[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

Storms of up to 106mph batter UK leaving two dead and many injured

Trail of destruction left by Hainault 'tornado'

Wild beauty amid a storm as winds rip across Northern Ireland

Storms leave thousands without power across England

Passengers injured as train hits tree after storms

Record wave recorded off Jersey

Plane hit by bus shelter during storm at Edinburgh Airport

'Worst ever' storm damage at Edinburgh botanic garden

Britain battered by hurricane force winds after forecasters underestimate stength of gusts

Warmest year in Jersey since records began

Weather 'doubles' UK wind farm output

Spring arrives early in Britain following mild winter weather



Europe:

Storm 'Emil' barrels north over Sweden

Flooding threatens southern coast of Norway

Storms, flooding prompt Dutch evacuations

First storm of the year keeps skiers away

Europe's highest active volcano rumbles back to life

Avalanche traps skiers at Swiss resort of Zermatt

Snow-laden Bulgaria recovers from electricity, motorway disruptions

Snowstorm hits parts of Serbia

Snow buries many parts of the Alps

Austria hit by heavy snow, major railway line shut


North America:

Snow wreaks havoc: multi-car pileups in 3 states

US snow drought could have serious implications

Weather records fall, winter winds howl across much of Alberta

Warm weather causing widespread melting in area

Plains shatter warm weather records, set historic high temperatures

National Weather Service says 2011 was the driest year on record for Texas; 2012 won't bring relief

Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump


Australasia:

Heatwave replaced by fire, flood threat

Record temps at Hobart airport

La Nina leads to third wettest year on record

2011 Perth's hottest year ever

Nation braces for heatwave

Hamilton endures record wet weather

South Australian bushfire threat

Rainy summer ruining holidays

Flaky forecast as state readies for summer snow

Wild weather hits

Hottest day in two years to kick off three days of summer swelter


Polar Regions:

Russian run-off freshening Canadian arctic


Rest of the World:

Deadly floods ravage Brazil's Minas Gerais

Drought shrinks China's largest freshwater lake

Search continues for Philippines landslide missing

Brazil dam burst forces thousands from homes

Wild weather hits Latin America

Himachal towns get snow after 35 years

Snowfall on Margallas not unusual weather phenomenon


Other General & Climate News:

New computer model explains lakes and storms on Saturn's moon Titan

Flipped from head to toe: 100 years of continental drift theory

Climate change models may vastly underestimate extinctions

Africa's rainforests 'more resilient' to climate change

Pollution rise 'worsens' South Asia's winter smog

Carbon emissions 'will defer Ice Age'