1st July - Today's News: Massive Hailstorm Buries Cars in Mexican City

Mexico summer storm buries cars in ice on streets of Guadalajara whilst Houston, Texas, reported 'snow' on June 28 because of a quirky way we record weather observations - it was actually also hail and of note only because someone, somewhere is sure to use it as proof the world is really getting colder .....

Flood apocalypse in Eastern Siberia kills five and maroons 9,919 whose homes destroyed or damaged

In Japan, heavy rainfall hits southern Kyushu; evacuation orders issued

Here, we had a one-day burst of heat Saturday as London hit 34c (33.1c in my garden) which made it the hottest day of the year as temperatures soar - but it was then back to normal on Sunday.   There were some big thunderstorms in Scotland, but nothing down here, with power returned to storm-affected homes in Scotland on Sunday.  But in France, Montpellier melts under a 45C high as Europe hit by record heatwave, whilst Germany records all-time hottest June temperature

And Alaska has more record-breaking heat and wildfire smoke forecast for week of Fourth of July 

 whilst early-melting Alaska sea ice alarming coastal residents and affecting wildlife, scientists say