Evacuation orders were issued for parts of Butte County in northern California, on Tuesday, July 2, as a vegetation fire burned in the region.
Footage posted to Instagram shows large smoke plumes near Oroville on Tuesday.
By late Tuesday afternoon, the Thompson fire had burned 2,136 acres and was zero percent contained, according to local fire officials. Credit: Kaylin Hitchrick via Storyful
Crews in Northern California are working in scorching conditions as they battle a wildfire in Butte County that forced the evacuation of about 13,000 people in and around Oroville. (AP Video by Noah Berger)
At least 270 people were arrested by Kenyan police on Tuesday after widespread looting reportedly broke out during anti-government demonstrations. Some protesters said their movement had been infiltrated by "goons". Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.Widespread looting and property damage was reported during the youth-led demonstrations in various cities a
‘Hurricane-force winds, dangerous storm surge, and heavy rainfall are forecast to begin within the next few hours across the Yucatan Peninsula’ – National Hurricane Center
July and August are forecast to be 'very warm' - but it's not all good news...
At least six people have died and further fatalities ‘remains a grim reality’
Moscow and the surrounding region sweltered Wednesday as temperatures soared to levels unseen in over a century, with the state weather monitor warning of dangerously hot nights. The heatwave has hit the Moscow region as well as the southern and western Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions. bur/fg
A historic Jamaican landmark, the Flat Bridge, was swallowed by the swollen Rio Cobre in the wake of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday, July 3.Video from a See Jamaica camera shows the centuries-old bridge in St Catherine parish before and after it was submerged.An evacuation order was in effect on Wednesday for areas prone to floods or landslides, or near sea level, gullies, or waterways, Jamaica
The body of a giant basking shark which washed up on Scottish beach has been removed by a forklift.
Radiation blast can be thousands of times stronger than anything recorded with modern instruments, scientists say
Temperatures could exceed 40C in some areas
Britain is set to swelter in a scorching 28C heatwave later this month, with new weather maps showing exactly when the mercury will soar in the UK and blast away any chance of rain
Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica on Wednesday, destroying buildings and knocking out power for 400,000 customers
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Tuesday night, targeting the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, where Moscow’s once-revered Black Sea Fleet is based after it was forced to abandon its Crimean base in Sevastopol.
You're looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. “Sharks jump at every opportunity,” Dixon says. The week kicks off Sunday with Dixon's hour-long “Belly of the Beast: Bigger & Bloodier,” in which she and veteran “Shark Week” biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher try to lure a so-called Queen Boss off the New Zealand coast.
Multiple weather warnings were in place for the Cayman Islands on July 4, as Hurricane Beryl passed to the south, bringing heavy rain, winds gusting over 70 mph and “extremely rough seas”, the local weather service said.“Widespread thunderstorms” were forecast across the islands, with “significant swells” and rough seas expected through to Friday.This footage was captured by local resident Gannon Rutty and it shows large waves hitting a pier on the East End of Grand Cayman.Deputy Governor Eric Bush said Grand Cayman had experienced “the worst of it” early on Thursday morning, and urged residents to shelter indoors until an all-clear was given. Credit: Gannon Rutty via Storyful
Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or much higher into the triple digits (well above 37 degrees Celsius) include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida, said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service. “If it’s both humid and hot, you can’t really rely on sweat to cool you down to a safe level,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California, Los Angeles.
Death Valley, California, is expecting a roasting heat wave this July 4th week—and could break its own record for the world’s hottest place within days.Temperatures will be so blistering that rescue helicopters will not be allowed to fly.The heat wave currently scorching California is expected to bring exceptionally high temperatures to Death Valley this week. Weather geeks are closely monitoring the situation, hoping to see the mercury rise above 130 degrees Fahrenheit. (At 131 degrees, tender
Next government urged to have a proper plan for food security, as UK’s climate becomes more unpredictable
The findings suggest they are able to push the apparent limits of what giant land animals can do.
Fourth of July week will see ‘record-breaking and dangerous heat’, beginning on Independence Day itself, when temperatures predicted to hit 125F
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