[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

Northern Ireland floods cause transport havoc

18 people rescued from flood waters

Body found in search for Garda

Flood waters recede but driving conditions difficult

Rivers on flood warning as storms lash Westcountry

Floods force sewerage down Conwall's Par village street

60mph winds and flooding as winter blasts back: So why are parts of the country still facing a hosepipe ban?

Father pushes toddler along in pushchair beneath towering waves as angler dies in flash floods

Caution urged as flooded Northern Ireland roads re-open

Water spout forms off Sussex coast

'Once in a century' events have become distressingly familiar

Dog helps lightning strike Redruth mayor

Lack of computing power 'hindering weather forecasting'

Scottish winter death rate lowest in 20 years

Warm Halloween weather to end mild October

Retired meteorologist works on 'world's longest weather record'

Stithians reservoir low water level 'no great concern'


Europe:

Severe flooding shuts Colosseum

Forest fires in the Mediterranean basin are becoming larger and more frequent, study finds

Rescue workers in Italy search through mud for survivors of storm that killed at least 9

Human caused climate change major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts

Underwater volcano creates a brand new Canary Island


North America:

Hurricane Rina forms in Caribbean

Hurricane Rina grows on path to Mexico's Cancun

Northern lights seen as far south as Alabama

Tropical storm Rina lashes Mexican coast with rain as residents evacuated

Snowstorm hits US east coast killing at least nine

More than 2.3 million without power as Northeast recovers from storm

Wintry storm smacks Atlantic Canada


Rest of the World:

Jo'burg heatwave claims new record temperature

Two week old baby rescued alive from Turkish earthquake rubble

Bangkok vulnerable to floods, Thai PM Shinawatra warns

Glaciers in SW China feel brunt of climate change

Bangkok braced for high tide

Deadly floods hit Ghana capital Accra

Turkey earthquake death toll passes 500

Chile volcano spews vapour and ash into air

US military to survey deadly Thai flooding

Thailand floods: fears ease in Bangkok as barriers hold


Other General & Climate News:

Public supports geo-engineering ideas, study suggests

One third of humanity faces biggest risks from climate change

New research casts doubt on 'doomsday' water shortage predictions

Glacial melt cycle could become self-amplifying

Scientists investigate riddle of rapidly expanding volcano Uturunco

Researchers identify mud volcanoes in Greenland as niche for early life

NPP weather and climate satellite launches