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The Met Office has extended an amber extreme heat warning across southern England and south-east Wales, with the existing June record almost certain to fall as a humid heat dome settles over the country.
After a record-breaking May, forecasters warn of another surge of warm air pushing into southern Britain, with temperatures expected to climb into the low thirties before a sharp drop later in the week.
The mid-year UN negotiations in Germany opened what officials call the 'implementation era' of climate action, but finance disputes and geopolitical strain cloud the path to the Türkiye summit.
Clear-cutting in the world's largest rainforest dropped by more than 60% in May year on year, yet wildfires, degradation and a controversial oil push near the river's mouth are testing Lula's green credentials.
The national hydrological agency says 33 of Nigeria's 36 states face flooding this year, with major cities including Lagos and Abuja among the areas exposed as the rains intensify.