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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across northern Caribbean with  dozens dead in 'total devastation' left behind by Hurricane Melissa - most deaths appear to be due to flooding. Satellite images lay bare the extent of Hurricane Melissa's damage And today  Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica Two found dead in flooded basements as New York hit by rainstorm Vietnam floods: streets of Hoi An submerged like canals of Venice – in pictures  as the  Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing Large hailstones hammer parts of south-east Queensland as severe storms loom Rescuers scramble to recover bodies after landslide in Papua New Guinea China’s coastal cities are sinking as seas rise at record speed Melting ice is hiding a massive climate secret beneath Antarctica Florida corals left 'functionally extinct' by ocean heatwave Hidden 5-mile wide asteroid crater beneath the Atlantic revealed in stunning ...

One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes of all time and dubbed by the WMO as  ‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and heads for Cuba Jamaicans wake to devastation as hurricane causes floods, power cuts and splits city in two Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated Hurricane Melissa: a visual guide to the storm devastating Jamaica and Cuba How do hurricanes form and are they getting stronger? Iceland's capital  Reykjavík shut down by record October snowfall  Record rains drive flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient city Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals  And w hy Delhi's experiment to fix toxic smog with artificial rain failed      

Tropical Storm Melissa, soon a hurricane, brings death, floods to Caribbean - expected to bring 3 days of hurricane conditions to Jamaica early next week and major flooding for Haiti. After record high October temperatures in some parts, there's spring rain on the horizon for Australia's weather as La Niña battles Antarctic warming Scientists say dimming the sun could spark global chaos - researchers warn that real-world solar geoengineering would be far more unpredictable and risky than models suggest. And  El Niño could soon turn deadly predictable, scientists warn  

German man dies on Corsica as France hit by Storm Benjamin Over 100,000 households without power in France due to Storm Benjamin Storm Benjamin leaves trail of damage across Switzerland In East Anglia, some h omes lose power as Storm Benjamin passes region Tropical Storm Melissa threatens Caribbean, kills one in Haiti - expected to become a major hurricane over the weekend Strong winds in New Zealand leave tens of thousands without power Has climate change brought mosquitoes to Iceland? Japan's Mount Fuji sees snow for first time this winter, 21 days later than usual India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city South Korea's fishermen keep dying. Is climate change to blame? UN pushes for worldwide disaster alerts as extreme weather ‘spirals’ And why the 2026  World Cup sends 'dangerous message' on climate  

One person is dead and four others are fighting for their lives after tornado rips through city 10 miles north of Paris In Brighton,  bins flow down street as roads turn to rivers after Britain battered by torrential rain Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets New Zealand A t oxic haze in Delhi despite 'green' Diwali And  Swiss snow levels show sharp decline    

Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues Thousands evacuate Philippine coast as Tropical Storm Fengshen approaches Storm in Sijangkang triggered by squall line movement, says expert And large fluctuations in sea level throughout the last ice age challenge understanding of past climate

At least 1 dead and more than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaska villages Dozens still missing days after Mexico's mass flood Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine The SFRS and Highland landowners hold an  action plan summit after worst wildfires in living memory Why warmer oceans mean fewer reflective clouds  whilst ocean heatwaves are breaking Earth’s hidden climate engine We're supposed to be reducing our energy consumption and cutting emissions, but, instead,  a record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating  as  Earth’s climate just crossed a line we can’t ignore .   Meanwhile,  Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists  and the UK g overnment told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050 And how it  actually rains on the Sun. Here’s the stunning reason    

Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing   The moment roads become rivers as floodwaters sweep away cars in Spain - trapping the masses as all trains to and from country's biggest cities are cancelled Karen becomes the Atlantic’s northernmost named storm on record Alaska storm leaves 20 missing as homes float away in delta villages New York City under state of emergency as powerful coastal storm hits amid wild weather across the US Rare wildflowers blanket Atacama desert And h ow the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas          

In Tibet,  Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues  as h undreds remain trapped on Mount Everest after 'extreme' conditions hamper rescue mission  whilst across the border,  Nepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains At least three people killed as Storm Amy batters Europe with strong winds and rain Fourth victim found after Bulgaria’s Elenite floods as cleanup and evacuations continue Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record Globally, rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings. Where does Europe stand? And the before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes    

There was one f atality and power cuts as Storm Amy reaches Ireland .    Scotland saw w idespread damage as Storm Amy 'hit harder' than expected   with t housands still without power as Storm Amy sweeps through NI .   A pressure reading of  947.9hPa at Baltasound was the lowest ever recorded in the UK in October. Bulgaria reels after three die in flooding, with devastating damage In Ukraine, Limanka floods devastate Odesa region after record rainfall “It was the warmest September on record in Tromsø” Two women found dead at Nelse, near Falls Creek in Victorian alpine region - believed to have succumbed to hypothermia during blizzard conditions; not something you often think of as a risk in Australia. In Canada,  Calgary experiences hottest September on record, driest in 140 years Typhoon Matmo hits northern Philippines amid earthquake aftermath  And scientists just recreated a wildfire that made its own weather    

Storm Amy sparks school closures in Northern Ireland as Republic extends warning  and  Storm Amy threatens travel disruption across UK with winds of up to 95mph Earlier in the week,  Spain issues red alert weather warning as heavy rain and floods hit the country, including Costa del Sol   whilst    Ibiza flooding: Rain deluges streets as red weather alert issued Rare early October snow blankets Greece’s mountains Hurricane Imelda sweeps across Bermuda immediately after Humberto Swiss glaciers have shrunk by a quarter since 2015, study says Death toll rises to 72 after powerful earthquake in Philippines And nearly half of the world’s most destructive wildfires have occurred in the last decade, study warns