Weather & Earth Science News

Wildfires ravaging Arctic Circle - EU monitor - as r apid summer Russian Arctic sea-ice loss enhances the risk of recent Eastern Siberian wildfires Deadly heatwaves in June? Climate scientists explain why extreme weather is battering Greece London carries out disaster training exercise to test if it’s prepared for ‘unbelievable’ 40C heat Tropical Storm Beryl forms; likely hurricane threat To Windward Islands Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children S atellite captures first-of-a-kind cloud image Green energy made up the majority of the EU’s electricity in 2023 And w hat record air conditioner sales reveal about India heatwave .  Of course, more air conditioning means more electricity means more global warming .....

Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave Meanwhile the heat wave in Greece claims more tourist lives New Jersey beachgoer dies after being struck by lightning while trying to save kids during thunderstorm New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet Another round in the YD impact debate as it's claimed that shocked quartz reveals evidence of historical cosmic airburst And from Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output

  A warning about carbon dioxide's heavy stamp on temperature: Doubling CO2 may mean 7 to 14 degree increase Minnesota’s Rapidan dam partially fails amid severe flooding There are multiple state of emergencies, evacuations on East Coast as stormy weather hits NZ As winter sets in, it may be South America’s snowiest start this century Tornado rips through 1,000-year-old temple in Georgia Marine cloud brightening models show unexpected consequences of geoengineering After predictions of a very active Atlantic hurricane season, a look at the factors that could lead this hurricane season astray Portugal is among the worst affected countries as climate change ramps up extreme wildfires And will climate change really lead to more immigration?   Some experts seem to think not ....   I totally disagree - I think they are ignoring the way in which climate change will increase all the factors that we know do cause migration.  Including war.

Floods drive people from homes in Iowa as much of US swelters in extreme heat with o ne million under flood warnings as heavy rain hits US Midwest ‘Multiple disasters all in one day’: New Mexico’s brutal week of fire and flood In Switzerland: Floods cause deadly landslide Heavy rain forces evacuation of thousands, dozens of scenic spots shut in east China city At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia Australia's coldest towns revealed following week-long cold snap across eastern Australia And climate models suggest that c loud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe

A week of Europe's crazy weather as in Germany, Hungary, Turkey: Heatwaves and storms disrupt life across Europe whilst Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists and Swiss tourist ski resort is hit by flooding and landslide as river busts its banks in the shadow of the Matterhorn Volunteer firefighter dies battling Greece blaze Severe storm in Moscow kills at least 2 Meanwhile, another h eatwave continues to roast 65m people in US midwest and north-east with some US schools sending students home for 'heat days' Heatwave in Mexico claims lives of more than 150 since March C limate change made US and Mexico heatwave 35 times more likely Tropical S torm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches US coast Satellite images show a m assive 200-mile long dust storm or ‘haboob’ sweeps over New Mexico   In Saudi Arabia, d eath toll at hajj pilgrimage exceeds 1,000 following extreme heat Death toll from southern China floods reaches 47 Excessive heat hits countries aro...

A state of ‘catastrophe’ as downpours hit Chile Cars and houses submerged in severe flooding in Moscow Greece heatwave: Warning for tourists after four dead and more missing in record temperatures Heatwave expected to spread to 250m Americans in midwest and north-east And China’s record heat and heavy rain raise food security concerns   

Southern Florida sees record-breaking storms with up to 8in of rainfall and more to come as after rare flash flood emergency, Florida prepares for more heavy rainfall in coming days Acropolis closed during hottest hours in Greece’s earliest heatwave on record Record June heat – 111.2 degrees – blankets Cyprus as houses burnt down in out-of-control Paphos wildfire Egypt swelters under heat wave And in Wales, a mini tornado lifts campervan and tosses scooters across campsite