A quick hit of the biggest international stories that you mught have missed today.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

A tornado, floods and king tides wreaked havoc across the country yesterday.

Police tonight recovered the body of a 17-year-old from the wreckage of a house destroyed by a giant landslide at Ohope Beach near Whakatane.

Up to 10,000 people are isolated by floodwaters across NSW, as river levels peak across the state and cause major road closures.