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These pictures put northern Europe’s heatwave in perspective

Newly-released images from space have highlighted the effects of this month’s heatwave on parts of northern Europe.

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Analysis of extreme global weather

Head of Climate Modelling Laboratory, Department of Sustainability, Gianmaria Sannino says, “A weakening of the jet stream is keeping large portions of hot air, basically anticyclones, stable in the same areas: Japan, Canada, California and of course Northern Europe, Scandinavia and the UK”

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Climate Update: The crazy month of June

June - a month of weather contrasts

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Record downpour kills 200 in Japan

Municipal workers in western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies a week after floods caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst such disaster in 36 years.

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What’s in the air? New apps using Copernicus data to inform increasing population with respiratory diseases

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With currently over 100 million people suffering from allergic rhinitis and 70 million from asthma in Europe, it is crucial to warn respiratory disease sufferers in time to enable them to take measures such as preventive medication and evasive actions.

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Europe sizzles as heatwave returns

Europe has been basking in record breaking temperatures with another heatwave on the way...

Climate Now

Climate Update: Record temperatures in May

High temperatures across Europe as century-old records are broken in Sweden and Norway

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European weather: Will it be sun cream or raincoats this summer?

Various parts of the continent are experiencing unusual weather conditions, so what's in store for the summer?

United Kingdom

Torrential rain and thunderstorms cause 'travel chaos' in UK

Heavy rain and thunderstorms have disrupted traffic and traveller's plans in the UK this week.

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No Comments of the week

We look back at some of the highlights from this week's No Comment section.

USA

Flash flooding causes chaos in parts of Baltimore

Flash floods struck parts of Maryland on Sunday, including a suburb of Baltimore that had suffered similar devastation two years ago.

United Kingdom

Lightning strorm strikes UK

Spectacular images as storm crosses Britain.

Oman

Cyclone batters Oman

12-year-old girl is victim as storm moves on from Yemen

China

Sandstorm sweeps through north-western China

China's north-west region is on high alert for sandstorms after one blanketed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County in Gansu Province.

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Tornado sweeps through Germany

A rare tornado swept through a populated area of Germany on Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction west of Duesseldorf.

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Climate Update: Warmest April on record in Europe

The statistic comes from Copernicus, the EU's Earth Observation Programme

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Central France hit by late snow flurries

Residents of higher areas warned to avoid travel if possible as winter weather returns.

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Spectacular lightning flashes illuminate the sky in Australia

Impressive flashes of lightning could be seen above Moonta, Australia, today before a storm hit the town.

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Never-ending stream of floats glide down the Fyris River

The 30th of April, Walpurgis Eve – referred to as ‘Sista april’ or ‘Valborg’ in Swedish – is the celebration of spring arriving in Sweden.

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Europe: Here comes the sun!

From the Netherlands and Germany to France and the UK, sweltering April temperatures have put an end to a long, hard winter