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Scotland to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo warning upgraded to amber Disruption and flood warning as storm sweeps in Typhoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring hundreds   And  wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn  with the Firefighter's Union saying f irefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfires  (and, whilst not expressing stating so, the article makes it quite clear why the Govt issued a national emergency alert - there were literally no firefighters available in large parts of the UK)  

Amber warning in place as Storm Austen hits parts of UK - with Boelo following tomorrow for Scotland.   More rain welcome though as  s atellite images reveal scale of reservoirs' decline Shetland hit by flooding and landslide after 'biblical' rain At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France A possible three tornados wallop Arizona, bringing golf-ball sized hail Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say And  Europe just had its deadliest summer. Which country was hit the hardest by extreme heat?    

Wild new flash floods hit Spanish tourist hotspots  at the weekend with at least  two dead and thousands evacuated as Dana Adam dumps over 600mm of rain on Valencia and Alicante  and by Monday there were at least five killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain Late August's  hailstorm Raphaela sets Europe convective storm loss record How the climate crisis fueled the youth protests roiling France Record autumn downpour floods Seoul as El Niño raises rainfall concerns Drought, heat wave leaves Mount Hood barren by early fall How  Alaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms F ive ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world And a rare waterspout may have damaged trees near coast at Frinton-on-Sea      

Wildfire haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia El Niño set to be wettest on record as storms soak Australia's east Meanwhile El Nino rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026 whilst  Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal  and there's also a  Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters And already the  IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report due next year - because it doesn't say what politicians, and the mega-rich scum, want to hear ......      

Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul as flash floods kill 3  whilst deadly storm hits Rhodes as floodwaters sweep cars into the sea Severe drought declared in parts of southern England  - ironically, there are signs the south could see a bit more rain in the next week than other parts.    So far, the expected wet autumn has failed to materialise (except in the far NW, where it was already wet). Tropical Storm Simon impacts are lingering; new threat brewing from Trudy in Mexico Heavy rain and floods: How is El Niño affecting Argentina Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia douses its skies with dry ice And  NASA captures a stunning transformation in Australia's red outback          

Four dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle   Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast  whilst intense waves and floods batter California waterfront homes and boardwalks  and  Las Vegas flash flooding sparks multiple rescues, highlights risks in underground tunnels Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile  whilst  Chile declares part of Santiago disaster zone after heavy rains Tornado hits Sicilian towns following summer heat-wave Storm batters Greece as rivers overflow and roads flood Huge storms in Alice Springs and central Australia leave trail of destruction Homes and bridges swept away as fresh floods hit Nepal Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes - but w ho's to blame for the toxic haze choking South East Asia? Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Panama, damaging buildings And s uper El Niño sets another record as it s...

Isaias becomes the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 Meanwhile, Pacific Hurricane  Rachel to break Southwest heat and ease drought, but with flood risk Two dead, 1 missing after flood hits Spain, and Catalonia tells residents to avoid travel Slovenian g lacier which was once beloved skiing spot will disappear 'within days' Record heat stress and low river flows marked Europe’s 2026 summer Tokyo’s record streak of rain comes to an end The Caspian Sea has been shrinking for decades. Now, a new island has emerged Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds El Nino set to intensify before peaking in December, UN warns Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing .  But, did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change? Here’s what the latest indications show And new documents add to evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil    

Southern California swelters as late-season heatwave smothers region Hailstones ‘the size of tennis balls’ leave holes in cars after massive storm in Paraguay Severe storm leaves widespread damage across Crete Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes Several killed in Senegal as heavy rains cause flooding, damage to infrastructure And now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses the international dateline      

One dead and 90 rescued in terrifying flash floods in Spain holiday hotspot as cars swept away & houses swamped Tornado causes damage as it rips through Ulladulla on NSW south coast Hawaii’s centuries-old sea arch collapses into Pacific after series of rough storms May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future C ould El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year? Global glacier retreat has accelerated And a warning that t he solar system will fall apart far sooner than anyone thought, scientists say  - albeit still billions and billions of years in the future, and long after the Sun has consumed the Earth.        

  Crete at the mercy of severe weather: Floods, landslides, power cuts and closed schools Record rain in Nebraska leaves streets in Lincoln, Omaha underwater Hurricane Rachel intensifies to Category 3 off Mexico coast as US hit by flooding Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies Flooding, storms forecast for parts of south-east Australia after record dry start to spring Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming It was the j oint-fourth warmest September on record for the UK  - a nd a slightly misleading headline from the BBC:  UK on track for one of the warmest years on record after warm September - the reality is that we'd now need something like Yellowstone to erupt or a Chicxulub impact event for 2026 to avoid smashing the CET record.