[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

MPs back more powerful supercomputers for the Met Office

Drought may be new norm for UK, says environment secretary

MPs warn over space bombs and solar flares

Constant rain brings floods to Cumbria, while drought strikes South East threatening a hosepipe ban

From slipping in the snow to sunbathing on the beach in 12 days

Landslip closes A83 Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll

Drought spreads across England as soil moisture level in East Anglia reaches record low


Europe:

Boats sink in Belgrade as thaw causes Danube ice chaos

In Finland, blizzard causes traffic delays

Trapped Dalmatian pelicans hand-fed in frozen Caspian sea

Avalanche accidents increase following record snow levels


North America:

Warm weather, lack of snow turning state's ski season into a bust

Snowstorm slams Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast

Some suburbs digging out from snowstorm in Chicago

Whoops! A big fail for Environment Canada


Australasia:

Wild storms hit southern Queensland

'Mini cyclone' hits Maclean

Heavy rain, but still driest-ever February

Sunshine Coast clears up after torrential rain

Australia's surfers moan disappearing east coast beaches as currents sweep sand out to sea

Hot spell breaks records


Rest of the World:

Mumbai swelters at 35 degrees celsius in 'winter'

Chile's Atacama Desert hit by flooding

Flooding across South America

Mild drought caused Maya collapse in Mexico, Guatemala

Bolivia floods: emergency declared in Amazon region

Dust storm plays havoc with residents of the UAE

Uganda: heavy storm destroys food crops, school in Sheema

Powerful quakes rock Taiwan and Siberia, no casualties


Other General & Climate News:

Climate change increased likelihood of Russian 2010 heatwave

NASA spacecraft reveals recent geological activity on the Moon

300 million year old forest discovered preserved in volcanic ash

Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years

Extraordinary pictures of solar 'tornado' as large as the Earth moving at 300,000mph

Falling clouds could counter global warming

CFC substitutes: good for the ozone layer, bad for climate?

The rare moment a tornado and a rainbow come head to head in Colorado sky