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Record-breaking heat spreads through Europe Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says Italy and Balkans endure heatwave, US also faces soaring temperatures Europe’s heatwave forces Ukraine power cuts, sets Slovakia record as it moves east Meanwhile the highest UK temperature has now been declared at 37/7c in Norfolk (subject to the usual vigorous verification process) Three firefighters die battling huge wildfires on Colorado-Utah border Aerial video shows extent of deadly flash flooding in Kentucky Droughts are transforming the Turkish landscape with massive sinkholes As their nationwide pollution problem deepens, Russians say they have bigger worries Too hot to be hungry: Why our appetite shrinks in the summer heat And why artificial rain is not a solution to drought - there's simply no evidence cloud seeding produces enough additional rainfall to justif...

Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe The UK's h ottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C Wales breaks record for hottest day in June France records 1,000 excess deaths this week due to ‘exceptional’ heatwave Heatwave breaks records in Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic Flooding and fire damage after thunderstorms across Scotland - including another flash flood at Essan At least 4 dead in Kentucky floods with more rainfall on the way as search and rescue efforts continue Heavy rain leaves 3 dead, 1 missing  in Taiwan And  Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive      

Southern England sees a rare amber extreme heat warning issued with heatwave forecast for many  and June records expected to fall next week. Meanwhile, Western Europe braces for more extreme heat as temperatures continue to climb as  heatwave hits more than half of France's population  whilst  Spain faces first major heatwave of the year, highs up to 45°C from Monday Illinois has seen more tornadoes this year than any state since 2015 Atlantic hurricane season opens with Tropical Storm Arthur inundating Gulf coast And vast areas of coral reef could resist climate change: study  

Incredible floods hit southern Spain with pedestrians swept along streets as roads turn to rivers France braces for heatwave with canal swimming allowed in Paris Sydney records warmest run of June days in more than a century Antarctic blast brings extreme cold across Argentina Extreme heat and rainfall, glacier loss and record ocean heat impact Asia in 2025 Australia warns El Nino weather pattern set to be strongest in decades And  Delhi's temperature showed 43.5C. Why did it feel hotter?      

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown - 15c?  That's warmer than some parts of the UK were this week! Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe Meanwhile, it's official:  El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East Storm chaser digs man out of rubble after tornadoes rip through US Midwest Saskatchewan rarely gets tornadoes as strong as the one that hit the Oxbow area this week How extreme weather and heat could affect players at World Cup 2026 Alaska’s glaciers have a startling response to rising temperatures Parts of Australia on track for warmest start to winter on record amid influx of tropical air ‘Homes turned into ovens’: Millions of Yemenis swelter amid heat, blackouts China warns people in desert regions to prepare for ‘extreme floods’ thi...

Destructive tornado, flash floods hit Rome after holiday weekend After heavy rain in Ipswich this week, climate change or dodgy drains - what caused town floods?   There were never floods like that when I lived there in the 80s and 90s ......  The s cene of Scotland's largest-ever wildfire turns snowy white with blossoms There have been record heat-related deaths in Spain after an unusually warm May Spanish town faces ‘65ft flames’ during massive wildfire in holiday hotspot In Japan, tropical storm causes traffic disruption and damage In South Africa,  Eastern Cape floods force evacuations and widespread road closures Monsoon rain reaches Kerala 3 days late but on time to save Indian harvests Some good news:  Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction  and some bad news:  Rising seas could drown mangroves and release vast stores of carbon How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year? The last stable glacie...