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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...

Wildfire smoke seen 70 miles away after major moorland blaze breaks out in the moors above Ebbw Vale whilst the  A31 closed as firefighters tackle ‘devastating’ New Forest blaze sparked by vehicle fire  as  Families are forced to abandon their cars and for walk miles as burning van sparks huge wildfire on dual carriageway - with smoke visible from 30 miles away as England suffers record drought In Norfolk, h omes badly damaged after wildfire spreads to street Major wildfire in hills above Lake Garda: at least 200 residents and tourists evacuated Wildfire rages in southern France, forcing evacuations Greece battles new wildfire near Athens driven by strong winds Indonesia closes national park in East Java as wildfire expands World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures And  China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives    

Fifth heatwave of the year likely next week as temperatures could hit 35C  whilst there have been r ecord spells with no rain across parts of central and south-east England Last Sunday's  'frightening' wildfire came close to village homes in Harvington - with no "re-wilding" in sight! Welsh w ildfire damage could take hundreds of years to recover from, experts say Central Europe sees record temperatures as heatwave continues  whilst wildfires continue to rage as Europe swelters under extreme heat How  Europe’s wildfires became so intense they created their own storm In Spokane, the s cale of devastation shocks US city's fire-seasoned residents In Canada, the entire community of Summerland ordered to evacuate due to fast-moving wildfire New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave Hundreds of thousands of people in Pue...

Europe heatwave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record Budapest records hottest day ever as temperatures exceed 41C The Med is too hot for swimmers! Tourists say they can't cool down as water temperatures hit exceptionally high levels   Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16   Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn    But in NZ, temperatures plunge to near-record levels as cold snap digs in  whilst the Earth’s coldest temperature in 14 years recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia Station 'Firenado' erupts as historic wildfires scorch 2 million acres across Pacific Northwest Typhoon Dolphin threatens eastern China amid active cyclone season Guatemala volcano eruption sends lava spewing into the air And the  avalanche that killed a climbing legend - and a generation of record-setting guides    

Washington state wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes Why are the Washington wildfires so severe? Spokane fires explained Canada's  Okanagan Lake wildfire more than doubles in size, forcing thousands to evacuate The  Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers  as  Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert Forest fire spreads in southern Netherlands nature reserve, authorities say Greek firefighters hope to contain blaze near Athens as easing winds enable use of waterbombing aircraft Wildfires still burning in France and Spain amid fears of more to come Storm and heat alerts issued across Poland as dramatic lightning strikes capital's skyscrapers Firefighting continues at site of Cairngorms wildfire Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat  And  Sri Lanka closes schools as heavy rains trigger floods and mudslides, k...

As dought declared across whole of Wales as conditions 'deteriorate' ,  the Met Office give a an early look at the July statistics: just how dry has it been? From r ecord rainfall to prolonged dry spell in village Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape In South Wales, c hoking campers evacuate tents as wildfire experts call for more action  as  Drought severely affecting farms - union chairman England on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates Tourists flee to Greek coast for sea evacuations after new wildfire breaks out A factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires    And "rewilding" is not to blame either - whilst all UK wildfires (and most in Europe) are started by humans (and therefore shouldn't occur at all ....), they have spread more rapidly due to excessively hot and dry weather.      Meanwhile, false claims about funding cuts and solar farms sp...