[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

Cold snap alert plan 'will save lives'

Trains to be prioritised in severe winter weather

Fracking tests near Blackpool 'likely cause' of tremors

Homes damaged by strong winds in Worcestershire

Flooding in Bridgewater sparks river wall collapse fear

Flooding hits Newport and stops Cardiff rugby match.

Warm weather melts summit snow in Cairngorms

Autumn doesn't know whether its coming or going


Europe:

Italy floods: six killed in port city Genoa

Flood alerts in Turin as river levels rise after rain

Naples braces for flooding after heavy rains

France floods - 3 dead, 100s evacuated

One years worth of rain in four days.


North America:

Snow storm leaves major power outages in US

Trees to blame for nor'easter destruction

Freak snowstorm blamed for at least 22 deaths

UA scientists find evidence of Roman period megadrought

2011 hurricane season costliest, deadliest in three years

Oklahoma shaken by 5.6 magnitude earthquake


Australiasia:

Rain turns bumper harvest to ruin

November snow surprise for southerners


Polar Regions:

Major berg forming in Antarctica


Rest of the World:

Bangkok floods: anger grows in deluged districts

Cambodia floods bring mounting disease toll

Doctors urge caution as fog shrouds Beijing

Dozens fo houses collapse in China quake

Rains ease Somalia drought

The death toll from storm in Oman rises to 11.

Heavy rain and early snow cause havoc on Beirut

Floods cause havor for Somali displaced

Floods approach Bangkok's rail system as northern provinces start cleaning up

Deadly landslide strikes western Colombia


Other General & Climate News:

Global warming worsens weather extremes, international climate panel will say

Pollution makes powerful cyclones more likely

Greenhouse gases rise by record amount

Wind farms 'disrupt military radar and inhibit weather tracking'