12th June - Today's News: Evesham has Coldest June Day on Record

Whilst we've avoided all the heavier rain, it's still a rather damp, and cold, week.  Yesterday's maxima of 11.3c (also recorded in Pershore) was the lowest June maxima since my records began in 2003.
 

This morning there's been more Wales flooding: Driver rescued as rain set to continue

And it's not just been wet here.  In China rains: Thousands stranded after record downpour

However, in contrast, record-breaking, 'dangerous' heat wave bakes western U.S. whilst India staring at longest heatwave in 3 decades, monsoon relief unlikely soon and it's been hot and stormy in the east of Europe where 'doomsday' hail storm smashes windows in Bavaria

The jet stream is kaput.

In the Indian Ocean, Cyclone Vayu turns very severe; 300,000 being evacuated in Gujarat

Nearly a billion people facing high exposure to climate change effects, Global Peace Index finds

So how can city dwellers help with climate change? Buy less stuff.

On the subject of climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target of zero net emissions.  That doesn't mean we won't produce CO2 (that's impossible), just that we'll pretend it doesn't matter that we generate far more than we really need to because we'll plants some trees to compensate .....

And you could be ingesting a teaspoon of microplastic every week, study finds - that's the real anthropocene for you.