3rd July - Today's News: Records Broken in Eastern Mediterranean Heatwave

More high temperature records broken as Istanbul roasts in 106-year record heatwave and in Bulgaria: Heat records broken, as temperatures are about to fall as heat plagues southeastern Europe whilst in Israel there are 2 dead, 3 hurt in drowning incidents amid heat wave

Meanwhile, Rome turns off its public drinking fountains to cope with drought

In Western Australia, where snow is even rarer than in Evesham, Bluff Knoll locals, tourists brave freezing temperatures to frolic in 'fluffy' snow whilst record breaking cold weather hits Australia’s south east

But a warning that Australia could suffer from droughts and heatwaves as the tropical zone expands

On Friday, in Kent, there was a funnel cloud seen at Whitfield, with other sightings at Barham and Deal

Spanish waters reach record high temperatures

India sees monsoon rain fury in several states, Assam flood situation grim

Thousands battle floods along Yangtze River as major Yangtze River tributary breaks record flood level and  south China floods kill 15, thousands evacuated over the past week

 

Rescue helicopter crash kills eight after Indonesian volcano erupts

And climate change scientists first to drill Everest glacier