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Heavy snow causes travel chaos and power cuts in central France whilst the death toll in Italy storms rises to 11 and Spain has seen record October low temperatures in Murcia  Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide; typhoon kills 7 Garden Route wildfire: Seven killed in George, South Africa In Australia, early season records set to tumble as hot air mass looms from the north 'We've never seen this': massive Canadian glaciers shrinking rapidly Whilst it's certainly not the only factor, a warning to Frump on the unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change - the numbers of people from Central America fleeing to the north is only going to increase.  Obviously fake news though, as it doesn't fit Grump very small-minded world view. And more sobering news in a WWF report: Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption with many animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete ...

At least six dead as heavy rain, flooding, hits Italy and more pictures in the Mail with Venice placed on ‘code red’ as flooding reaches historic levels whilst Rome schools close for second day over storm Meanwhile Spain battered by snow storms and a tornado in Menorca But in Hungary, temperature rises to record high for Oct. 29 All down to an area of low pressure the French have dubbed Adrian In the Atlantic, Hurricane Oscar strengthens into Category 2 storm and brings high surf to Bermuda beaches - the remnants of the storm are likely to turn next weekend somewhat unsettled across Britain Typhoon Yutu batters Philippines Why a warmer world may equal a wetter Arctic And a video as Indonesia's Krakatau volcano creates its own lightning during magnificent eruption

It's been the coldest coldest October days for a decade as Arctic blast brings snow and a three-day cold snap with temperatures plunging to just 19F - in fact, it has been so cold it even snowed in Cornwall . It dropped to -2.5c in my garden this morning which is the lowest October temperature I have recorded since it reached -2.9c in 2003. October frosts do seem to be getting rarer, with them occurring every 2 or 3 years prior to 2010, but only once since then (and that only just an air frost at -0.2c).  So, normal weather then, bucking the trend of recent years. Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/28/it-has-so-been-so-cold-it-even-snowed-in-cornwall-8082490/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ It has been so cold it even snowed in Cornwall Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/28/it-has-so-been-so-cold-it-even-snowed-in-cornwall-8082490/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://w...

Down to -0.8c on my garden this morning and reports of snow falling as far south as Stoke as it turns distinctly autumnal in Britain. Children in the Middle East again killed by a flash flood as d eath toll in Jordan flood reaches 21 At least 37 other people rescued but more still missing.   Massive thunderstorm blankets Saudi with hail 1-metre deep   ‘It was like a sea’: St Helena residents describe flood terror in Trinidad Zakynthos earthquake: Greek island shaken by 6.4 tremor A warning for those living on the British coast as rising seas will swamp homes, report says whilst for everyone else, meteorologist expects severe drought and heavy rain events to worsen globally And the stilling: The curious case of land wind speed decline - maybe it's all those turbines?!

A remote island Off Hawaii vanishes overnight after major hurricane strike earlier this year Now the strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Mariana Islands, heads toward Asia Mexico deals with storm damage as Willa weakens  The Atlantic and Pacific Ocean hurricane season is most powerful on record this year Strong Indian monsoons steer Atlantic hurricanes towards land, study finds And climate change: Five cheap ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Hundreds flee as heavy floods hit Spain at the weekend with southern Spain hit by worst floods in living memory and centuries-old Arab Baths walls washed away by floods in Andalusia .  Also, some more pictures from Rome as the Italian capital comes to a standstill after it was battered by torrential rain and giant hailstones   Mexico braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa In Yemen: Death toll from tropical storm Luban rises to 12 Delhi smog: Foul air came from India's farming revolution How rising temperatures and human activity are increasing storm runoff and flash floods Scientists spot massive block of ice in the Antarctic - and yes, despite it's straight edges, it's perfectly natural The availability of nitrogen to plants is declining as climate warms - and for them to benefit from increased CO2 levels, they need an increase in nitrogen too ... A new model of Mars: Oxygen-rich, life-supporting liquid water? ...

Hailstorm in Rome as wave of extreme weather hits central and southern Italy with video footage as flooded roads and metro stations lead to commuter chaos in Rome .  This comes  after violent storms cause flooding in eastern Sicily  After Doha experiences its wettest October day on record, storms leave parts of Qatar under water Severe storms bring damaging winds and hail to parts of south-east Queensland Mexico gets flash flood warning as 'life-threatening' Hurricane Willa reaches Category 4 and is expected to lash tourist resort region Tuesday And evidence that an ice-free oasis in the Arctic sheltered life during the last ice age