Weather & Earth Science News

Nebraska tornado wreaks havoc across state leaving a train derailed  The a rea burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record   whilst the Arran 'wildfire sent years of work up in flames' - worth noting that a discarded glass bottle is thought to have been the cause of the fire.  And fresh warnings issued for more fires this week as the UK could see hottest April weather in seven years with 28C expected this week Rainfall patterns found to trigger extreme humid heat in tropics and subtropics Satellite to 'weigh' Earth's forests successfully launched Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos And how to break through climate apathy - researchers looked into ways to communicate the true impact of climate change and found a solution

Spring's hot weather to be treat for nature lovers - meanwhile, April follows March in being a very dry month for much of Britain. In Turkey: 151 hurt jumping from buildings amid earthquake, say authorities Ecuador earthquake injures 20 and causes widespread damage And a w eather balloon captures airliner whizzing underneath it at 500 mph

Fortunately no threat to Essan as wildfire forces closure of road and rail line in Highlands - it originally broke out near Polnish, possibly from sparks from the steam train, before moving eastwards on the hillside north of the railway and road.   The road reopened later in the evening. Meanwhile, a warning that the wildfire season in US could 'rapidly escalate' amid building heat, drought  Severe drought in Africa persists and is expected to worsen Iraq’s drought-doomed farmers turn to groundwater to boost agriculture - but how long will it last? All of which leads to the growing  threat of water wars: Can India really stop river water from flowing into Pakistan? Why are Patagonian glaciers rapidly losing mass? Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions The f ingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast - dating to the last glacial maximum And d id it rain or snow on ancient Mars? New study...

At least three dead as severe storms, flash floods, tornadoes sweep across Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri Thousands living in coastal areas ‘narrowly’ avoided devastating flooding during Storm Éowyn, research finds Five dead as huge waves hit Australia coast And Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report

Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France as Storm Hans lashes Europe with Italy hit by flash floods and the severe weather in Italy leaves at least three dead Massive lightning and thunder storm rocks Auckland region In WA, t our operators welcome rain as ex-cyclone Errol moves through Kimberley Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals And a project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK

Ex-Cyclone Tam hits NZ's North Island as wild weather in Northland brings down trees, cellphone towers and cuts power Freak hailstorm hits Mallorca Glaciers in Sweden and Norway are melting faster, experts warn How sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity And s cientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet - if true, it suggests that life in the universe may well be quite common.  But that doesn't mean that technologically advanced life (which didn't exist on Earth for 99.9999% of its existence) is.

Misery for holidaymakers in Lanzarote as resorts and roads are submerged by 'Armageddon' floods following major storm Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital In Alaska, a terrified city goes to extreme lengths to protect itself from huge volcano set to explode And how deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024