12th August - Today's News: Drought Widens as Yet Another UK Heatwave Starts

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 amber 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 Valley, with more flooding ahead

Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China

Indonesia haze spreads across region as firefighters battle wildfires

Heavy snow blankets parts of South Africa as cold snap intensifies

 

Scores dead in Colombia after powerful earthquake strikes west of country

Death toll rises after Colombia earthquake

And panic on the streets of Britain as a near-total eclipse looms and solar eclipse glasses 'sold out everywhere' as people look for alternatives

 

 

 

 

 

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