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Russia storm: High winds kill 10 in central Volga region - mostly campers hit by falling trees. Wildfire fighter in B.C. dies on front lines of largest fire in province's history Typhoon Doksuri: thousands evacuated from Beijing as storm hits northern China at the weekend, with today North China on highest-level alerts as rainstorms linger - and there's another typhoon approaching It's now been a whole month in the broiler as Phoenix sees temperatures of 110 or higher for 31st straight day The N. Atlantic is poised to set a record-high surface temperature earlier than expected And Mauritius rather than Mallorca? How the heat waves are changing our summer holidays

At -118ºF: Antarctica experiences world’s lowest temperature since 2017 - but despite that, it seems that ‘something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows This month's fifteen-day heat wave longest recorded in Greece Scorching heat strains US air conditioning capacity Aeolus satellite takes fiery plunge to Earth Extraordinary photos of July's extreme weather A nice example of (not really all that) rare Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds spotted off Norfolk coast Northern lights, lightning combine in spectacular storm show over Melfort, Sask. And why Olympus could have been a giant volcanic island in an ancient Martian ocean

July set to be world's warmest month on record - but I doubt the record will last for long.  El Nino has barely begun .... In the US heatwave: Joe Biden announces measures to tackle extreme temperatures with more than 170m Americans under heat alerts as heatwave expands Heavy rain, gusts as Typhoon Doksuri makes China landfall It's been a 'bumper year' for jellyfish sightings in Scotland - there are suspicions that record high sea temperatures may be one of the reasons. Not quite weather news, but Aeolus: 'Impossible satellite' ready to fall to Earth - its successful mission was to map the planet's winds. How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods Are arsonists behind Italy's devastating wildfires?   Probably in some cases.  But people don't appreciate how easy a discarded glass bottle can start a fire. Extreme weather linked to climate change the 'number one threat' to natural World Heritage sites, research

Typhoon Doksuri heads towards China and Taiwan after causing widespread destruction in Philippines More evacuations as new blazes break out in Greece Last year's UK heatwave 'a sign of things to come' And scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century - which may just temper global warming in some parts of Europe, but worsen the effects elsewhere.

135mph tornado rips through Swiss town... as wildfires rage near Lisbon beach resort and flames set off old landmines near Dubrovnik Italy storms: North hit by hail and rain as Sicily burns Greece fires in maps and satellite images show extent of damage The seawater temperatures in Florida are at hot tub levels whilst the Mediterranean Sea broke daily temperature record Monday Europe heatwave: Here are some of the most common myths debunked Heatwave and drought leave Tunisia farmers struggling to survive Landslides and uncertainty: As Nunavik's permafrost melts, locals and researchers focus on adaptation But don't worry, it's all a hoax perpetuated for decades by money-grabbing scientists at the behest of "the government" in order to enable them to, er, raise taxes or summat ..... And one dead as Typhoon Doksuri batters Philippines, threatens Taiwan

Algeria wildfires: Dozens killed and thousands evacuated In Switzerland: storm kills one and injures some 15 people Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east Europe and US heatwaves near 'impossible' without climate change Strong typhoon blows closer to northern Philippines, forcing evacuations and halting sea travel And introducing Earth's newest 'baby volcano'

Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhode with Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires In Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada - just the latest place to experience record rainfall.  But in the west, there's little reprieve for firefighters in B.C. as wildfire threat moves south NZ sees heavy rain and snow cause havoc in South Island Still dozens still missing as India landslide search called off Dozens killed as flash floods hit Afghanistan and Pakistan Heavy downpour leaves 5 dead in east China city Heavy rain in July takes Scottish water levels back to normal Flooding in Tyrone and Donegal causes 'catastrophic damage' But there's d rought in Central Europe There’s a heatwave in the sea and scientists are worried And Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet

Hail the size of tennis balls injures 110 people in freak storm in northern Italy as a tornado smashes through the streets of Milan Elsewhere in the Europe heatwave: Temperatures to soar in Greece as fires still burn Several injured as freak storm hits Serbia Death Valley may have just had the hottest recorded midnight ever Tropical Storm Calvin leaves minor flooding in Hawaii After heavy rain in eastern Canada an evacuation order issued as dam at risk of breaching near Windsor, N.S. Heavy rain hits Shanghai, with heat set to return this weekend In Maharashtra: At least 22 dead, dozens trapped in deadly India landslide On Dorset's Jurassic Coast: Large landslip at Seatown Beach And all this means climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists as Gavin Schmidt at NASA issues July heat warning as temperatures remain high

 A powerful storm sweeps Balkans region after days of heat, killing at least 5 people Italian hospitals report sharp rise in emergency cases as Rome hits 41.8C And it's not just North America, Europe and China: from Algeria to Syria, heatwaves scorch Middle East, North Africa as well. NC Pfizer factory is destroyed as tornado with 150mph winds tears through town Landslide in India leaves 10 dead, more than 100 feared trapped Colombia landslide: Rescuers search for survivors amid mud World will miss 1.5C warming limit - top UK expert - and I'm certain he's right Maeanwhile heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China - UN And an ex-meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas firms to shame them

Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Talim lashes China, Vietnam with Hong Kong expecting ‘stronger tropical cyclone’ early next week Japan issues heatstroke alerts as temperatures soar Wildfires spread during the hottest days of the year in Spain, Italy and Greece whilst in Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears Meanwhile, in Phoenix, 18 days of 110-degree weather, and counting And Death Valley nears record high temperature as heatwaves sweep the world

South Korea floods: Dozens die in flooded tunnel and landslides as the tunnel horror strikes fear of monsoon Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US whilst storms hit the NE as Mom's body is found after being swept away in Pennsylvania flash floods with her nine-month-old baby and two-year-old girl - bringing the death toll to five In the Canada wildfires: Second firefighter dies amid record blazes ‘Devastating’ Calgary hail storm damages homes, cars and gardens On La Palma: Thousands evacuated as Canary Island wildfire burns whilst there's no respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe - although temperatures have yet to beat the all time record. Mag 7.2 earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory And China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records    

Torrential rain triggers deadly South Korea flooding whilst more rain pounds Japan's northeast; Akita residents flee overflowing river Across Asia the death toll climbs in severe monsoon season and in the Delhi floods: Key roads under water as Yamuna river swells In the Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 16 Italian cities as Balkan countries suffer in southern Europe’s heatwave Whilst in the US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories as Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival and Death Valley threatens temperature records but tourists keep coming - we could see the world record broken here in the next few days.  And tornadoes halt Chicago air traffic as residents urged to seek shelter Meanwhile, in Canada, a young firefighter dies in action during record blazes as Canada's Northwest Territories records its hottest temperature whilst they're cleaning up after Montreal's storm: floods, fallen branches and power outages Chin

Heatwave Cerberus hits Europe: Deadly heat claims first life in Italy and Spain faces a scorchio 44C whilst Europeans seek shade as heatwave grips much of the continent and more warnings as heat wave expected to grip Istanbul, southern Türkiye this week In North Africa there's a heat wave in the Maghreb with more records falling already Meanwhile, Arizona swelters through 117F heatwave that forecasters say could be longest and hottest ever but elsewhere it's been wet as Vermont governor calls floods 'historic and catastrophic' And the heatwave last summer killed 61,000 people in Europe, research finds Obviously, global warming is a hoax perpetuated by scientists for decades in order to allow the WEF to suggest we should eat our own excrement (seriously, that's what some tinfoil hatters are suggesting!) - and this is proven by the fact the UK is experiencing cooler and quite unsettled weather ..... In South Korea, the no. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges

One dead several missing in monster New York storm: Woman trying to save her dog is swept away in by biblical flash floods In northern India, monsoon rains leave 22 dead in north as Delhi sees wettest July day in decades Thousands told to evacuate as mudslides, floods kill one in Japan And more flash floods batter Vladmir Putin's summer resort city Sochi Niger in the grip of a blistering heatwave with high temperatures Europeans seek shade as heatwave grips much of the continent Snow makes rare landfall in Joburg, other parts of SA as chilly winter conditions bite Venus has clouds of concentrated sulfuric acid, but life could still survive US meteorologists harassed for reporting on climate crisis - sadly, there are still a lot of deluded, ignorant, sheeple in America. And why this summer has been so hot ? 

World records hottest day for third time in a week Ten-minute flash flood wreaks havoc in Spain's Zaragoza Iceland saw snowfall and chilling temperatures in Snæfell and Askja Five dead after 'condemned' building collapses during heavy rain in Brazil Recent rain eases water scarcity levels in parts of Scotland It's now official: El Niño is back: Surging temperatures bring extreme weather and threaten lives  Antarctic ice deficit grows to size of Western Australia as 2023 shatters more climate records Reeling Arctic glaciers are leaving bubbling methane in their wake, scientists warn Why the day is 24 hours long How doom-and-gloom climate news may scare but also encourage audiences And if wildfire smog wasn't bad enough, now a massive dust cloud from Sahara Desert is drifting 5,000 miles over the Atlantic towards the US

Two dead as Storm Poly hits Netherlands and Germany, with Storm Poly cost up to €100m in damages - Dutch insurers At least 50 dead in Pakistan monsoon flooding Should have held it last month!  Tiree Music Festival cancelled due to 'extreme weather' - but so nice to see the attitude of the locals, for whom it wasn't someone else's problem, someone else's fault. Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023, says Brazilian government - whether that's really the case is a different matter ....  And we should be looking a it being zero! It took only 24 hours for the record to fall!  Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record but then it looks like Wednesday broke it again as Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded 3 days in a row and the UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record And June’s record-smashing temperatures - in data - it was also globally the warmest on record, until next year ....

 Monday was the world's hottest day since records began Meanwhile, the MetO confirm the UK had its hottest June since records began - a cooler start to July though with parts of the Cotswolds the coldest place in Britain yesterday, not even reaching 13c 'Strongest summer storm' batters Netherlands this morning with flights cancelled and travel warnings in storm Poly and o ne person killed by toppled tree in Haarlem during Storm Poly A strong storm in Slovenia derails train, damages buildings and injures 2 passengers on a bus Damage from Alberta tornado ranks it among strongest in Canada's history What happens after the Donnie Creek wildfire, now larger than P.E.I., stops burning? Antarctic sea ice reached 'record-smashing low' last month Flooding kills 15 in south-west China as President Xi Jinping urges better defences Highest rainfall in 30 years turns Lahore into urban swamp And a European weather satellite captures lightning spectacle across Earth

Canadian families in shock, grateful after tornado rips down homes near Calgary Record-breaking 13-ounce hailstone that's almost six inches long is discovered in Texas after huge storm State of emergency declared in Siberia over raging wildfires In Japan, as heavy rain pounds Kyushu, evacuation ordered for 360,000 China beats its own record for hot days over six months as China's deadly weather from heat to hailstorms take a toll Our hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects And, despite recent rain and cooler weather, there are now five areas of Scotland at highest water scarcity alert

Smoke and heat warnings affect more than 170m in US but there's also a massive storm is plowing through the Midwest, clearing out smoke with hurricane-force wind gusts Meanwhile in Mexico: Heat wave claims over 100 lives In New Brunswick, a rainstorm causes major damage in Edmundston Quinta Grande set a new temperature record in Madeira at 39.1ºC In NZ, heavy snow and chilly weather hits the country One dead and one missing as western Japan hit by heavy rain Uruguay drought: Capital hit by water shortages Cars washed away as floods wreak havoc in southern China Rising seas have flooded this Lagos town three times. It may not survive a fourth  In SA, s now turns parts of Eastern Cape into winter wonderland How s nowcapped mountains are turning into dangerous rain-soaked slopes with global heating making extreme rain and catastrophic flooding more likely And from the Milky Way: Icy observatory reveals 'ghost particles'