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Storm Idalia strengthens into hurricane ahead of Florida landfall - expected on Wednesday.   A state of emergency has been declared. Landslides and floods wash away roads overlooking Lake Como in northern Italy whilst torrential rain and flooding hits Austria Majorca blasted by hurricane-force winds of 75mph Incredible water spout is caught on camera in the Isle of Wight Former weatherman Bill Giles says the UK's 'drab' weather stops Brits from grasping the full extent of the climate change crisis And this was China’s summer of climate destruction

Another South American country is sweltering in record temperatures with Brazil experiencing mid-summer temperatures in winter as h eat records are being smashed in multiple parts of the globe ‘Rare’ Grand Canyon flooding forces 100 to evacuate near park At least 5 dead in Michigan after severe storms Chicago roasting in record-setting heat that feels like 120 degrees Entire Louisiana town under mandatory evacuation because of wildfire 'Incredibly rare' fire tornado captured on video by B.C. wildfire crews In southern Germany: Storms force evacuation of more than 1,000 campers  France heat wave sets another late-summer temperature record Drought hits Istanbul as fires destroy forests in Dardanelles Thousands evacuated in Chile due to the heaviest rainfall in recent years Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup And how global warming could push tropical forest leaves past a ‘critical temperature’ - so much for more CO2 being good for plants ....

Harold: Second US tropical storm in a week drenches Texas as the Atlantic Ocean sees record burst of tropical storms Meanwhile Tropical Storm Franklin bears down on Haiti, Dominican Republic Before and after photos show impact of flooding in California caused by Tropical Storm Hilary  And in the Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found in Greek forest - believed to be illegal immigrants

Storm Hilary hits California after lashing Mexico Flooding cuts off Palm Springs in California California cleans up after record rainfall from tropical Storm Hilary And if that wasn't enough, an earthquake shakes parts of California during storm Lightning strike records broken in Canada as July's storm of the summer brought 23,000 lightning strikes to N.S. Through doorbell cameras and telescopes, West Kelowna residents witnessed their homes burn in British Colombia whilst in the NW Territories Yellowknife 'still under a threat' despite rains in area, mayor says Washington state wildfire leaves one dead and nearly 200 structures destroyed More wildfires ravage Europe Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe Meanwhile, photos show the w ildfire smoke visible from Scotland But in NZ, s now records fall on Mt Ruapehu, best season in years And a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) plus El Niño in Australia likely to cause hot and

Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico and California - it will be the first tropical storm to hit California for 80 years and could bring record rainfall to Death Valley Severe Storms Bring Tornadoes to New England Canada wildfires: British Columbia province declares emergency whilst in the Northwest Territories, 95% of Yellowknife has now been evacuated due to N.W.T. wildfires Tracing the destruction from Maui’s deadly fires Storm Betty: Widespread flooding in Cork as heavy rain and winds take hold with further disruption due to flooding and fallen trees in Northern Ireland as Betty batters Britain: Storm hammers country with heavy rain and strong winds In Photos: Fires and Floods in Russia's Far East Himachal Pradesh floods: More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous Scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissions And hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn whilst Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to

Hilary rapidly grows to Category 4 hurricane off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest Tropical storms killing more Americans as climate crisis deepens, study finds Another b rutal heat wave coming to central U.S., with excessive heat warning in Texas Europe's wild weather continues as German airport is submerged in floodwater and thunderstorms lash Italy - while France and Spain brace for scorching 40C heat dome with the Government to hold crisis meeting as France heads into heatwave with more record temperatures expected this weekend. And a warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records - that's every continent seeing record high temperatures last month.

Hot-tub-like Persian Gulf fuels 158-degree heat index in Iran Canada wildfire: Race to evacuate city as blaze approaches Tenerife wildfires lead to evacuation of villages 30,000 residents left without reliable water sources as drought ravages southern France Meanwhile there are long delays at Panama Canal after drought hits global shipping route and in SE Asia Indonesia disaster agency warns of drought in Java, Bali amid El Niño Days numbered for skiers this winter as Australia’s alpine resorts dry up And in Northern Ireland, the UK's largest lake Lough Neagh temperature rises 'alarmingly'

  Canada's Northwest Territories declare state of emergency over wildfires as the army airlifts hundreds to safety from fires in Northwest Territories whilst in the west, heat wave topples temperature records in southern B.C., as conditions raise wildfire fears More than 3,000 people flee wildfires in popular French tourist spot in the Pyrenees Yesterday it was Morocco, and today Turkey sets new national temperature record, soaring to 50 degrees celsius Meanwhile, a new powerful heatwave is forecast to intensify across Western and Central Europe as we head into the final two weeks of summer 2023 - although here in the UK temperatures shouldn't be too bad. NASA clocks July 2023 as hottest month on record ever since 1880 Gobsmacked Midlothian man snaps 'tornado' tearing past his home as storm hits Typhoon Dora is one of only two storms to cross the International Dateline A warning that death tolls from climate disasters will 'balloon' without investment in

'Mud tsunami' crashes through Italian Alpine town  Dangerous heat wave bakes Pacific Northwest from California to Washington with record temperatures possible whilst elsewhere, heat wave maintains grip on the South with record high temperatures and heat alerts from Texas to Carolinas  Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 99 with hundreds missing as search efforts continue Typhoon Khanun hits Russia’s Far East Typhoon Lan: mass power cuts hit western Japan as storm makes landfall Morocco records new heat record as temperature surpasses 50°C for first time Floods and landslides kill at least 49 people in northern India And Mount Etna eruption leads to flight cancellations at Sicily’s Catania airport

Hawaii fires: Fresh evacuations under way in Maui as death toll climbs to 80 as maps and images reveal Maui devastation So what caused the Hawaii wildfires?   Not necessarily climate change, though that may have led to drier than normal conditions. China floods: The families torn apart by 'huge, furious waves' while more floods kill 29 in northern China as new storm bears down Valencia sets new heat record during third Spanish heatwave of the summer Israel hit by new heat wave: Country to swelter for several days Canada reports worst wildfire season on record — and there's more to come this fall Could artificially dimming the sun prevent ice melt?   Possibly, but it's not advisable due to other likely consequences. And how a big freeze drove early humans out of Europe , 1.1mya  

Raging Hawaii wildfires kill 36 people as Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground . The flames fueled by strong winds from Hurricane Dora. Dam partly collapses in Norway as Storm Hans continues to cause chaos Spain braces for record temperatures, with nearly the whole country on 'red weather alert' as Europe basks in another summer heatwave whilst Portugal has it's hottest day of the year with 46.4 ºC: Record breaking temperatures in Portugal Flights cancelled as Storm Khanun hits S. Korea And a round up of the record summer that scorched Asia

Train derails and roads flood as Sweden, Norway hit by torrential rain as Storm 'Hans' batters Scandinavia - with the worst floods for 50 years in some parts  Meanwhile there are  more than 30 dead, 18 missing after recent Beijing flooding with reports that 59,000 homes collapsed and another 150,000 damaged War-torn Sudan battered by torrential rains Flooding hits UK as Storm Antoni brings month of rain in less than 24 hours As the global year of the flood goes on ....  And as expected, Copernicus announce that in July 2023: Global air and ocean temperatures reach new record highs Two dead, over 700,000 left without power as storms batter eastern US Cypriot forest fires doubled this July whilst heat records fell as July saw 16 consecutive days of 40C plus Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year As Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, South Korea; another storm looms There are fears over Antarctic sea ice as yearly ozone layer hole forms ‘very early’

Yet more record rainfall as Slovenia suffers its worst-ever floods whilst days of torrential rains and floods in Austria have left 1 person dead, officials say German city deploys snowploughs after summer storm buries the streets in hail Spain braces for worst heatwave of the summer so far as Portugal battles wildfires amid searing heat Meanwhile, in Ireland, ‘the fields are too wet to harvest’: Farmers fear loss of crops due to record rainfall Storm Antoni hits UK with near-80mph gusts and train disruption in south-west Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration In the on-going China floods: at least 14 killed after torrential rain in north-east Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states Canada's wildfire emissions this year have doubled the annual record And Antarctica has a lot less sea ice than usual. That's bad news for all of us

Beanies, scarves and puffer jackets come out as near-record chilly weather hits parts of the Pacific Deadly floodwaters diverted from Beijing inundating outer cities as rescue efforts intensify Thousands leave Scout camp after S Korea heatwave Cleanup begins after tornado rips through south Ottawa In the Andes, Lake Titicaca drying up as heat wave turns winter upside down Deforestation in Brazil at six-year low Record-shattering Canadian wildfire season persists at frenetic pace whilst California’s largest wildfire of the year threatens fragile desert ecosystem Record rain helps New Zealand emissions fall ‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unforeseen test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth And UK travel disruption set to worsen with climate change, warns government adviser

Now it's South America hit by ‘brutal’ unseasonal heatwave as mid-winter temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in South America leave climatologists in disbelief Meanwhile, the world's ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet - the previous record in 2016 was during a strong El Nino; we're only just entering the next El Nino now and an only expect to see temperatures increase further. Heatwave sees hundreds fall ill at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing Europeans reluctantly turn to air conditioning as heatwaves bite Phoenix’s record streak of temperatures above 110F ends after 31 days but experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat Wednesday saw a man rescued from van and 19 evacuated as flooding hits London How winter storms over Labrador Sea influence Gulf Stream system And explanation for the PETM? Past climate warming driven by hydrothermal vents And is this a sign of things to

Beijing records 29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday, its most in at least 140 years with many people missing as Typhoon Doksuri floods continue to wreak havoc in northern China Meanwhile Typhoon Khanun knocks out power, grounds flights in Japan’s Okinawa Here, it was the wettest July on record for Northern Ireland and 6th overall for the UK whilst the Republic of Ireland sees wettest July on record with rainfall at 215%, following hottest June Why have so many places seen record rainfall this year?  Partly global warming, but it's likely we're also seeing the effects of the massive amount of water vapour put into the atmosphere by last year's Tongan volcanic eruption. And in Iran: Unprecedented heat wave triggers emergency holidays - the heat goes on ....