100,000 flee flooding in South America – Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina have been hit with heavy rains brought on by El Niño.  ‘Lack of infastructure’ »

South California wildfire burns 1,200 acres  (And this is winter time) – More than 600 firefighters battled the blaze in coastal Ventura County, 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles.  Major highway closed »

Heat Wave Hits East Coast, Texas Faces Rain and Flooding …

Death toll in south from severe storms rises to 18 – Unseasonably warm air, tornadoes, and torrential downpours wreaked havoc during the Christmas holiday.  ‘Historic blizzard’ in Texas »

82 die in Europe’s worst floods for decades  – Torrential rains across central Europe have led to the worst flooding in decades, … were being evacuated today as the most devastating floods for more than a …MORE