ENVIRONMENT

Freak weather leaves thousands across the US South frozen in their tracks.

Venezuela's iconic Catatumbo lightning has won the Guinness world record for having the highest number of lightning.

Divers have begun exploring Lake Baikal in Siberia for 100-year-old treasure.

Best photos of the day: 30 January 2014.

Residents of Muchelney on flooded Somerset Levels have been isolated for nearly a month.

A living coral reef has been discovered near Cape Desolation in Greenland.

A severe cold spell is gripping parts of central and eastern Europe.

Japanese firm Tepco erecting underground wall of soil to stop radioactive waste escaping.

Best photos of the day: 29 January 2014.

Air pollution in China is getting worse, Beijing admits.

Such weather, wow, says internet meme Doge on a new weather forecast website.

Best photos of the day: 28 January 2014.

Top headlines and news on January 28, 2014.

Solutions to the pollution problem in China include bicycles that purify air.

Best photos of the day: 27 January 2014

A 'mini-tornado' in Chobham lifted feral cats 'six feet in the air', an eyewitness has said.

A large shark has been killed off the western coast of Australia, to the shock of environmentalists worldwide.

Heavy rain and strong winds forecast across the country on Sunday.

New report claims dangerously high air pollution in towns and villages is causing ill health and premature death among locals.

Council chiefs hit out at Government for lack of support in flood-hit areas.

Met Office has issued weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across much of United Kingdom.

More than 150 winter swimmers jumped into Copenhagen harbour baths on Thursday (January 23) evening at an event launching Copenhagen's year as 'European Green Capital', an award given to the Danish capital by the European Commission.

The combination of animals found in western Mongolia and southern Russia are similar to glacial communities.

Best photos of the day: 24 January 2014

St Basil's Cathedral toytown, thirsty snail and a crime lord's funeral.

Biologists' top finds of previously unknown species discovered in recent years.

Declining bee populations have raised concerns about long-term food security given their role in pollination of agricultural crops.

UK can expect high-speed winds and freezing temperatures across whole country.

Mysterious creature of the deep was caught in trawl nets at shallower depth than usual