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Devastating tornadoes rip through Nebraska and Iowa as terrifying videos show tornado sweeping across Nebraska town Tel Aviv temperatures shatter 85-year April record as heatwave scorches country Indian voters battle extreme temperatures as intense heat wave hits region Entire herds of endangered hippos are left stranded and unable to move in drying-up ponds as drought ravages Botswana How wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world - all due to deforestation Ozone hole: Why Antarctic wildlife is being 'sunburnt’ And as flooding continues in Russia, Putin seeks answers as radioactive leak fears grow

Tanzania floods and landslides kill more than 150 - PM Kassim Majaliwa while deadly floods wreak havoc in Kenya’s capital Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children in Bangladesh There's a 'very high' risk of wildfire in parts of Scotland as warning issued Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change Kazakhstan unites in response to flood crisis How climate change threatens Antarctic meteorites Is UK's worst ever rain linked to 'scary' unexplained warming of Atlantic? And yes, sea levels are rising, despite what social media users say

Southeast Asia hit by extreme heat wave whilst in India, intense heat wave in eastern states, spreads to south India as Asia’s heat wave scorches hundreds of millions This comes as Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO - whilst Copernicus reports how Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023 Meanwhile, there was snow in Mallorca for Saint George's Day and an ‘exceptional’ late snowfall surprises Finland Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm Russia's record floods submerge uranium nines in Urals – Reports More images from China's 'once in a century' floods In west Africa, Malians struggle to cope after deadly heat wave that hit earlier this month Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake

Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods Meanwhile, w ater extraction and weight of buildings see half of China's cities sink Indonesia volcano: thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears Antarctic ice shelf the size of France suddenly jumps once or twice a day And Europe faced record number of 'extreme heat stress' days in 2023, say climate monitors as record melting of global glaciers sounds alarm for Middle East

Again today, Dubai airport gripped by major disruption as unprecedented rains continue to batter Gulf as speculation 'cloud seeding' caused Dubai record rainfall refuted by experts blaming climate change and, more details from the University of Reading, 'cloud seeding did not cause Dubai floods', expert says. The storms were widespread, and were well forecast in advance by computer models.  The amount of precipitable moisture in clouds is not affected by cloud seeding - all seeding does is induce that moisture to become rain in conditions where otherwise it would not have done so.  Any residue from prior cloud seeding would have made no difference given the synoptics - but tinfoilhattery always sells ....  Devastating tornado damage and multiple injuries in Kansas after two dozen twisters rip through heartland So far there have been at least 7 people killed in Russian floods Last month's deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without warming Drought causes

This is not an exhaustive list, but is intended to give some perspective on how widespread and frequent such events have been since the beginning of 2023   February 2023 California storms ease after record rainfall leaves threat of landslides March 2023 SoCal sees record rainfall as storm brings flooding, evacuations and power outages in NorCal July 2023 Beijing records 29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday, its most in at least 140 years Vermont governor calls floods 'historic and catastrophic' Japan floods: three die as island hit by 'heaviest' rainfall Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada   August 2023 Slovenia suffers its worst-ever floods    California cleans up after record rainfall from tropical Storm Hilary Train derails and roads flood as Sweden, Norway hit by torrential rain   September 2023 Madrid's metro system is flooded as city is hit by worst rainfall since 1972 Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding