Another Heatwave Coming To Northeast Monday

Feeling the heat? So is the rest of the world …

DAMIEN HENDERSON and MARTIN WILLIAMS July 27 2006




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Britain may have had record temperatures this month, but extreme weather events have been breaking out in other parts of the world too.
With the heatwave expected to continue today, with the risk of thundery showers before cooling in to the weekend, other countries have been experiencing high temperatures and violent storms.

In Sacramento, California, at least 56 people have died after 11 days of soaring temperatures reaching up to 44°C, with power blackouts throughout the state as transformers exploded under the strain of the record demand and the heat.

Around 40 people in France, mostly elderly, have died during this week's heatwave while the Czech energy grid operator announced a state of emergency after its power network was overloaded on Tuesday.

The Netherlands, which has some of the oldest meteorological records in the world, is set to record the hottest July since temperatures were first measured in 1706.

Meanwhile, more than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes in southern China after heavy rains and strong winds swept the region, leading to the deaths of nine people yesterday.

In parts of northern Scotland, extreme weather warnings were issued by the Met Office as the high temperatures gave way to rain and thunderstorms.
Last night the British heatwave was on course to make July the hottest month since records began, according to experts.

Climate historian Philip Eden said that, although it is expected to slip back to 19.9°C (67.8°F) by the end of the month, it will fractionally beat the previous record, set in July 1983.
Although one summer's extremes cannot be taken per se as evidence of global warming, he said the frequency with which records have been broken – and broken again – during the past two decades is entirely consistent with the progressive warming trend in the Earth's climate.

The extreme temperatures have led to Scottish shoppers avoiding the high street, according to figures released yesterday, which showed 13% fewer people in stores last week compared to last year. For the preceding week, the year-on-year drop was 12.2% as the sweltering weather proved a drain to consumers' appetite for shopping. UK-wide, last week, the annual drop was just 5.5%.

Britain may have had record temperatures this month, but extreme weather events have been breaking out in other parts of the world too.
With the heatwave expected to continue today, with the risk of thundery showers before cooling in to the weekend, other countries have been experiencing high temperatures and violent storms.

In Sacramento, California, at least 56 people have died after 11 days of soaring temperatures reaching up to 44°C, with power blackouts throughout the state as transformers exploded under the strain of the record demand and the heat.

Around 40 people in France, mostly elderly, have died during this week's heatwave while the Czech energy grid operator announced a state of emergency after its power network was overloaded on Tuesday.

The Netherlands, which has some of the oldest meteorological records in the world, is set to record the hottest July since temperatures were first measured in 1706.

Meanwhile, more than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes in southern China after heavy rains and strong winds swept the region, leading to the deaths of nine people yesterday.

In parts of northern Scotland, extreme weather warnings were issued by the Met Office as the high temperatures gave way to rain and thunderstorms.
Last night the British heatwave was on course to make July the hottest month since records began, according to experts.

Climate historian Philip Eden said that, although it is expected to slip back to 19.9°C (67.8°F) by the end of the month, it will fractionally beat the previous record, set in July 1983.
Although one summer's extremes cannot be taken per se as evidence of global warming, he said the frequency with which records have been broken – and broken again – during the past two decades is entirely consistent with the progressive warming trend in the Earth's climate.

The extreme temperatures have led to Scottish shoppers avoiding the high street, according to figures released yesterday, which showed 13% fewer people in stores last week compared to last year. For the preceding week, the year-on-year drop was 12.2% as the sweltering weather proved a drain to consumers' appetite for shopping. UK-wide, last week, the annual drop was just 5.5%.

Britain may have had record temperatures this month, but extreme weather events have been breaking out in other parts of the world too.
With the heatwave expected to continue today, with the risk of thundery showers before cooling in to the weekend, other countries have been experiencing high temperatures and violent storms.

In Sacramento, California, at least 56 people have died after 11 days of soaring temperatures reaching up to 44°C, with power blackouts throughout the state as transformers exploded under the strain of the record demand and the heat.

Around 40 people in France, mostly elderly, have died during this week's heatwave while the Czech energy grid operator announced a state of emergency after its power network was overloaded on Tuesday.

The Netherlands, which has some of the oldest meteorological records in the world, is set to record the hottest July since temperatures were first measured in 1706.

Meanwhile, more than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes in southern China after heavy rains and strong winds swept the region, leading to the deaths of nine people yesterday.

In parts of northern Scotland, extreme weather warnings were issued by the Met Office as the high temperatures gave way to rain and thunderstorms.
Last night the British heatwave was on course to make July the hottest month since records began, according to experts.

Climate historian Philip Eden said that, although it is expected to slip back to 19.9°C (67.8°F) by the end of the month, it will fractionally beat the previous record, set in July 1983.

Although one summer's extremes cannot be taken per se as evidence of global warming, he said the frequency with which records have been broken – and broken again – during the past two decades is entirely consistent with the progressive warming trend in the Earth's climate.

The extreme temperatures have led to Scottish shoppers avoiding the high street, according to figures released yesterday, which showed 13% fewer people in stores last week compared to last year. For the preceding week, the year-on-year drop was 12.2% as the sweltering weather proved a drain to consumers' appetite for shopping. UK-wide, last week, the annual drop was just 5.5%.

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