15th July - Today's News: Record Heatwaves and Deadly Floods Continue Across Northern Hemisphere
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
China battles record-breaking summer heat
And it's even hot in Antarctica, where it’s winter
An extratropical cyclone hits southern Brazil
Earlier in the week, Caithness saw weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick
How the Tonga Hunga volcano produced the most intense lightning ever seen
The ocean's color is changing as a consequence of climate change
And why air pollution particles may be cause of dramatic drop in global insect numbers
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