England and Wales record driest-ever July

LONDON (Reuters) – England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, the Met Office said on Monday, citing provisional data._x000D_ _x000D_ The UK — which comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — received just 35% of average July rainfall, making it the driest July nationally ⁠since 1868._x000D_ _x000D_ Southern England saw its driest… Continue reading England and Wales record driest-ever July

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C

(AFP) – South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency._x000D_ _x000D_ The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 degrees Celsius at 1:26pm (9:26am PKT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website._x000D_ _x000D_ Yangsan has been the epicentre… Continue reading South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C

Lahore: Strong entry of the third spell of monsoon, heavy rain in different areas

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Lahore: Strong entry of the third spell of monsoon, heavy rain in different areas

Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe

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Wildfires have burnt more land in Europe this year than the annual average in the past two decades

Karachi: Heat increases with humidity, intensity likely to exceed 41 degrees

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Karachi: Heat increases with humidity, intensity likely to exceed 41 degrees

Smoke, fire, floods: US faces triple extreme summer weather threats

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Millions of Americans faced hazardous conditions and orders to stay indoors, as the country’s summer weather extremes

Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

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A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under heat alerts

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Floods wreak havoc in Diamer, destroying several houses

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Floods wreak havoc in Diamer, destroying several houses, communication bridges and water channels

More than 260,000 evacuated as Typhoon Bavi brings severe floods

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Heavy rain is expected to persist through Tuesday, with extreme downpours in some areas, authorities said as Bavi ​draws vast amounts of tropical moisture northward

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show

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Europe’s late-June heatwave caused over 10,000 excess deaths, mostly among people aged 65+, with experts linking the record mortality to extreme heat intensified by climate change.