1st August - Today's News: Flash Floods Cause Devastation in Yorkshire Dales

Tuesday saw some very heavy rain in many parts of Britain - with 22.2mm in Evesham it was the wettest day here for 3 years.  But not as bad as further north where in the Yorkshire Dales flash flooding: Roads shut and bridge collapses with pictures of devastation in the Dales and the aftermath of the Swaledale floods on photographer Guy Carpenter's website.   And yesterday there was more North West flooding: People rescued as homes and roads flood

Meanwhile, the Met Office confirms record temperature in Cambridge of 38.7c last Thursday

And the latest Met Office State of the Climate reports shows that the UK's 10 warmest years all occurred since 2002

Russian army ordered to tackle massive wildfires in Siberia where there's massive wildlife tragedy as bears and foxes flee taiga, while smaller animals suffocate in smoke.  But other parts of the region have seen heavy rain, so there's a mix of fire and flood apocalypse with wildfires raging and dire threat to Baikal, world’s deepest lake

Japan heatwave: Mascot one of 11 deaths during high temperatures

The Arctic Ocean's sea ice hit record low levels this June

And a new study shows how climate change could revive medieval megadroughts in US Southwest