In a remarkable turn of weather events, Europe is bracing for an unexpected and extraordinary heatwave, with temperatures predicted to soar as high as 33°C in certain areas – a staggering 10 to 15 degrees above the autumn average. This unseasonal surge in heat, attributed to warm air from northwest Africa, is set to have a particularly pronounced impact in the southwestern region of France, near... 

The weather is still pretty bad in India, we are told, which is supposedly why rice production there is taking a dive. Reports suggest that persistent heatwaves throughout the country, which is now the world’s largest rice exporter – beating out both Vietnam and Thailand – are making it difficult for many farmers to produce a substantial crop like in years past. High energy prices and ever-rising... 

Australian firefighters are warning about an impending “mega blaze” as efforts to tackle over 100 bushfires have backfired spectacularly, while the country prepares for its possible hottest day on record. At least 20 houses have been razed and over 400,000 hectares burned as fire crews battle over 100 fires in New South Wales. Residents are bracing for even more extreme temperatures this... 

The heatwave has caused forest and peat fires across Russia As Muscovites suffer record high temperatures this summer, a Russian political scientist has claimed the United States may be using climate-change weapons to alter the temperatures and crop yields of Russia and other Central Asian countries. In a recent article, Andrei Areshev, deputy director of the Strategic Culture Foundation, wrote, “At... 

Muscovites attempt to keep cool in a fountain in central Moscow on July 15, 2010. More than 1,000 Russians have drowned recently as they attempted to find relief from a stifling heat wave — many of them after drinking alcohol, officials said. Vadim Seryogin, a department head at Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, told reporters Wednesday that 49 people, including two children, had drowned in...