closes A83 near Rest and Be Thankful Two million impacted as Pakistan’s Punjab faces worst floods in its history Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history  A rare t ornado spotted off coast of Iceland And the p ublic picks storm names in tribute to loved ones and pets for the new storm season that starts today