A temperature was 50.5°C, recorded in Silopi, Şırnak province, on 25 July marking the highest temperature in the country’s history. This surpassed the previous national record of 50.0°C set in Hassa, Hatay, in August 2023.
The heatwave in Norway has continued and in the last week temperatures of 30°C have been recorded in locations on the edge of or above the Arctic Circle.
While late July often brings the highest temperatures of the year for much of the U.S, forecasts are indicating temperatures will run 5-15°F above the historical average. In the mid west states high humidity is also experienced with the concept of ‘Corn Sweat’ contributing to the high wet bulb data and high heat index temperatures already experienced.
Torrential rains triggered deadly flash floods across Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Rawalpindi on 21 July, with some areas receiving 145 mm of rain in just 3.5 hours.
This week, China has been grappling with severe weather challenges, including extreme heat and further widespread flooding.
High heat index figures have been experienced in both Dubai and Doha in recent days and brought about by intense heat and high humidity in the Persian Gulf region.
For many Svalbard is very much at the front line of the climate crisis with warming trends six to seven times the global average rate.
Last week, New York City experienced significant extreme weather, primarily characterized by heavy rainfall and flash flooding followed by heat-related conditions.
The damage wrought by the 19 billion dollar events globally was $134 billion, with an above average 60% of the total being insured damages.
This century, Europe has seen thousands of excess heat-related deaths with the summer of 2022 standing out with more than 60,000 deaths as a result of extreme heat.
The latest assessment of UK climate trends, variations and extremes based on the most up to date observations, showing what…
The warmer temperatures that were forecast for Scandinavia late last week very much came to fruition on 14 July, with…
The Copernicus Climate Change Service latest climate bulletin highlights that June 2025 was the warmest June on record for western…
A pivotal study by University College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, published in PLoS Climate, predicts a sharp increase in heat-related deaths in England and Wales due to climate change.
The heat wave that struck France in June and early July 2025 was one of the most intense and prolonged early summer heat events in recent history, driven by a persistent “heat dome” that resulted in high anomalous temperatures across much of the country.
