14th November - Today's News: Flood Warnings as Storm Claudia Brings Heavy Rain Across UK

Nothing like Vietnam had, but parts of England - including possibly Evesham - are likely to see in excess of 40mm of rain today, the wettest day for many in a very long time.  Widespread flooding likely later today and into Saturday with amber warnings issued as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain and flooding to UK.   Already, yesterday in Cumbria there were people trapped in homes and vehicles as floods hit.   Meanwhile, as snow falls on Highland hills, how prepared is Scotland for severe weather over the winter?

And, ironically, despite this week's rain, drought to continue without ‘sustained rainfall’, Environment Agency warns

In Portugal, bad weather causes 2 deaths, 5 displaced people and 918 incidents whilst wind rips off Lisbon station roof and Storm Claudia batters Canary Islands with deadly force

Record-shattering November heatwave grips Israel

At least 2 dead, 21 missing in landslides in Indonesia’s Java island

Typhoon Fung-wong leaves Philippines with 10 dead, 1.4 million displaced

Double solar eruptions spark widespread aurora

Nearby super-Earth may be our best chance yet to find alien life

And fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate.  But the real problem is that we're using more and more electricity, not less .....  technology - and those selling it - has betrayed us.

 

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