Weather tracker: 'atmospheric rivers' of heavy rain set to hit western US and Canada

Totals of 100mm possible on Wednesday, meanwhile Spain hit by record high temperatures Over the past week, an intense tropical cyclone has been strengthening, with winds reaching 120mph. This cyclone originated on the west coast of the Cocos Islands and has been tracking south-west over the Indian Ocean in recent days.This tropical cyclone was named Anggrek by the Jakarta Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, but is not forecast to make landfall as it circulates around the central Indian Ocean before weakening later this week. Continue reading...