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Globally,  August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japan Hawaii’s western islands see significant damage as Hurricane Lowell passes by Woman drowns after falling over in a flooded street and getting trapped under a car as torrent rushed through in Majorca Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds And  aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption      

  Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands Another storm creates huge waves and dangerous currents at southern California beaches France heat wave persists as temperatures approach 40C in south Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures Severe weather in South Africa causes flooding in Johannesburg and damages homes Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 270,000 stranded as airports extend closure And wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns      

Toronto fire crews rescued people trapped on scaffolding and in elevators after '100-year storm' Toronto begins recovery after ‘100-year storm’ leaves behind massive flooding The science behind the Pacific's three hurricanes and what Lowell and Marie mean for the US  Meanwhile, record wind shear means it's the Atlantic hurricane season's quietest start in 60 years New Mexico’s largest reservoir plunges to just 1.4% full Extreme drought now covers 44% of Puerto Rico New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer on record Channel Islands report hottest summer yet as August also sees record-breaking temperatures Spain records hottest summer ever, with more than 5,000 deaths attributed to heat Spain matches September heat record at 45.7C as extreme heat grips country France records ‘hottest summer ever’ in 2026 Belgium records hottest summer ever, meteorological institute says Landslide kills 1, leaves 11 missing in eastern China after Typhoon Saudel rains Mass burial r...

1976 is now the 7th ..... with  Summer 2026 provisionally hottest on record for the UK   Why a very wet autumn could follow UK's hottest summer New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office "The biggest heat wave" since records began: This August in Mallorca The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border with  t housands still missing as Nepal-Tibet flood relief and recovery intensifies  - many bodies may never be found, having been swept far downstream and buried in silt. One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow And h ow a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again    

One dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods  as  Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900 Two yachts destroyed and businessman dead in storm off Cyprus And the  cause of Antarctic ice gain identified  - basically, it was due to global warming!  

Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north  with a tornado and hailstorm: Cremona brought to its knees. Damage to 10 churches and 10,000 cars Nepal and China resume flood rescue as death toll surpasses 600  as the number missing rises to nearly 3,000 and  Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China Typhoon Saudel weakens into tropical storm after making landfall along China's east coast Record rain pounds Hokuriku Southern France village devastated by tornado: 'It was like bombs were dropped on our heads' Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season Cloud seeding start-up uses drones to generate 19 million gallons of water in Alaska in three hours Manhattan-sized ice island breaks off Greenla...