Weather & Earth Science News

At the moment t here are 6 tropical storms in the Southern Hemisphere - including 3 Pacific cyclones, the first time that has happened since 1999.   And Cyclone Alfred predicted to impact highly populated areas of Queensland's coast next week  On Sunday night into Monday, h eavy rain causes flooding and travel disruption for parts of Wales Mumbai sweating in a heatwave: The science behind the unusual February heat Temperatures hit record highs across South America Ethiopian volcano unleashes massive methane plumes in rare event And some good(?) news .....  latest calculations conclude asteroid 2024 YR4 now poses no significant threat to Earth in 2032 and beyond .   Although it might still hit the Moon.

WA experiences second microburst storm, damaging remote Goldfields town Another 4 dead after snowstorm slams US, triggers hundreds of crashes  Massive snowstorm causes major ‘dystopian’ pile-up involving 95 vehicles in Sweden Snowstorm hits Turkey: flights delayed, ski resorts see record snow Heat wave forces South Sudan to close schools for two weeks UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers And a little politics here as NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change - for fear of being sacked by the USA's 6 year old girlie president and his equally immature bum chum Big Knickers.

Death toll climbs to 15 amid devastating flooding in Kentucky   A Perth Hills storm that damaged homes was 'microburst', not tornado, BOM says Relentless rain leaves widespread flooding in Botswana Rio swelters in heatwave in run-up to Carnival World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded How f og harvesting could provide water for arid cities And asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit one of the world’s most populated regions, new NASA data shows - the risk of it hitting has increased, again, as well

Violent storms tear America apart as north is battered by huge snowstorm while the south is ravaged by biblical flooding with at least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain while p owerful winds lash the east coast as part of deadly winter storm .   Meanwhile, storm-fueled mud submerges roads in California town hit by LA wildfires And NASA’s Curiosity Rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars

World's sea-ice falls to record low Ex-tropical cyclone Zelia obliterates Carlindie Homestead as roads flooded in Port Hedland Brutal landslides torture California as videos show cars being swept away with people inside Ottawa digs out after winter's heaviest storm so far Scientists claim 'Scandi Gloom' is to blame for cloudy weather after UK sees 30 per cent less sunshine this month than average Spain holiday warning as powerful tornado rips through popular destination Huelva after freak storm And Hawaii is the rainbow capital of the world. Here's what that means

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits WA's Pilbara coast at category four Toronto digs out from biggest winter storm in more than three years as more snow on the way The British cities that have seen no glimmers of sunshine in the last week - and the unlikely location that's had 40 hours of it Heavy rain causes flooding on Italy's Elba Island Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts spewing lava hundreds of feet into the sky And scientists pinpoint exactly where the 'city-destroying' asteroid could strike Earth in 2032

The Highlands have had an 'unusual' avalanche season due to a lack of snow In NW Australia, severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits category 5 strength as Port Hedland battens down In the USA, eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding An intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire Chances of asteroid approaching Earth doubling in 2032 And Earth’s tipping point: Arctic meltdown signals a climate catastrophe