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Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries Four hikers found dead after avalanche in central Greece Spanish s torm results in more than 300 emergency incidents across Malaga province with people rescued and evacuated from their homes New York blanketed in snow, sparking travel chaos  whilst a t ornado rips roofs off homes in central Illinois, widespread damage reported Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid Here, c old weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued and most of us could see at least some snow next week Scientists and data explain why Kenya's lakes are rising as thousands face an uncertain future Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025 across the UK Why 2026 looks bright for Northern Light sightings And a Perthshire   l och records UK's most powerful earthquake in 2025  - with over 300 recorded across the UK through 2025

  With a below average maxima of 6.1c and not a single cloud in the sky from dawn to dusk it was, I think, my coldest and sunniest Christmas Day since 2010.   No white Christmas for anywhere in the UK though.   Although down in the Channel Islands, Jersey has a White Christmas for the first time in 55 years after snow falls  Southern California sees third death from atmospheric river storm drenching region  as the weekend sees  California downpours ease but flood and mudslide risks linger  whilst in the NE, t housands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms Deep freeze grips Canada as US records warmest Christmas In Iceland,  Christmas temperature record broken as heat reaches nearly 20°C - some 6c higher than the previous record And, as the planet warmed, politics wobbled: The defining climate moments of 2025        

Well, it won't be a white Christmas, and it doesn't now look like being particularly cold for the end of the year, either, meaning  2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature And  'this is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records   Meanwhile,  'year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers In the USA, w inter storms on both coasts wreak havoc for travelers as flights are canceled days before Christmas   Down under, a severe Christmas heatwave scorches WA as Tropical Cyclone Grant strengthens offshore South Koreans warned that winter could disappear, heat waves may triple if we don't mend our ways, Korea's climate agency data suggests Snow blankets Portugal on first day of winter And why global warming could trigger the next ice age      

Freak storm hits UAE with streets completely flooded and civilians warned to stay inside  whilst  Saudi Arabia, Qatar have a white winter as snowfall hits northern areas Pink fog descends over the UK Toxic haze covers Delhi as air quality worsens Earth’s frozen regions are sending a clear warning about climate change – but politicians are ignoring it And the  UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists    

2025 has been the UK's sunniest year on record   Widespread white Christmas unlikely but parts of the UK still have a chance as it finally turns a bit colder.   Some model output is showing some widespread precipitation for the 25th - which could well be white - but, for here at least, the general trend is for it to be dry.   Snow before the year is out?   Maybe ..... Relentless storms keep dangerous flood risk high across the Pacific Northwes t Rain turns Iran’s Hormuz Island seas bright red in surreal natural display Heavy rains worsen conditions for displaced Gazans, UN warns - but the Israelis are all warm, dry and well fed and that's all that matters ...... Right? Category '6' tropical cyclone hot spots are growing Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts Natural disasters hit global economy for $220bn in 2025: Swiss Re And the 'crazy Engl...

Morocco’s Safi counts the cost in aftermath of deadly flash floods with at least 37 dead Travel disruption and flooding as heavy rain hits Wales  Poland bit by warmest December in 74 years Online classes and construction ban as toxic haze covers Delhi And h ow common is a white Christmas where you are?   No very ....  Pershore hasn't had one since 1995 - although I we did have a flurry in Evesham one year in the early 2000s (2004?) and of course plenty on the ground in 2010 (the last time any snow was seen at Christmas at all).      

Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron Flooding remains threat in Pacific north-west as Washington declares emergency  whilst flooding in B.C.'s Fraser Valley expected to peak Friday, with more rain on the way Ancient lake reappears in Death Valley after record-breaking rains In WA, severe heatwave cancels event, closes popular abalone fishing spot as season begins Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ glacier – sparking fears of collapse And  'hidden' contrails in cirrus clouds contribute to climate warming, research finds