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Tornado tears through French village, leaving dozens hurt and homes ravaged Severe hailstorms and floods trigger destruction across eastern Spain In Ibiza,  ‘mini-tsunamis’ strike Brit holiday hotspot as sunbathers left fleeing waves and waterfront restaurants flooded   Welsh county becomes global hotspot for carbon emissions after wildfires  - meanwhile,  12 crews have attended Powys wildfire that is ongoing and numerous other fires continue across England and Wales US firefighters say major blaze near Reno about a quarter contained Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests Rainstorms, typhoons hit multiple Chinese regions, trigger flood responses  whilst  Typhoon Narra triggers floods in northern Vietnam And the  World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows      

Deadly overnight storms batter Germany as tornado hits region Italy sees extreme weather: torrential rain and flooding in Liguria, Lombardy and Tuscany Seven injured as heavy rains lash northeast Spain Another impact of the heatwave in France: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps   Meanwhile,  Hurricane forecasters watch 'unusual' activity in Atlantic - could a tropical storm form off Portugal?  Flash-floods damage Lancaster homes and businesses We've had a bit of rain here now, but only a bit (5.6mm this month).  So  how soon will the drought be over? Heatwaves drive record-breaking demand on NHS services in Wales 'There should have been more planning over wildfires' Life in Ireland’s wildfire zones: ‘I’ll never forget that evening on Slievenamon for the rest of my life’ Dramatic shelf cloud spotted over Sea Palling in Norfolk Rare tornado hits New York City as storm drenches Mid-Atlantic Tropical storm Lala wreaks ‘devastation’ to some areas of Hawaii’s...

About 100 homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii At least five people dead in Indiana amid worst flooding in over 30 years, officials say Two are killed in inferno on Greek island as Belgium's biggest-ever wildfire heads towards Germany Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies Record rains drench South Korean city as landslide kills one  after t orrential rain and flood kill nine in Japan amid wettest month in decades In Nigeria, r esidents stranded, cars submerged as flash flood hits parts of Abuja And Sunday saw wildfires continue raging across south Wales overnight as exhausted firefighters reinforced by 200 soldiers battle tinder dry conditions  with the s oldiers praised for 'phenomenal job' helping crews tackle wildfires - and fire crews from as far away as Cumbria and London involved  (this is why we had a alert issued last week!)    

  Emergency alert issued for wildfires as military brought in to tackle response Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires After the apocalypse: Flames raged 'in every direction', destroying 19 homes and 500 acres of land in Stourbridge What we know so far about the West Midlands fires And in the Cairngorms, s ign of life as bright orange 'fire fungus' grows at park ravaged by wildfire Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire Etna eruption enters seventh day in phenomenon unseen since the 1970s Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 And as England dries out, Muslim scholars recommend praying for rain      

UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens  - it's unlikely that figure will be broken now.  But further heatwaves in September are not out of the question. Dozens of wildfires have been reported.    New Forest wildfire burns for sixth day as firefighters brace for 31C heat again Today, the firefighters tackle blazes in West Midlands for second day as crews say 'progress being made' with the charred remains of six houses consumed by 'apocalyptic' wildfire that started near golf course in Stourbridge.  UK fire services stretched by surge in wildfires British wildlife suffering in heatwaves, say experts And was the terrifying Sussex train crash caused by the heatwave? Locally, Pershore (Throckmorton) recorded 38.03c,  Pershore College 37.98c and Astwood Bank 37.92c.  This is, I believe, the first time anywhere in this part of the country has recorded 100f and only the second time for a CET station (Rothamsted hit 38.5c on 19th Jul...

More than two-thirds of England now in drought  with Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office  and an a mber Met Office extreme heat warning issued as temperatures could reach 38C  Moment 'dust devil' mini-tornado tears through Greenwich Park in London Peatland fire like a 'boil in the bag' for crews Firefighters need ‘several more days’ to put out New Forest blaze as water shortages hamper relief Gwent was on fire as wildfires struck across the region Last Friday saw  Skye rescue callouts 'like Whack-a-mole' as weather catches tourists off-guard June and July hottest on record in Western Europe, monitor says Europe battles the flames: Wildfire contained near Athens and evacuations in Spain As Lake Maggiore runs low, Switzerland steps in as Italy faces growing water shortage   'We've had a lot of close calls': Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes Deadly, relentless storms batter Midwest and Ohio Vall...