Weather & Earth Science News

Stormy weather set to continue in Perth and South West after the W.A. city's biggest August downpour for 10 years Basements flood as rain hammers southern Manitoba, again Alberta's cloud-seeding pilots see 2nd busiest year in 20 years thanks to more hailstorms Iceland's volcano ash alert lifted Climate sceptics see a conspiracy in Australia's record breaking heat - but then, they tend to see a conspiracy wherever data doesn't show we are experiencing catastrophic global cooling ..... And does Antarctic sea ice growth negate climate change?  Scientists say no .....  but of course they would do, they are all in on the conspiracy!

Iceland eruption near volcano triggers red alert - though as yet no signs of any catastrophic eruption there. And another volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea Hurricane creates rare extreme waves in California as the eastern Pacific Ocean churns out monster storm after monster storm: are headed for a record year? Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, Hurricane Cristobal passing Bermuda on path for North Atlantic; tropics getting more active after a quiet start to the season. California's drought: what loosing 63 trillion gallon of water looks like Punishing heat wave scorches central, southern US CP train derails in eastern Saskatchewan, wind may have been a factor And this from last week: Italy tornadoes: CCTV shows beach cafe torn apart Last Saturday chilliest night on record in Northern Ireland And a study shows that Ireland's devastating storms last winter were 'the worst for 143 years' (ie since record began) Dry, warmer than averag...

Iceland volcano: new quakes raise concern over large eruption Hurricane Cristobal heads towards Bermuda - but it doesn't look like coming towards Britain, though its remnants may help reinforce high pressure pushing up from the south next week which looks set to bring summer back to our soggy shores. Stormy conditions again in Detroit where 120,000 in the dark as heavy rains close freeways, winds blow down trees Heavy rain in South Korea kills five, shuts nuclear plant Hiroshima's landslide death toll hits 70 one week on, 18 still missing

California earthquake strikes San Francsico Bay area - the strongest for 25 years Meanwhile, just as things looked to have calmed down at Bardarbunga, Iceland volcano hit by 5.7 earthquake - the strongest there so far Here it was a bank holiday washout:  up to 40mm of rain tipped down on Monday as Festival goers put on a brave face .  25mm in my garden.   But it was rather a fine day in Scotland (where it wasn't a bank holiday ...) And there are still hundreds of snow patches in Highland mountains Three killed in Caribbean as Tropical Storm Cristobal strengthens and moves north towards US Dramatic rescue leads busy day for NSW rescue services Flooding in Bangladesh leaves nearly half a million homeless Scientists discover 'widespread methane leakage' from ocean floor off US coast

Flooding closes roads in Illinois and Indiana Arizona residents assess storm damage In Winnipeg, widespread flooding as storm swamps city Hiroshima landslide death toll rises to 46; 41 still missing In Britain, January to July weather was warmest since record began, Met Office confirms - though August has turned noticeably cooler and could just about end the run of above average months. UK genrates record levels of wind power ..... when few people need it Hotels and resorts on Italy's northern coastline compensate tourists for bad weather after a poor summer there From winter to summer in six seconds: incredible NASA animation shows just how changeable Earth's weather is

Highest temperature recorded in some regions of Azerbaijan over past 100 years Japan landslide: death toll rises to 39 in Hiroshima   Glacier-like hazards found on Ben Nevis - in fact they are found all over the Highlands every year, just not normally this late in the season, a consequence of the unusually heavy snowfall we had during last winter (which was also unusally mild - cold does not always equate to snow). Severe drought is causing the western US to rise like a spring uncoiling Iceland evacuates areas near Bardarbunga volcano as fears of a major eruption grow Global warming slowdown 'could last another decade' - the AMO is certainly one of the factors that is masking the ongoing warming trend, but I suspect we will see a sure but steady increase in global temp despite it - and this year remains on track to be the warmest on record.   Which when you consider all the factors (AMO, PDO, low solar activity, increased Asian pollution etc) ...

Japan landslides kill 32 in Hiroshima prefecture Flash flooding forces dramatic rescues in Arizona after 8 inches of rain falls in Phoenix area Yosemite area wildfire forces 13,000 evacuations Massive hail storm dumps on Mexico City Sun's activity influences natural climate change, ice age study shows And is this why global warming is taking a break ?   Although as I keep pointing out, it hasn't really taken a break at all when you factor in some of these (and other?) natural variations.