“A short but intense heatwave swept over southeastern Canada and the American Northeast this week…
“If the 98°F reading at Montreal-Trudeau stands, it would become the station’s highest temperature on record for the month of May and come in as one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded at the station…”
“A fire in the Blackville area [NB, Canada] continues to burn out of control, consuming more than 800 hectares of forest.
“The Sabbies River fire has only grown slightly in the past 24 hours, but the estimates of its size grew as smoke cleared and firefighters got a better idea of how much forest it covered.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/forest-fire-blackville-burn-1.5586516
“A heat wave is continuing across the entire state of Nevada, where new record highs have been set at Lake Tahoe and Reno and more records are in jeopardy through Friday from Las Vegas to Elko.
“Dangerously hot conditions for late May have triggered an excessive heat warning effective through 8 p.m. Friday for Las Vegas…”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/may/27/excessive-heat-warning-in-vegas-record-highs-at-re/
“Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning just hours after it was officially named, becoming the second named storm to hit before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season…
“…the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall with up to eight inches of rain in certain areas, the US National Hurricane Center said.”
“Even for Florida’s notorious tropical downpours, this week featured something that was truly one-of-a-kind…
“First, there’s the daily record set in Miami from Tuesday, where over seven inches of rain fell on that day alone. More over, almost all of that fell in just two hours. But of course, this came on the heels of several other days of astronomical rain totals. In all, Miami received between 11 to over 14 inches of rain in just 72 hours (3 days).”
https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/miami-shattered-all-sorts-of-rain-records-this-week/
“Late spring normally means lush lawns, verdant parks and brimming reservoirs. But it is very different this year – thanks to the driest May in 124 years.
“A very un-British lack of rain has left the landscape looking as parched as it might appear at the end of a long, hot summer.”
“Britain’s vital infrastructure is under threat from the ravages of extreme weather and climate breakdown, unless ministers take swift action to protect against flooding, heatwaves and drought, government advisers have warned.
“Energy networks and water utilities, communications, transport and other essential services are all at risk…”
“The death toll from floods that have been pounding the East African nation of Kenya has risen to 285, the government announced on Wednesday.
“Heavy downpours annually witnessed around this time of the year in Kenya have wreaked havoc across the nation marked with flash floods, landslides and sinkholes, leaving thousands displaced, livestock dead and crops destroyed.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/floods-kill-285-in-kenya-thousands-displaced/1854883
“Dubai Police rescued 20 people who were trapped in a bus as it was swept away by flash flooding in Hatta Valley, an official said on Wednesday…
““The bus driver took the passengers to a nearby high area waiting for the rescue. One of them suffered minor injuries,” said Col Al Ketby.”
“Punjab was in the grip of a severe heat wave with Bathinda recording a record high of 47.5°C…
“As per the agro-meteorological centre of Punjab Agricultural University’s regional research centre this is the highest temperature recorded in Bathinda since 2000.”
“Cyclone Amphan which affected more than 10 million and killed 86 people was the strongest cyclone to hit West Bengal in a decade. Tanmay Chatterjee and Joydeep Thakur spoke to the people who faced the full fury of the cyclone.
“‘As if the lockdown was not enough to cripple us…’, says honey seller Gopal Mondol…”
“The first wave of floods in Assam has created panic among paddy cultivators across the state.
“Summer paddy cultivation usually starts in November and December and it is usually harvested in May.”
“Heavy storms and rains in Russia’s Siberian region of Kemerovo have left two people dead and damaged dozens of houses and social infrastructure.
“The Kemerovo regional administration said on May 27 that the storms swept across the area late in the evening on May 26…”
“The sea ice along the Russian Arctic coast is quickly vanishing as temperatures in the region have been reaching record highs.
“With the retreating ice comes tanker traffic.”
“ABS Director of Agriculture Statistics, Sarah Kiely, said: “Worsening drought and lack of feed in the eastern states [Australia] forced many sheep and cattle producers to destock with the national sheep flock at its lowest level since 1905.
“Following a similar pattern, the beef cattle herd reduced 6 per cent to 22 million head.”
https://www.miragenews.com/australia-s-sheep-flock-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1905/
“Indigenous people believe that climate change has even affected their physical health:
“…previously controlled diseases like measles and yellow fever, they say, have inexplicably reappeared in the rainforest, and even indigenous women’s menstrual cycles are beginning at an earlier age.”
“Art historians are exploring their collections through a climate lens, revealing overlooked connections between our past and present, writes Diego Arguedas Ortiz.”
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200528-the-climate-change-clues-hidden-in-art-history
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Very good news feed, thanks
You are welcome, Nigel! H