30th June - Today's News: Millions Without Power in US Heatwave

Washington DC region swelter after storm cuts power  whilst extreme heat wave is taking toll across the nation.   109-degree temp sets all-time record for Nashville

Remains of 2nd person found in Colo. fire wreckage - and America's wildfires can be seen from space, the space station in fact

Rainy weather breaks UK record for 3 months to June - but not in Evesham where 2007 was wetter, and this month looks set to be only the wettest June since 2009.  And the Sutton and East Surrey Water hosepipe ban remains, despite the rain.

Northeast cleans up after worst storm in living memory, while the east and west coast lines reopen after both were closed due to landslides and other problems on Thursday and Friday, severing all rain links between England and Scotland.  

The Independent ask: giant hailstones, terrible floods, homes evacuated.  Was all of this caused by the 'Spanish plume'?  Er, yes.  Next question ....

And well done to UKww member Chris Bell as the EADT posts amazing storm pictures shot by East Anglian weatherman.

I've yet to see any nocties myself this year (mostly been too cloudy) but some stunning picture here of rare blue 'night-shining clouds'  pictured at dusk over Endinburgh's landmark rail bridge

And NASA satellite looks down on multicoloured 'double rainbow' above the clouds

Cold snap chills summer in Lapland

Tears as rain, flood thrash Lagos

Both Koreas suffer worst drought in a century

Delieberate, manmade fires threaten to 'extinguish' critical Indonesian orang u tang population - and all so the west can have lots and lots of cheap palm oil that we could all quite happily do without. 

Cassini finds likely subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon Titan