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Jul 15, 2023, 63 tweets

This week in extreme weather

An ongoing thread of newspaper frontpages from around the world

1/ The Week

"Climate meltdown"

2/ The Times of India

"Rain toll in North rises to 69 as rivers overflow in many states"

3/ National Herald Tribune, Pakistan

"Dozens of villages flooded as Sutlej, Chenab burst their banks"

4/ The Washington Post, US

"Alarms for a planet on edge: Flooding, fires and lethal heat"

5/ Die Presse, Austria

"The risks of record heat"

6/ Miami Herald, US

"'It's brutal': Another home insurer is leaving Florida"

7/ Agora, Poland

"It will be like hell: Saudi Arabia recorded 48C, Spain 44C, and Poland will soon be flooded by 35C heat"

8/ The Guardian Weekly, UK

"Red alert: Are El Niño and global heating creating a perfect climate storm?"

9/ The Hindu, India

"Rain continues to pound North India, tolll rises to 25"

10/ USA Today

"Rains lash Northeast as South scorches"

11/ Miami Herald, US

"No end in sight"

12/ The Asian Age, India

"Delhi on high alert as floods get worse, water gushes into homes"

13/ The New York Times, US

"Storm ravages Hudson Valley and Vermont"

14/ The New York Times, US

"Europe is struggling to adapt to extreme heat"

15/ The Dallas Morning News, US

"Searing summer heat persists"

16/ The Asian Age, India

"Delhi areas flooded as Yamuna at 45-yr high"

19/ The New York Times, US

"Floods expose failure to meet climate threat"

20/ New York Post, US

"Waterworld! NY floods leave trail of destruction"

21/ The Times of India

"Delhi drowns in misery as Yamuna rages"

22/ The Hindu, India

"Yamuna's deadly detour"

23/ Los Angeles Times, US

"Weather extremes - 'A new abnormal'

24/ Los Angeles Times, US

"Stay cool? Easier said than done"

25/ The Boston Globe, US

"A day after Vt. floods, disbelief"

26/ The Boston Globe, US

"Vermont's devastation becoming clear"

27/ The Wall Street Journal, US

"Tourists sweat it out at Europe's hot spots"

28/ Arizona Republic, US

"Hotter nights offer little relief in Valley"

29/ La Vanguardia, Spain

"Closed from 12 til 5 due to the heatwave"

30/ Hindustan Times, India

"North India rain toll rises as water level turns dangerous"

31/ Le Monde, France

"Global warming: the threat of an uninsurable France"

32/ Le Monde, France

"The suffocating summer of an overheated planet"

33/ Hindustan Times, India

"Urban infra crumbles as rain fury continues in North"

34/ The Hindu, India

"On the edge of a precipice"

35/ La Nacion, Argentina

"'Cerberus': The heatwave the overwhelms Europe"

36/ The Guardian, UK

"Heatwave: Health warnings as extreme weather grips southern Europe"

37/ The i newspaper, UK

"Europe heatwave: Southern Europe bakes as more record temperatures expected next week"

38/ Daily Star, UK

"Blowtorch Brits: 49C Euro heatwave but that still can't keep us off beaches"

39/ The Daily Mail, UK

"Meltdown…if you do get there, it'll be a sweltering 45C"

40/ The Washington Post, US

"Dozens rescued from flooding in Vt"

41/ El País, Uruguay

"Infernal: Extreme heat in the North: Expect up to 48C"

42/ The Daily Express, UK

"Staycation? Heatwave to hit 48C in Europe's hottest day"

43/ The Japan News

"Torrential rains hit Southern Japan"

44/ Mainichi Shimbun, Japan

"The site where multiple houses were swept away by a debris flow caused by heavy rain, in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture"

45/ The Philippine Star

"Rains, floods paralyze parts of Metro Manila"

46/ The Manila Times, Philippines

"Wet day: Non stop rains floods cities in Metro Manila"

47/ The Manila Times, Philippines

"Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China"

48/ The Straits Times, Singapore

"Deadly deluge continues to lash Northern India"

49/ AJU Business Daily, South Korea

"heavy rain warning was issued across Seoul"

50/ Dong-A Ilbo, South Korea

"1 person died in heavy rain, 1 person missing… On the 12th, it is predicted that up to 150mm of rain will fall"

51/ Maeil Business Newspaper, South Korea

"'Extreme heavy rain' on weekends... 100 mm per hour pours"

52/ The Globe and Mail, Canada

"Heavy rain batters Asia, US"

53/ Vancouver Sun

"A parched province"

54/ Tages Anzeiger, Switzerland

"Because of the heat: Switzerland should now introduce a siesta"

55/ De Telegraaf, Netherlands

"Heat alarm in southern Europe"

56/ FT Weekend, UK

"Extreme heat: Greece shuts acropolis site"

57/ FT Weekend Magazine, UK

"Fire World: Fighting for survival, and hope, on a permanently hotter planet"

58/ Jiefang Daily, China

"Focus on Shanghai under continuous high temperature: Sweating under the scorching sun, the whole city takes action to cool off the laborers"

59/ UB Post, Mongolia

"Damages from recent heavy flood in UB under control"

60/ Dagsavisen, Norway

"Record heat around the world"

61/ Dagbladet, Norway

"The heatwaves in Europe: Norwegian researcher warns soon 40C in Norway"

62/ Arab News, Saudi Arabia

"Heatwave sparks wildfire in Lebanon"

63/ Daily Trust, Nigeria

"People ride on horsecart through a flooded street after heavy rain in Lahore"

64/ Gulf Today, UAE

"Death, deactivation as rain plays havoc in Asia"

65/ Gulf Today, UAE

"Severe heat wave grips Europe; over 100mn Americans in bad shape"

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