US forecasters announced El Niño conditions will strengthen through the end of the year, raising concerns about extreme weather globally. Typhoon Bavi, potentially the most powerful storm China has seen in years, channelled moisture toward northern China, putting provinces on alert for heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, deadly wildfires in Spain's Almeria province killed at least 12 people, including four British nationals, as Europe battles summer heat extremes.
Western Europe recorded its hottest June in history, with France and Spain hit hardest by extended heatwaves. At least 11 people died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos, Spain, as flames forced thousands to evacuate. The UK sweltered through its third heatwave of the year, and UK waters experienced extreme heatwave conditions as global sea temperatures reached record levels. China and Taiwan braced for Typhoon Bavi, potentially the most powerful storm in years.
Super Typhoon Bavi, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in decades, is bearing down on Taiwan and eastern China with sustained winds near 200 km/h (124 mph). The storm has already hammered Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands at Category 5 intensity, leaving extensive damage. Taiwan has placed 29,000 soldiers on standby and warned of up to one meter of rain in mountainous regions around Taipei. Forecasters say Bavi is the largest typhoon by size to threaten Taiwan since 1987. Parts of China are still recovering from Typhoon Maysak, which struck just two weeks earlier.
The extreme heatwave scorching the northeastern United States and eastern Canada would have been 'virtually impossible' without human-caused climate change, according to an attribution study by World Weather Attribution scientists. Temperature records were broken at over 1,500 weather stations in June alone. The European heatwave was also declared the most severe ever recorded. July Fourth parades in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were cancelled as temperatures exceeded 100°F.
Wildfires across southern France, Portugal and Spain have forced thousands to evacuate, while Typhoon Bavi brings catastrophic winds to the western Pacific. Venezuela's earthquake death toll rises to 3,535. Storms kill at least eight in central China as extreme weather events multiply.
A massive heat dome has parked over the central and eastern United States, subjecting more than 200 million Americans to dangerous temperatures and humidity levels. Heat indices are approaching 115°F in major metropolitan corridors from the Midwest to the East Coast. The National Weather Service has issued widespread warnings as the extreme heat is expected to persist into mid-July.
A historic heat dome has parked over the central and eastern United States, trapping more than 200 million Americans in extreme heat during the July 4 holiday weekend. Scientists say the conditions would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, with heat indexes approaching 115°F in some areas. The heat wave disrupted America's 250th birthday celebrations across the country as officials opened cooling centers and urged residents to stay indoors.
Europe is enduring its most severe and widespread heatwave on record, with temperatures reaching 45°C (113°F) in parts of Spain. Wildfires are raging across southern France and Spain, forcing evacuations and deployment of over 2,000 firefighters. Scientists from World Weather Attribution confirmed the heatwave would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, finding it is now 200 times more likely than 20 years ago. The EU is mobilizing its largest-ever wildfire response force.
At least 3,700 excess deaths have been reported during the ongoing European heatwave in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, according to Reuters. France alone recorded 2,025 excess deaths at the peak of the heatwave. Forecasters warn of further extreme temperatures. In the United States, more than 165 million people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity as the Fourth of July holiday begins. Climate scientists say the sweltering conditions affecting the World Cup are linked to climate change.
A punishing heatwave is gripping Europe and the US, with scientists calling it Europe's 'most severe' June heatwave ever tracked. The World Weather Attribution group says the extreme temperatures would have been 'virtually impossible' 50 years ago. July 4th could be the hottest ever in parts of the US.