[Andy Mayhew]

Britain & Ireland:

April is the wettest month for 100 years

Man drowns in car while crossing flooded river near Newbury

Flood warnings after heavy rain across England

Who, what, why: how much rain is needed to ease the drought?

Dry winter may mean standpipes in 2013

Ireland's Aran Islands: old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery

British asparagus festival cancelled due to flooding

Wet weather ruins Bank Holiday weekend
About 20 people rescued from cars
First drought and floods, now get ready for bumper hay fever season warn Met Office
Met Office warns of -2c and a chance of snow as bitter winds sweep Britain
Cold weather heralds bumber strawberry crop

Wet weather helps ailing wildlife in England and Wales

RSPB says heavy rain has been disasterous for birds

Floods 8ft deep on Somerset Levels damaging farmland

North America:

No-snow April is Iowa's first in a century


Polar Regions:

Key tests in search for life in frozen Antarctic lake

Data sheds light on speed of Greenland's glaciers


Rest of the World:

Hot weather causes bombs to explode

Heatwave hits flood-hit Thailand


Other General & Climate News:

Were dinosaurs undergoing long-term decline before mass extinction?

Clouds' effect on climate change is last bastion for dissenters

Plants flower faster than climate change models predict
Stalagmite research suggest Earth has two modes of responding to change
Early North Americans lived with extinct giant beasts