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Jul 15, 2023 63 tweets 16 min read Read on X
This week in extreme weather

An ongoing thread of newspaper frontpages from around the world

1/ The Week

"Climate meltdown" Image
2/ The Times of India

"Rain toll in North rises to 69 as rivers overflow in many states" Image
3/ National Herald Tribune, Pakistan

"Dozens of villages flooded as Sutlej, Chenab burst their banks" Image
4/ The Washington Post, US

"Alarms for a planet on edge: Flooding, fires and lethal heat" Image
5/ Die Presse, Austria

"The risks of record heat" Image
6/ Miami Herald, US

"'It's brutal': Another home insurer is leaving Florida" Image
7/ Agora, Poland

"It will be like hell: Saudi Arabia recorded 48C, Spain 44C, and Poland will soon be flooded by 35C heat" Image
8/ The Guardian Weekly, UK

"Red alert: Are El Niño and global heating creating a perfect climate storm?" Image
9/ The Hindu, India

"Rain continues to pound North India, tolll rises to 25" Image
10/ USA Today

"Rains lash Northeast as South scorches" Image
11/ Miami Herald, US

"No end in sight" Image
12/ The Asian Age, India

"Delhi on high alert as floods get worse, water gushes into homes" Image
13/ The New York Times, US

"Storm ravages Hudson Valley and Vermont" Image
14/ The New York Times, US

"Europe is struggling to adapt to extreme heat" Image
15/ The Dallas Morning News, US

"Searing summer heat persists" Image
16/ The Asian Age, India

"Delhi areas flooded as Yamuna at 45-yr high" Image
19/ The New York Times, US

"Floods expose failure to meet climate threat" Image
20/ New York Post, US

"Waterworld! NY floods leave trail of destruction" Image
21/ The Times of India

"Delhi drowns in misery as Yamuna rages" Image
22/ The Hindu, India

"Yamuna's deadly detour" Image
23/ Los Angeles Times, US

"Weather extremes - 'A new abnormal' Image
24/ Los Angeles Times, US

"Stay cool? Easier said than done" Image
25/ The Boston Globe, US

"A day after Vt. floods, disbelief" Image
26/ The Boston Globe, US

"Vermont's devastation becoming clear" Image
27/ The Wall Street Journal, US

"Tourists sweat it out at Europe's hot spots" Image
28/ Arizona Republic, US

"Hotter nights offer little relief in Valley" Image
29/ La Vanguardia, Spain

"Closed from 12 til 5 due to the heatwave" Image
30/ Hindustan Times, India

"North India rain toll rises as water level turns dangerous" Image
31/ Le Monde, France

"Global warming: the threat of an uninsurable France" Image
32/ Le Monde, France

"The suffocating summer of an overheated planet" Image
33/ Hindustan Times, India

"Urban infra crumbles as rain fury continues in North" Image
34/ The Hindu, India

"On the edge of a precipice" Image
35/ La Nacion, Argentina

"'Cerberus': The heatwave the overwhelms Europe" Image
36/ The Guardian, UK

"Heatwave: Health warnings as extreme weather grips southern Europe" Image
37/ The i newspaper, UK

"Europe heatwave: Southern Europe bakes as more record temperatures expected next week" Image
38/ Daily Star, UK

"Blowtorch Brits: 49C Euro heatwave but that still can't keep us off beaches" Image
39/ The Daily Mail, UK

"Meltdown…if you do get there, it'll be a sweltering 45C" Image
40/ The Washington Post, US

"Dozens rescued from flooding in Vt" Image
41/ El País, Uruguay

"Infernal: Extreme heat in the North: Expect up to 48C" Image
42/ The Daily Express, UK

"Staycation? Heatwave to hit 48C in Europe's hottest day" Image
43/ The Japan News

"Torrential rains hit Southern Japan" Image
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" Image
45/ The Philippine Star

"Rains, floods paralyze parts of Metro Manila" Image
46/ The Manila Times, Philippines

"Wet day: Non stop rains floods cities in Metro Manila" Image
47/ The Manila Times, Philippines

"Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China" Image
48/ The Straits Times, Singapore

"Deadly deluge continues to lash Northern India" Image
49/ AJU Business Daily, South Korea

"heavy rain warning was issued across Seoul" Image
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" Image
51/ Maeil Business Newspaper, South Korea

"'Extreme heavy rain' on weekends... 100 mm per hour pours" Image
52/ The Globe and Mail, Canada

"Heavy rain batters Asia, US" Image
53/ Vancouver Sun

"A parched province" Image
54/ Tages Anzeiger, Switzerland

"Because of the heat: Switzerland should now introduce a siesta" Image
55/ De Telegraaf, Netherlands

"Heat alarm in southern Europe" Image
56/ FT Weekend, UK

"Extreme heat: Greece shuts acropolis site" Image
57/ FT Weekend Magazine, UK

"Fire World: Fighting for survival, and hope, on a permanently hotter planet" Image
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" Image
59/ UB Post, Mongolia

"Damages from recent heavy flood in UB under control" Image
60/ Dagsavisen, Norway

"Record heat around the world" Image
61/ Dagbladet, Norway

"The heatwaves in Europe: Norwegian researcher warns soon 40C in Norway" Image
62/ Arab News, Saudi Arabia

"Heatwave sparks wildfire in Lebanon" Image
63/ Daily Trust, Nigeria

"People ride on horsecart through a flooded street after heavy rain in Lahore" Image
64/ Gulf Today, UAE

"Death, deactivation as rain plays havoc in Asia" Image
65/ Gulf Today, UAE

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

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1/10 carbonbrief.org/ccc-reducing-e…Image
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1/9 carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-e…Image
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