US Braced for Extreme Weather as Hurricane Beryl and West Coast Heatwave Strike | BBC News

Jul 8, 2024 | The US is dealing with extreme weather, as Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, and California bakes in a heatwave. Record temperatures have been recorded on the West Coast, and the soaring temperatures have led to wildfires. At least two people have died after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, knocking out power for more than two million people while bringing heavy rain and fierce wind gusts.

Storm Debi: Warning over Gale Force Winds and Heavy Rain

BBC: Parts of the UK are braced for gale force winds and heavy rain ahead of the arrival of Storm Debi later.

The storm will reach northern England and parts of north Wales in the morning, with gusts of up to 80mph possible along coastal areas.

There is also a possible danger to life from flying debris and large waves.

Debi, the fourth named storm of the season, could also bring flooding, travel delays and power cuts to many parts of the UK.

The rain and winds are expected to gradually ease off in the afternoon. » | Emily Atkinson & Harrison Jones, BBC News | Monday, November 13, 2023

Extraordinary Photos of July's Extreme Weather

BBC: It is a summer of extremes. Burning temperatures followed by raging fires. Wild storms and torrential rain. And a run of broken climate records. » Georgina Rannard, BBC Climate & Science reporter, and the Visual Journalism Team | Friday, July 28, 2023

"This Is Climate Change and We Just Have to Get Used to It Somehow” | DW News

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Health alerts issued as blistering heat scorches southern Europe: Tourists collapse in Greece and Italy and worker killed near Milan amid heatwave worsened by carbon pollution »

Floods, Dought and the Consequences of Extreme Weather | DW Documentary

Heat Emergency Declared in England as Temperature Expected to Hit 40C

THE GUARDIAN: Heatwave arriving on Sunday expected to bring most extreme hot weather ever recorded in UK

The UK government has issued the first ever national emergency red alert for heat ahead of expected record temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, with the hottest areas set to be in central and eastern England.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has increased the “heat-health warning” alert for England to level 4 – the highest possible – for the first two days of next week, when the Met Office has forecast 40C (104F) for the first time.

The red alert, issued at 10.29am on Friday on the Met Office website, explains the level means a “national emergency”. It says it is “reached when a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system. At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups.” » | Robert Booth, Peter Walker and Gwyn Topham | Friday, July 15, 2022

Prepare for More Extreme Weather, Britons Warned in Wake of Storm Arwen

THE GUARDIAN: Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says climate crisis likely to cause future extreme weather events

A fallen tree in north Tyneside after Storm Arwen’s winds of up to 100mph hit the UK.Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Storm Arwen was “an event the likes of which we haven’t seen for 60 years” and the UK needs to be prepared for more extreme weather due to the climate crisis, according to the business secretary, as more than 30,000 homes remain without power.

Kwasi Kwarteng said the majority of those people will have power restored “in the next day or two”, although he conceded some in remote locations may have to wait much longer.

Paying tribute to the three people who died in the storm, the business secretary said the exceptionally strong winds of almost 100mph had damaged power lines and required an enormous restoration effort by engineers.

The most severely affected areas are the Wear valley, surrounding Eastgate and north Northumberland, the north Peak District and the south Lakes in northern England, and Aberdeen and Perth in Scotland. » | Maya Wolfe-Robinson and agencies | Wednesday, December 1, 2021

US Pacific North-west Braces for ‘Unprecedented’ Sweltering Heatwave

THE GUARDIAN: Oregon, Washington and Idaho could surpass their all-time heat records for June in unusual weather event

The Pacific north-west is gearing up for a potentially record-setting heatwave this weekend and into next week, with temperatures in some areas expected to heat up to the triple digits and beyond.

The blazing heat is highly unusual in a region typically known for its moderate climate.

“It’s going to be unprecedented,” said Nick Bond, a Washington state climatologist. “Probably both in terms of the maximum temperatures that are reached, especially Sunday and Monday, the minimum temperatures that are going to occur for a few nights like that, and then the duration of extremely high temperatures.”

Last week, the National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In a statement Friday, the agency cautioned that “the hot daytime temperatures, combined with warm overnight lows, will result in high heat risk and heat related stress.”

All three states could surpass their all-time heat record for June (113F for Washington and Oregon, and 114F for Idaho), according to the National Weather Service. » | Hallie Golden in Seattle | Friday, June 25, 2021

Temperatures Soar in Cyprus … It’s so Hot That Steering Wheels Are Starting to MELT

EPOCH TIMES: The heatwave in Cyprus has sent temperatures up to 57 degrees Celsius, so hot that steering wheels have started to melt.

People have also been advised in the 134 degree Fahrenheit weather not to leave newspapers or other documents on their car dashboards, for fear that they will burst in flames.

Even higher temperatures–63 Celsius, or 145 Fahrenheit–were reported in Nicosia, the capital of the island.

The U.K. Met Office issued a warning to British travelers in or headed to the region, noting that the heatwave is hitting different parts of the Middle East and Mediterranean. » | Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | Friday, August 7, 2015

Scorching 'Heat Dome' over Middle East Sees Temperatures Soar to 165F in Iran

THE TELEGRAPH: Iran is enduring a "heat index" of nearly 72C while Iraq has called a public holiday due to the sweltering temperatures

Iran is buckling under the pressure of a massive heatwave passing across the Middle East, with temperatures soaring to nearly 70C.

Scorching heat levels of 50C have already paralysed nearby Iraq, where officials were forced to call a four day public holiday because it was too hot to work.

But the word "hot" has taken on an entirely new meaning in Iran's city of Bandar Mahshahr, where it was claimed that the city's heat index, or "feels-like temperature", was among the highest ever recorded.

The heat index was recorded by a group of astonished weather experts who predict the country could be enduring some of the hottest urban temperatures ever endured by mankind. » | James Rothwell | Saturday, August 1, 2015

'Apocalyptic': Storm Brigid Rages towards UK Bringing 150MPH Killer Winds, Rain and Snow

DAILY EXPRESS: A VIOLENT and destructive storm is hurtling across the Atlantic and will smash into Britain tomorrow.

The entire country faces at least three days of torrential downpours, savage 150mph gales and weeks of relentless flood misery.

Storm Brigid is expected to hit UK shores in the early hours of tomorrow before the full force of the onslaught rips into the country on Saturday. Experts say it threatens to cause destruction on a par with the ferocious October St Jude’s Day Storm and subsequent Storm Emily which hit in December.

It came as figures show some areas of England have already had their wettest January since records began. 

The Met Office said much of the south and Midlands already had twice the average rainfall for January by midnight on Tuesday - with three days still left in the month.

Several inches of rain are likely to fall in a matter of hours through the next few days, sealing the record for England’s wettest winter in history. » | Nathan Rao | Thursday, January 30, 2014

Four Die as Storm Whips into Europe

A woman was crushed to death in Amsterdam

BBC: The storm that hit southern England has killed four people in continental Europe during its sweep across France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

Two people died when their car was crushed by a falling tree in Gelsenkirchen, in western Germany. Two children in the car were injured.

A woman was swept out to sea at Belle-Ile in Brittany, western France.

In Amsterdam a tree toppled and crushed a woman by a canal. Dutch and German airports have cancelled many flights.

The storm also killed four people in southern England.

At least 50 flights have been cancelled at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, and the German broadcaster ARD says there are severe delays at Hamburg airport. » | Monday, October 28, 2013

Chronology of a Storm That Could Bring Hurricane-strength Winds to the UK

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Forecasters explain the progress of a storm which will form over the Atlantic at the weekend and could bring 80mph winds to the country by Monday


Read the chronology here | Theo Merz | Sunday, October 27, 2013

Inside Story Americas – Extreme Weather: Linked to Climate Change?
Extreme weather has gripped much of the United States recently and thousands of heat records have been broken. At least 46 deaths have been linked to the July heat wave alone. A study released this week shows that the last 12 months have been the warmest on record for the US mainland. And these numbers do not even include July's high temperatures. In late June, a violent weather system left more than a dozen people dead and millions without power for days across several states. Most of the country is suffering from moderate to extreme drought, creating conditions ideal for raging wildfires.