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Environment

Heatwave in China is the most severe ever recorded in the world

A long spell of extreme hot and dry weather is affecting energy, water supplies and food production across China

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Satellite image of drought in western Europe

Environment

Europe’s extreme drought is exacerbating food and energy crises

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Noah Berger/AP/Shutterstock (13057572c) Firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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'Dry lightning' sparked the most destructive wildfires in California

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Lightning bolts over the Las Vegas skyline

Physics

Firing a laser into the sky can redirect lightning’s path

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Technology

Heatwave is forcing some UK firms to turn off high-power computers

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Map of UK showing heat alert

Environment

UK prepares for health emergency with 50 per cent chance of 40°C heat

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Sign showing temperature of 43°C.

Health

Why are heatwaves dangerous and how does extreme heat affect the body?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

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Lightning storm

Physics

Strange gamma ray flashes from lightning storms may have explanation

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Environment

Circular cities experience more rain than square or triangular ones

The shape of a city can influence the amount of rainfall it gets, because circular cities are better at mixing air fronts together

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Environment

Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice

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Physics

Ocean waves from a tropical storm could be focused like laser beams

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Environment

Record flooding in Australia driven by La Niña and climate change

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Environment

Lightning flash measuring 768 kilometres is the longest ever recorded

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