5th November - Today's News: Dozens Dead as Another Typhoon Hits Philippines

More than 60 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines

Two rescued from vehicle trapped in flood water in Cumbria after days of heavy rain which also led to huge disruption as 'landslip crash' train derails on the WCML near Shap

Meanwhile more than 30 dogs trapped in loft as floods hit Wales

Anticyclonic gloom gave us the dullest October in almost 60 years for the UK

Unusual November heatwave hits the Canary Islands – fire alert issued on five islands whilst on the Spanish mainland, Malaga, the capital of Costa del Sol breaks average, maximum and minimum temperature records in October

Severe storms lash south-east Queensland for third day running

Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'

Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials

Good news for some?  Scientists predict a wetter, greener future for the Sahara Desert due to global warming

But bad news for the rest with the world heading for 2.8°C warming as UN report reveals climate pledges are 'barely moving the needle'

And how a warming Earth could accidentally trigger a deep freeze

 

 

 

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