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Earlier this week, Storm Herminia brings strong winds and heavy rain to Italy and France whilst  villages are submerged and roads become rivers as France is hit by devastating floods and on Thursday 'I'm out of here': French town waits for flood to recede A week later, a bout 8,000 still without power in NI one week after Storm Éowyn 'Prepare to leave' warning for parts of Townsville as flooding set for north and Far North Queensland Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches  And polar bear population decline the direct result of extended 'energy deficit' due to lack of food as climate change reduces sea ice

Storm Herminia brings thunderstorms, 80mph winds and flood alerts as Eowyn clear-up continues with 84,000 homes battling power cuts and commuters facing rail chaos and in Somerset a major incident declared as 84mph Storm Herminia and 60mm rainfall force homeowners to flee 'biblical' storms .   Nothing untoward in Evesham though. Today, there are still d ozens unable to return home after severe floods And flooding and damage elsewhere, as Storm Herminia brings heavy rain and powerful winds to Europe   Phoenix nears dry spell record as drought conditions worsen in Arizona California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides In Australia, Greater Sydney swelters through hot weather as temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius in parts of city Mangawhai tornado: Thirty-five homes damaged, some still in dark There was 'catastrophic' damage to Great Barrier Reef from heatwave in 2024 Russia Sees Rapid 3 C Winter Temperature Increase Over Past 50 Years Wid...

Storm Éowyn leaves power cuts and travel disruption with d rivers injured and power cuts as Storm Éowyn hits Scotland whist in Donegal, a m an dies after tree falls on his car during Storm Éowyn .   A much calmer day today, but more wind and rain arrives on Sunday. Former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg to fund UN climate agency after US exit from Paris accord - proving not all multi-billionaires are selfish, sociopathic dumbasses.   But extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubaue r - and the likes of the ignoramus Big Knickers don't help. And proving religious nutters are, indeed, nutters: Iranian city bans music events after Imam blames them for drought

Storm Eowyn breaks Irish wind speed records   as Storm Eowyn batters British Isles with 114mph hurricane-force winds .  And higher speeds may well have been recorded, except power is out so we can't get the data off the weather stations.  'Life threatening' storm leaves 93,000 properties without power in Northern Ireland, with many more affected in the Republic The worst of the winds are expected to affect Scotland this afternoon but already there's t ravel off and power cuts as Storm Éowyn arrives Yesterday also saw 'carnage' as mini tornado tears through village And last weekend some rare clouds spotted during Scottish Cup match

A r are red weather warning issued as Storm Éowyn barrels towards UK with most of Eire also under a red warning as Ireland braces for Éowyn on Friday, the most powerful storm in decades.   Winds of 100mph expected - this could be a very severe and damaging storm. Whilst there is virtually no snow to be found anywhere in the Scottish Highlands this week, frigid weather and record snow engulf US south with multiple deaths reported with a t least 10 dead as record-breaking snowstorm sweeps across the South Thousands evacuated as new fast-growing fire ignites near Los Angeles And down near South Georgia there's a g iant iceberg on crash course with island, putting penguins and seals in danger

In the USA, southern states declare emergencies ahead of potentially historic snow, as cold temps chill 220 million people Storm Garoé strikes Spain again: Tornadoes, torrential rain, and flooding fears as country braces for more chaos Temperature records broken across WA as thousands lose power in Perth and sinkhole emerges near Kununurra Landslides and flash floods kill at least 16 in Indonesia Welsh forest rallying in turmoil as storm damage causes events to be cancelled  A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals Astonishing glacier retreat in the Arctic signals climate disaster And more geoengineering that won't work: technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won't help the climate

Much more CO2 ended up in the atmosphere last year than forecast, as a result, the rise in carbon dioxide off track for limiting global warming to 1.5°C    It was the highest increase since records at the Mauna Loa observatory began. As planet crosses 1.5°C global warming limit, can we still reverse course? Almost 2 million lightning strikes recorded as storms batter eastern Australia Australia’s wild weather continues with more storms forecast for NSW and cyclone forming off WA Meteorite strike captured on video by doorbell camera in Canada The moon: A chunk ejected from Earth? How clouds have a surprising effect on surface warming Thawing permafrost threatens up to three million people in Arctic regions And the megadroughts are upon us