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Tropical storm Erika death toll reaches 20 as heavy rains and winds batter Caribbean as state of emergency declared for Florida Hurricane Ignacio churns towards Hawaii In Siberia,  boat taxis needed in Ussuryisk after flooding in the wake of Typhoon Goni Police rescue motorists stranded in heavy snowfall in Tasmania's south   Freak 'tornado' rips up trees and tears off roof tiles as high winds damage homes in Trebanos in south Wales   And the mystery of the 'alien plughole' on Mars solved

Tropical Storm Erika brings nine inches of rain and flash floods to Caribbean , with at least four dead in Dominica - it still has Florida in its sights Haboob dust storm strong enough to know over a truck sweeps Phoenix Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion   Warragamba Dam disaster warning: downpour now could 'devastate' western Sydney Here, a Norfolk tornado-like wind damages homes Road-surfing Russians ride typhoon waves with wakeboards tied to cars Scientists warn leaders of dangers of thawing permafrost NASA says sea levels have risen faster than thought due to climate change And some very poor reporting that nonetheless shows just why the public erroneously think the Met Office always get the forecast wrong.  Yellow weather warning for rain issued in Dorset says the  Dorset Echo, added that " The yellow weather warning covers Dorset and includes Weymouth, Dorchester,...

NSW weather: Warragamba Dam to overflow; 320 properties evacuated in St Georges Basin and Sussex Inlet as heavy rain continues to affect Sydney.  Meanwhile drivers slammed for removing flood warning safety signs so they can drive through storm-ravaged roads in NSW as local mayor claims 'they think it's funny' when they get stuck . Airport flooded and planes grounded as typhoon that killed at least 26 in the Philippines hits Shanghai In England,  new South East weather warning as flood clear-up continues Has Nathan Rao invented a new weather term, claiming rare octopus cyclone to bring torrential storms today .... ?   Not quite, as it turns out Prof David Schultz - whom it quotes - coined the phrase in a recent paper .   But hopefully it won't catch on!  Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier sheds  big ice chunk And we get to see Ceres' mysterious 'glowing pyramid' in unprecedented detail

Dutch tornado causes considerable damage in Noord-Holland , as Dutch language media report that tornado devastated farm with more pictures. French storms in south kill three on Saturday. Yesterday saw flooding in the capital as heavy rain batters UK - well, a part of the UK ......  Sydney saw 24 lightning strikes a minute during Monday's tempest - that's more than I get in a year.   A lot more ....!   And evacuation ordered due to 'imminent failure' of Jerrara dam near Kiama as wild storm dumps rain and hail on city . Typhoon Goni slams Kyushu, injuring 13 New storm forms on path to Hawaii as Kilo moves west One-time Hurricane Danny has died, but Tropical Storm Erica may soon be born Pictures as a giant fire tornado whirls above Idaho's Soda blaze And new light shed on end of Snowball Earth period

Forecast models are now calling for this El Nino to be strongest on record Typhoon Goni lashes Japan after leaving 19 dead, 16 missing in Philippines In the Carribean, tropical storm warnings issued as Danny nearing landfall, second storm forming Tornado hits Dubbo as huge storm smashes Sydney As willdfires continue, another week of Baikal on fire Here the weekend saw the heatwave that lasted just one day - Sunday produced the highest rainfall rate I have so far recorded: 80mm/h although the total for the weekend was under 14mm.  Still no thunder though and since July 2014 I have only twice heard distant rumbles in Evesham and no lightning. It's claimed the Met Office 'lost BBC contract over dumbing down rows and weather app' - which is quite pathetic if true.  But really all a storm in a teacup over the BBC weather ?   Others already produce some BBC forecasts - Weatherquest for BBC Look East, for example. And if the BBC wants them ...

Typhoon Goni Update: At Least 7 Dead, 2 Missing As Typhoon Batters Northern Philippines whilst Hong Kong faces sweltering heat and haze as twin typhoons enter region   Two dead as storms, heavy rain hit parts of Bulgaria    Yes, it's mid August, but snow falls in western Alberta as frost advisories issued  Nightmare grips Californian town as swarms of black-and-red bugs rain down like a Biblical plague on residents   Russian mud volcano looks like a giant human eye Watch humanity ruin the oceans: Nasa animation shows how vast ‘garbage islands’ have taken over the seas in the last 35 years And maybe war is not entirely all bad?  Middle East conflict drastically 'improves air quality' .  I don't think I'll be suggesting we try it in Britain though!

NOAA data confirms that July 2015 was warmest month ever recorde for the globe - full report here Typhoon Goni lashes Philippines; future dangers to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea whilst Danny intensifies into first hurricane of 2015 season in the Atlantic, heading for the West Indies.  But tiny Hurricane Danny could almost fit in Super Typhoon Atsani's eye . Europe hit by one of the worst droughts since 2003 - but it looks like much of Britain could see plenty of rain in the next few days, so no worries here.  Flash flooding more of a concern. Summer weather sets temperature, precipitation records in Utah Caught on video: powerful lightning strikes Delta plane in Atlanta Warming climate is deepening California drought , and as it does so, California drought causing valley land to sink Equatorial regions prone to disruptive space weather , not just higher latitudes And a sobering picture: without humans, the whole world could look li...