[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

Melting Arctic link to cold, snowy UK winters

Hydro generation 'high' after warm and wet winter

Meteor witnessed across Britain


Europe:

Spring thaw triggers avalanche mayhem

Cyprus: severe weather hits islandwide

Fireball strikes land in southern Norway

Sturdy Scandinavian conifers survived ice age


North America:

Tornado watchers brace for active season after early, deadly start

University survey links Americans' growing belief in global warming with warmer temperatures outside

Midwest tornado death toll rises to 13

Tornado-ravaged towns brace for more storms

Tornado destroys Illinois catholic church

Harrisburg hospital in tornado's path stands its ground

Late season now hits parts if NH, Maine, Vt

Ca snow exceeds forecast, but too little too late

Snow was a no-show during most of weak, warm winter

Tornadoes ravage the South and Midwest - wiping entire Indiana town off the map and claiming at least 28 lives

More than 70 tornadoes rip through five States

Calif walloped as snow falls across northern US

Texas drought twists migrations of many birds

Tornado forecasts saved countless lives

Orphaned toddler who was blown 300 yards into field by tornado dies of injuries

Snowy weather adds to tornado survivor's misery.


Australasia:

Flash flooding closes roads, floods homes in Victoria

State emergency service warns drivers of 'commuter hell'

Towns on flood alert as big wet hits

Floods force 1700 evacuation across NSW

With more rain, records tumble

Weather bomb causes havoc in North Island

'Unprecedented amount of rain': flood evacuations after Sydney dam spills

Floods cut off towns, close roads

Two dead in flood crises gripping parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland

Deadly Queensland deluge may become cyclone


Polar Regions:

Thickest parts of the Arctic ice cap melting faster

Loss of Arctic sea ice may lead to mercury deposits

Gigantic Antarctic crack measured for the first time


Rest of the World:

Wheat planting in Kazakhstan threatened as dry weather persists

Millions thirst in Yunnan drought

Everest could soon become impossible to climb because of global warming, says top Sherpa

Heavy snow falls in Jersusalem for first time in 4 years

SA on 'high alert' for cyclone

Flood threat in Himalayas, says Apa

Cyclone Irina wreaks havoc in KZN

UAE weather wreaks havoc

Ice dam collapses at Argentine glacier

Earthquakes shake Indian capital Delhi


Other General & Climate News:

Ocean acidification rate may be unprecedented

New study links dust to increased glacier melting, ocean productivity

Up to 900 tropical bird species could become extinct