A high-pressure system over southern England has expanded to cover much of the UK since the start of the week beginning June 16th, bringing calm, sunny days and gradually rising temperatures.
In late May, Iceland and Greenland saw record-breaking heat.
From May 19-23, heavy rains caused widespread flooding across eastern New South Wales.
In early April, a number of severe storms hit the Central Mississippi river valley in the United States, marked by extreme rainfall and a record number of tornado warnings.
In March 2025, southeastern Korea experienced its largest and most destructive wildfires on record.