Extreme weather - 12/27/2017

Climate & Extreme Weather News #88 (December 20th-27th 2017)

00:12 The Philippines: Tropical Storm Tembin 
11:54 Vietnam: Tropical Storm Tembin 
13:06 Australia: Queensland heat & thunderstorms 
16:26 The USA: Snowstorms; Thomas Fire; Hawaii flash floods & Alaska warmest December 
21:29 USA 2017 natural disaster cost report 
27:45 December temperature anomalies

Meanwhile parts of Canada and the US are colder than the North Pole...

Extreme cold engulfs Canada | 'We're cold but not this cold'

Extreme cold weather has descended on much of Canada. Senior climatologist Dave Phillips says the bone-chilling weather could be around for a while.