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Roads closed as fire crews spend second night at Highland wildfires  as w ildfires in Highland and Moray areas spark ‘close windows’ plea from Police Scotland officers   -  this morning the front is reportedly 9 miles long.  Believe to have been started by dirty campers. Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues - the highest the country has ever recorded in June - as  Europe melts in killer heatwave The weather system brewing off NSW could be the first east coast low in three years And  Pakistan slams climate ‘injustice’ as deadly floods hit country again    

Heat Dome brings the most intense heatwave of the year into western Europe; France up to +43 °C next week  as scorching heat grips the continent Health alerts come into force ahead of second heatwave Türkiye battles several wildfires as heatwave fuels rapid spread New Zealand man ‘lucky to be alive’ after street light falls metres in front of car in Avondale tornado Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record In South Africa, a winter storm batters Western Cape - community underwater, thousands affected Several killed as flash floods sweep away dozens of people in Pakistan Death toll from rain-fuelled landslide in Colombia rises to 11 Surprise snowfall blankets the world’s driest desert: Atacama turns white And I never thought I'd be mentioning children's building bricks on here, but a  LEGO Twister blows up a storm on Ideas with functional tornado build  - okay, maybe they're not just for children these days!    

Severe floods in France leave some dead and injured Homes burn in Greece as wildfire sweeps through coastal towns Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures to soar  in England again, with the June temperature record under threat on Monday, and h eatwaves in June more likely due to climate change Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners - although most wind storms we get aren't really a consequence of climate change.  Heat waves, floods and droughts may be a different matter. Scientists studying suspected Lake Superior meteotsunami that left residents 'in awe' Global 'precipitation whiplashes' between droughts and floods could intensify by 2028, study warns Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million Tropical storm slams into parts of southern China already reeling from deadly flooding And a  third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa    

Dozens hospitalised as heatwave descends on North America  as s everal East Coast cities break June heat records New video shows 10ft waves after 'freak storm' shook Lake Tahoe leaving eight dead Chios wildfire reaches sea; 2,500 hectares burn Glee at big snow dump as Victorian alpine resorts report best start to ski season in years Flights delayed, runways closed, fires break out as 100kph winds roar through Illawarra Over 80,000 evacuated amid serious flooding in SW China And  the Atlantic's chilling secret: A century of data reveals ocean current collapse  

Last week saw  temperatures surpass 33C as storm warning kicks in  whilst  Ireland’s hottest temperature for almost three years recorded -  but over the weekend, our heatwave eases as wind and rain drift across UK Meanwhile, this week,  tens of millions in US face dangerously hot weather in rare June heatwave At least three people dead from a tornado in North Dakota More than 100 firefighters battle major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios Mexico begins clean-up after hurricane Erick hits southern coast And climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, 60 top scientists warn

At least 11 confirmed dead in San Antonio flooding, with unknown number still missing after 8 inches of rain fell Here,  floodwater gushes down streets as parts of Britain are hit by intense thunderstorms on hottest day of the year  with m ore than 30,000 lightning strikes recorded overnight   - but once again, nothing at all in Evesham. Meanwhile, Yorkshire enters drought after driest spring in 132 years Girl, 3, died after 'mini tornado' hit trampoline - though it sound like may well have been a dust devil. In Eastern Cape, South Africa’s president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb Australia unrecognisable in crazy scenes as winter snow falls Northern India and Pakistan scorched by relentless heatwave Europe and China in midst of record-breaking heat Sahara sand clouds Swiss visibility after Canadian smoke From Greenland, the first direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world in 2023 How microbes living in the clouds affec...

Brutal winter storm slams South Africa: Eastern Cape on high alert with flooding, snow and road chaos  and s choolchildren swept away as heavy floods and snow hit South Africa Emergency declared in parts of southern Russia as drought concerns grow A massive thunderstorm hits the Costa del Sol overnight as Malaga Airport registers record wind gust   In NZ, tornadoes blast through rural Taranaki felling trees,powerlines, moves shipping container May's record-breaking Arctic heatwave made 3C hotter by climate change And globally, May was world’s second-warmest on record: EU scientists  

Earth's CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history - exceeding 430 parts per million for the first time ever (the last time it was this high, we were still living in the trees).   This contrasts with an average 280ppm for most of human existence. Our atmosphere's growing thirst is a hidden cause of worsening droughts Around 30,000 people in Poland's south cut off from electricity after severe storms And the Gateway to Hell is closing : Fire in mysterious giant crater that has been burning for 50 years after blundering Soviet scientists set it alight is reduced to 'faint' blaze  

June snow dusts Scotland's highest mountain tops In NZ, school roof lifted and twisted in storm gales, house roof dumped blocks away UAE has hottest May on record after temperatures top 50ºC Wildfire warnings issued in the Canary Islands as millions prepare to holiday there Improved weather helps crews battle wildfires in Manitoba's north, east, but fight will continue for some time as  Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States  whilst rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears in US west Swiss glacier collapse highlights urgent need for monitoring and warning systems, WMO Marine heatwave found to have engulfed area of ocean five times the size of Australia And a h otter world will drive more wars, EU climate chief warns      

UK's spring was warmest on record, Met Office says - as well as the sunniest and driest for 50 years as an official drought declared across north-west England Spain, Cyprus, Greece: Where is Europe facing drought after a record-breaking hot spring? How Germany can cope with drought Now m ore than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods At least 30 killed in India’s northeast as rains trigger floods, landslides U.S. air quality hit as 204 wildfires burn across Canada Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash And at least one dead after earthquake in Turkey felt across Greek islands