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Heat dome’s scorching temperatures in Texas expected to expand across US More Canada wildfires spark air quality alerts in Chicago and Milwaukee Heatwave Yago: Dangerous heat event named in Seville for the second time ever Meanwhile, in India, humans approaching limits of ‘survivability’ as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia whilst Beijing soars above 41 degrees Celsius, smashes June record Proving once again that a politician's word is as reliable as a paper boat in a lava flow: Deforestation surges despite pledges   Taxis float away in Durban storm that leaves two dead, several injured and widespread damage Last week t ornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing four whilst this week more tornadoes, severe weather kill 3 in US Midwest Tropical microburst batters cruise ship in Florida Freak weather soaks Australian outback, dumping months of rain in two days Deadly floods in Chile after rains swell rivers Scientists researching cloud brightening in bid to c...

Crews tackle wildfires across Scotland as heatwave continues while elsewhere, a major incident as fire crews tackle multiple blazes in Northern Ireland, in Galloway's Dalshangan Forest: Fire crews continue to battle blaze and firefighters continue tackling woodland fire near Newcastle airport Meanwhile, Highland private water supplies dry up in heatwave with a warning Scotland faces threat of water shortages and a Kent and Sussex hosepipe ban announced amid water shortage But torrential rain causes travel chaos for commuters in Glasgow whilst the landslide damaged road near Glencoe will take weeks to repair And the nocties are back: Stunning 'night shining' clouds seen over Scotland   Texas braces for heatwave after deadly tornado whilst a fourth heat wave could hit Mexico as soon as July, say scientists Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe At least 4 killed as storm batters Brazil with heavy rain Cyclone Biparjoy disrupts power, kil...

In Lochaber, road and rail travel disrupted as heatwave goes on with repairs to flood-hit West Highland Line to take days - hopefully it'll be open by them time I travel up there on Monday!   And Ben Nevis hit by spectacular lightning strike Meanwhile there's w ildfire size of 140 football pitches on mountain in south Wales Trees found growing at record altitudes up Scotland's Munros as the climate warms and over-grazing diminishes. Cyclone Biparjoy: More than 150,000 evacuated as India, Pakistan brace for storm Fears of hottest year on record as global temperatures spike And the North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures - with El Nino, and, indeed, the summer, only just begun.    

For the second day running, storms bring flash flooding and travel disruption - we missed out yesterday, but Sunday evening saw nearly an inch of rain and my (briefly) road flooded for the first time since 2007 and we've now had thunder on 3 consecutive days. The London stretch of M1 motorway becomes bizarre concrete waterfall as intense flooding sees torrent of water pouring from bridge and Britain is set to sizzle in 29C heat today after flash floods, thunder and torrential downpours flooded roads and hospitals - we're hoping for it to be slightly hotter than that though to finally end the "13th June anomaly" - the only summer date on which 30c has never been recorded in the UK. The weekend saw another big wildfire in Scotland as the Daviot wildfire burns next to back garden amid power cuts Biparjoy: India state on alert over 'extremely severe' cyclone whilst Pakistan to evacuate 80,000 people ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy Mayon: Thousands evacuated as Phili...

El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun - with many repeating my prediction from earlier this year that 2024 will be the warmest on record Canadian province of Quebec sees progress in wildfire battle whilst in the eastern USA the smog spreads south as cities see relief There are concerns over Loch Ness' falling water levels and as we see more and larger wildfires: UK to set up new Mediterranean-style specialist units Meanwhile,  sweltering, record-shattering heat wave roasts Puerto Rico 'Dragon boat water' lashes southwest China, shatters local rainfall record Cyclone Biparjoy: 'Very severe' storm' to further intensify as the Monsoon reaches India’s Kerala after longest delay in seven years And a ‘mini tornado’ dust devil spotted before zorbing accident that left boy in hospital on Merseyside

Canada wildfires: Millions advised to mask up due to intense smoke now affecting parts of the northeastern USA as dramatic time-lapse shows wildfire smoke consume the NYC skyline Here, there's a new health alert as weekend temperatures to hit 30C - but at least there could be some much needed rain for parts of the south.   Meanwhile there's a warning of 'very high' wildfire risk across Scotland . Denmark has first fortnight with no rain since 2006 In Haiti: Deadly earthquake kills three after floods In the Arabian Sea, Cyclone 'Biparjoy' rapidly intensifies into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Bangladesh suffers long power cuts amid worst heatwave in decades Ballarat smashes century-old June rainfall record with 46mm falling in 24 hours The https://phys.org/news/2023-06-arctic-ice-free-decade-earlier-thought.html Arctic could be ice-free a decade earlier than thought And the World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warn

‘Unprecedented drought’ forces changes along the Panama Canal At least 42 dead and 19,000 left homeless after torrential rains spark widespread flooding in Haiti In Turkey, heavy rain, hail continue to lash country More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods A warning that  Canada could see its worst wildfire season on record And measurements from the Mauna Loa Observatory show (not perhaps surprisingly) carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits new record high  

Cannich wildfire could be largest recorded in UK and although largely under control, the fire means the Kintail-Affric walking route shut due to wildfire waterbombing And with no rain forecast for weeks, water scarcity issues expected to escalate rapidly across Scotland Meanwhile Nova Scotia hopes forecast rain will help contain largest wildfire on record as Canada's wildfires force evacuations in Quebec as Halifax residents return to destroyed homes Firefighters battle hundreds of blazes as Israel sizzles under blistering heatwave whilst there's havoc as wild winds send thick clouds of swirling sand skyward in south , center and Strong winds and sand storm sweeps across Egypt's Cairo  A new health alert system aims to cut heatwave deaths in England (although I think they are just extending publicity of the existing system) Japan storm: one dead and two missing as thousands urged to evacuate as the remnants of Typhoon Mawar hit  Tropical Storm Arlene, the first name...