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Flash flood emergency strikes Texas year after Camp Mystic disaster

FREEPORT, TEXAS - JUNE 17: A person walks through a flooded neighborhood after Tropical Storm Arthur made landfall on June 17, 2026 in Freeport, Texas. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast, stretching from the mid-to-upper Texas coast into Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy downpour and flooding. Tropical Storm Arthur becomes the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

France in ‘very worrying’ drought: Minister

France has been experiencing its third heatwave in as many months, accompanied by intense wildfires further fuelled by dry conditions.

UK climate now hotter, sunnier: Weather agency

Britain experienced two unprecedented heatwaves in May and June with monthly records in England set at 35.1 deg C and 37.7 deg C respectively.

Record smashing heatwave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

Extreme heat and humidity persist in the Mountain West but are now spilling over to the densely populated East Coast.

Garbage heap collapse kills 9 at India waste plant

The accident occurred on July 8 at the Antony waste plant on the outskirts of Pune.

China to see unusually active typhoon season after Bavi passes

China largely avoided the extreme rains and floods that some models had predicted as Bavi approached the country late last week.

Heatwaves may have led to over 2,700 deaths in England and Wales

In Britain, a national record for May was set when the temperature reached 35.1 deg C at Kew Gardens in south-west London.

Bangkok and six central provinces on high-tide flood watch

The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said the greatest risk would be between 6pm and 10pm each day.

South Korea issues first emergency heatwave warning under new rating system

A person walks under a cooling fog system to escape the heat in Seoul.

Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

A person sits beside a collapsed wall in the aftermath of Typhoon Bavi in the coastal village of Dongsha, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 12, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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