Wildfires - Australia
Two homes have been destroyed and others are under threat from bushfires burning in the shires of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Nannup and Donnybrook-Balingup in south-west Western Australia. A string of bushfires sparked by lightning strikes on Tuesday have swept through the region.
Australia - Fire warning
Firefighting resources from across Victoria will boost crews battling two serious bushfires as the fire danger increases in hotter conditions over coming days. The Harrietville fire in the alpine region now has 246 firefighters on the scene, with 140 at Aberfeldy in Gippsland, with dangerous fire conditions expected until Sunday. The Harrietville fire has burnt about 6500 hectares since it started on January 21 while the fire in Gippsland has burned about 75,000 hectares, killed a man and destroyed 21 homes.
A small bushfire is burning near Esperance, Western Australia.
An "atmospheric river," a weather phenomenon which channels tropical moisture all the way across the Pacific Ocean like a 'river of storms' is heading for California, USA. Sometimes called a "pineapple express," these storms are viewed by weather experts as California's equivalent of a hurricane. Weather experts say Sacramento could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, and the mountains of the Northern Sierra Nevada and Shasta regions could be deluged with 12 to 18 inches of rainfall.
A brutal storm has left more than 50,000 homes in Perth and regional Western Australia without power, as emergency services scrambled to cope with widespread damage to schools, heritage buildings and homes across the state.
Flooding in Denbighshire, Wales
-One killed in flooding in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales.
-Around 500 people evacuated in the Welsh city of St Asaph after the river Elwy burst its banks.
-Several roads in Worcestershire, County Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland are closed.
-Some schools in Conwy and Denbighshire in Wales are also closed.
-Almost 500 flood warnings and alerts remain in place today in North East England and North Wales.
Snowstorm in Hokkaido, Japan
-Hokkaido snowstorm left about 37,000 houses without electricity.
-About 90 trains and 10 domestic flights were canceled due to the storm.
