A swathe of the Golden State was under flood warnings, as it struggled to cope with yet more rain on top of near-record downpours in recent weeks – with even more forecast over the coming days.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-california-hometown-ordered-to-evacuate/

Current predictions call for near-record high temperatures, with Wednesday expected to be the worst day.

Source: https://wibx950.com/beware-the-devastating-summer-heat-in-central-new-york/

Death Valley Park closes due to floods weeks after near-record temperaturenewsweek.

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In Japan, authorities issued heatstroke alerts to tens of millions of people in 20 of its 47 prefectures as near-record high temperatures scorched large areas and torrential rain pummelled other regions.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-dangerous-heatwaves-globe-wildfires-rage.html

Newsom on Tuesday renewed his accusation that the industry is “fleecing” consumers after five of the country’s largest oil companies reported record or near-record quarterly earnings.

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The Churchill River, which is partly diverted into the Nelson River in order to boost generating capacity at four Manitoba Hydro stations, is flowing at 18,300 cubic feet per second at Leaf Rapids, a near-record low.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-hydro-drought-1.7017960?cmp=rss

While we anticipate a robust El Niño for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the tropical and subtropical Atlantic have continued to anomalously warm to near-record levels.

Source: https://kpel965.com/hurricane-season-forecast-storms-louisiana-gulf-coast/