We all know hurricanes are getting worse, don’t we? After all, the MSM keeps telling us so. After Hurricane Melissa a few months ago, for instance, the BBC’s weathergirl, Sarah Keith-Lucas, was adamant that “The frequency of very intense hurricanes such as Melissa is increasing.” Similar claims abound across the networks and newspapers every time a big hurricane comes along. And that’s before we even mention the fake climate attribution studies designed to make headlines.

BBC Weather Watchers/weathergirl Snow covers the village of Coedpoeth in north Wales during Storm Goretti A number of schools are closed today as Storm Goretti has brought thundersnow and travel disruption to Wales. An amber weather warning for heavy snow has been in force for parts of the country, running from 20:00 GMT on Thursday to 09:00 on Friday. About 10 to 15cm of snow was expected across the warning area, with up to 30cm on higher ground. Around 500 homes were without power. Police advised motorists to avoid the Rhigos and Bwlch mountain roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf due to the dangerous road conditions overnight, with a number of vehicles reported to have broken down.