Weather & Earth Science News

Snowless NYC breaks 50-year record of longest winter without flurries Wild weather causes chaos for thousands of travellers at Sydney Airport as severe storm system brings a month's worth of rain in just two hours Auckland floods: More heavy rain ahead for New Zealand's largest city After the latest tropical storm in Madagascar: At least 25 dead, roads flooded and crops destroyed Rare 'mother-of-pearl' cloud spotted in Scotland And a warning climate change impacting on avalanche risk in the Highlands

Auckland airport flooded as torrential rain hits New Zealand's largest city with three people dead and at least one missing as rain pounds Auckland and more severe, wide-reaching rain set to keep lashing North Island over the weekend. Ohio busts snowfall record as winter storm moves north South Korea’s capital weathers snowstorm as cold spell bites Snow hits the Costa Del Sol just weeks after a record-breaking heatwave And there goes asteroid 2023 BU: Space rock passes closer than some satellites

‘Heat February’ likely to follow Germany’s warmest January on record so far There's been snow on the beach in Ibiza! though, as heavy snow causes disruption in Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Mallorca South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays Scores of people die as wave of freezing weather sweeps across Afghanistan In the US, s torm brings tornado damage to Gulf Coast region of Texas Cyclone Cheneso hits Madagascar and destroys roads to capital NASA satellite images show greening effect of flooding in Queensland's Channel Country Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg And an ocean enigma: mysterious white clouds keep popping up near the Bahamas, and no one knows why

In China: Northern city of Mohe reports coldest temperature ever recorded there; -53c North Korea issues 'extreme cold' weather alert However, here, after snow last week, the Highlands and Grampian enjoy warm spell as ‘unusual’ weather reversal causes England to freeze .  It was -6.7c in my garden this morning, 20c colder than Altnaharra (13.2c).  And yesterday London had their coldest night for 12 years recorded as temperatures drop to -8.4C making UK capital chillier than Russia Meanwhile, across Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Eastern European rivers flood after ‘extraordinary’ weather and record high temperatures And down in the Antarctic: Giant iceberg breaks away in front of UK station

  Floods in western Balkans cause huge damage, drownings whilst the stormy south wind broke five temperature records in Bulgaria . Friday saw '6ft snowdrifts' block roads to Scottish winter sports centres as Britons brace for more icy travel chaos In parts of the USA, m ajor cross-country storm leaves motorists stranded for more than 16 hours Dozens of people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan Tibet avalanche kills 28 A video shows rare snow covering Taklimakan desert in northwest China Meanwhile, temperatures on Greenland haven’t been this warm in at least 1,000 years, scientists report In the Malacca Strait: How one volcano could trigger world chaos And thanks to light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye

After the rains came the snow (though not in Evesham ..... )  Winter's icy grip brings fresh travel hell for millions of commuters on roads and rail across the South, West and Scotland Meanwhile, major incident declared due to Somerset flood risk and in the Channel Islands too Jersey flooding: Major incident declared Storm Gerard slams France with hurricane-force winds, disrupts travel California storm death toll climbs to 20 as deluge begins to subside ‘Binge rainfall’ sends New Zealanders’ summer plans down the drain Cyclones in the Arctic are becoming more intense and frequent Researchers say increased atmospheric dust is masking greenhouse gases' warming effect And after last year's Tonga eruption: Atlantic seafloor felt Pacific volcano megablast

Heavy rain causes floods and travel chaos across UK whilst flooded residents brace as river levels set to peak across the West Midlands, and in Wales there's a warning of more flooding without investment .   However, for the most part this is all stuff that happens every year. And deaths from US tornadoes rise to nine as crews search for trapped survivors