19th July - Today's News: The Heat Goes On
2 weeks into the heatwave and at last the end is in sight - although not for another week. And it looks like we could see a nice thundery breakdown - which apart from anything else will bring some much needed rain (and maybe some flash flooding). But that's not till next week. For now, heatwave takes hold with Britain on wildfire alert - that figure of 15% average rainfall presumably applies to the UK as a whole: many places have seen no rain at all so far this month. There's also fire and health warnings as hot weather continues in Scotland - something not mentioned there is that hillwalkers also need to be aware that many smaller burns will have dried up, meaning fewer sources of fresh water on the hill.
In Peterborough, rare'dust devil' photographed at Posh stadium
In Peterborough, rare'dust devil' photographed at Posh stadium
Meanwhile, over in the USA, hot weather stuck in reverse over East
Rain on the way after winds buffet South Australia, leaving 4,000 homes without power and bringing down a number of trees. And in NSW warnings that this rain-soaked landscape may be the future of Aussie snow industry
Wellington hit by magnitude 5.7 earthquake - no serious damage or casualties reported so far
Wellington hit by magnitude 5.7 earthquake - no serious damage or casualties reported so far
Warnings that South Asia disunity 'hampers flood warnings'
Not surprisingly, snow and Arctic sea ice extent plummet suddenly as globe bakes
And here's another surprise (not!): the best defense against catastrophic storms: mother nature, researchers say
A rebuttal to Andrew Neil - these are your climate errors on BBC Sunday Politics show
And there is worry over media coverage of Scotland mountain deaths - especially last winter's avalanche fatalities
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