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Weather forecasters are predicting record temperatures across Europe

Temperatures expected to break all-time highs for June in the coming days as a heatwave is about to sweep through the continent. Today Paris is expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius, Frankfurt 35C and Madrid 37C. Tomorrow temperatures are expected to rise even further with 42C in Northern Spain.

France

The science of heatwaves: How will this week compare to 2003?

Alex Morgan at #TheCube asks extreme weather expert Dr Dann Mitchell how this heatwave might compare to past summers, and if we're having more hot spells.

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Heatwave: What's the record high temperature in each EU state?

As Europe braces for another heatwave with highs expected to reach between 35C and 40C, some might take solace from the fact that these temperatures remain well below the region's record of 48C.

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Paris to open pools and parks longer during heatwave

The French capital has announced special measures including extended opening hours for swimming pools and parks to mitigate the potentially deadly effects of the heatwave descending on Europe.

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Pakistan

World's highest-operating weather stations installed on Mount Everest

The world's highest-operating weather stations have been installed on Mount Everest, according to the National Geographic Society.

Switzerland

Extreme turbulence captured on video by passenger

Ten people were injured in the incident aboard the ALK Airlines flight including a flight attendant who was thrown into the ceiling.

Climate Now

Last month was one of the three warmest months of May in four decades

In partnership with Copernicus

Last month was globally one of the three warmest months of May since 1979, with extreme weather resulting in floods, heat-waves and melting Arctic ice

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Stunning hail balls hit Lake Ammersee near Munich

This video posted by a passenger on Lake Ammersee shows the hail storm that hit the lake on Monday afternoon.

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April becomes second warmest on record

In partnership with Copernicus

Wildfires in Russia, floods in Iran, and another cyclone in Mozambique, as above average temperatures continue across the globe.

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Watch: Waterspout swirls near Singapore shore

A massive waterspout surprised Singapore on Saturday (May 11) morning.

USA

Feeling miserable in the rain? These gorillas too

There's nothing like a downpour to damp the spirits.

France

Winter returns to France, with snow and ice on the Côte d'Azur

Parts of the French Riviera resembled a ski resort at the weekend as a cold front brought ice and snow to the Côte D’Azur.

Germany

Parts of Germany receive a sprinkling of snow in May

With only weeks before summer officially starts residents of Germany's central Harz mountains were greeted with a thin layer of snow on Saturday.

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Doors and windows smash as Cyclone Fani lashes India

Tropical cyclone Fani, the strongest recorded in the last five years, has made landfall in India.

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Cyclone Kenneth pounds Mozambique

With more rain forecast in the coming days, aid agencies say the risk of flooding and landslides is high.

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European State of the Climate 2018: a year of various and persistent extremes

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Record snow, long heatwaves, drought, floods, storms, worrying Arctic sea and Alpine glaciers ice melt: the recently released report from Copernicus Climate Change Service highlights clear climate change trends as well as long-lasting uneven extreme weather patterns throughout the continent.

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Month of March second warmest ever

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Last month was the second warmest March ever as worldwide temperatures continue to rise.

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Storm slams utility pole into moving car near Seattle

A powerful storm toppled a utility pole with live wires on top of a car as it drove by in Tukwila, Washington, United States on Friday (April 5).

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February marked by above average temperatures

In partnership with Copernicus

The European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus shows that average global temperatures were above average for February 2019.

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Spring brings vitality to China's Guizhou Province

With spring back to the earth, flowers have begun blooming in southwest China's Guizhou Province, attracting large numbers of visitors to enjoy the vitality of the earth.