19/06/2013 Newsround

and you're live with Newsround. I'm Joe, and here's what's happening

today. Find out where Manchester United

will be starting their title defence. And Nel finds out how

rubbish is being turned into power. What's the weather like where you

are today? Sunny, raining, overcast? Well, research by the University of

Reading suggests that Britain is going through an unusual weather

cycle, increasing the prospect of summer rain which could last for ten

years. And this week, the top weather scientists in the country

are meeting to try and figure out why.

Tuesday, the Met Office, Exeter. Meteorologists and scientists from

all over the UK come together in one room. Their mission - to find out

what's going on with our unusual weather. A freezing winter three

years ago, bringing the country to a halt. Oh, my.Last year, one of the

wettest summers on record. And we've just had the chilliest spring for 50

years, so what's going on with our weather? The truth is that

scientists just don't know! One thing they are sure of is that it's

got something to do with this swirl of colours, the Jetstream, a

fast-flowing current of air above the Atlantic. But what does it do?

The Jetstream is a fast flowing ribbon of air high up in the

atmosphere. When it is high up, it can produce sunshine. But when it is

to the south of the UK, this allows a lots of wet, windy and cold

weather. But it's not just the Jetstream alone. Scientists are also

looking into the factors that have an impact on its course - the

melting Arctic ice, the temperatures and currents of the Atlantic Ocean

and the sun, now in its more active phase of its 11 year cycle. They are

all being studied to see how much they could be influencing the air

above. And with the patterns of the winds and currents so complex,

working it out is going to be one of the toughest challenges in modern

science. So for now, we will just have to put up with it and make sure

we are prepared for whatever the weather throws at us.

Head to the website to see some of our top ideas for what to do on a

rainy summer day. Next to the war in Afghanistan. The

US has announced that it will hold direct talks with the Taliban, who

they have been fighting along with the UK and other international

forces for 12 years. The announcement was made just hours

before four US service people were killed when the Taliban attacked an

airbase in the country. The talks will start within days and some of

the conditions from the US include the Taliban breaking ties with

extremist group Al-Qaeda. We will have more on this story in our next

bulletin. All this week, we have been

searching high and low through the world of waste, and today we are

talking about rubbish. We sent Nel to see how trash from a landfill

site can end up powering our homes. This is the amount of rubbish made

by me having my lunch. Normal amount, wouldn't you say? Multiply

that by millions of people making waste every day, and you end up with

something that looks like that. The UK currently sends 49% of its

rubbish to landfill, but that is a long way from countries like Sweden,

the Netherlands and Germany, who send about 1%. That is because more

and more of them are using incineration technology as a way to

turn rubbish into energy. This is an incineration centre outside London,

where they can turn up to 80% of rubbish they received into

electricity. Rubbish is brought from around the country and dropped into

the incinerator, which burns the rubbish at over 1000dC. The harmful

gases are got rid of safely, but the heat produced is used to turn water

into steam to then power turbines which then creates electricity.

we burn the rubbish, we can save fossil fuels from being used for

electricity, so it saves the environment.

Now, it may seem like only five minutes ago that we saw these guys

lifting the Premier League trophy, but the football season is upon us

once again. The Premier League fixture list was released today,

with champions Manchester United kicking off their campaign with a

trip to Swansea. So it couldn't have been an easier start for the Red

Devils, but former England defender Phil Neville thinks United are

favourites for the title once again. The foundations are solid at Man

United. They have a great set of players who won the league by 15

points last season. It will not be easy, because Jose Mourinho is back