as they are at home. we know that the climate is changing and we can in part judge that climate change by the quality of the observations that are being used to assess it. welcome to weather world. first a question what do mexico, finland, hungary, estonia, oman, republic of congo have in common? they are all countries that have set new temperature records since we were last on air in april. but it is what happened in canada in a week of extreme heat then fire that took the eyes of the world to a small village in british columbia. the whole village is going. this is lytton, filmed by residents fleeing as it burns almost to extinction. for three straight days injune this place recorded canada s highest temperature on record, reaching 49.6 celsius, just before fire swept through it, burning nearly everything. it was an historic heatwave across western canada and the north west usa as a so called high pressure heat dome grew over the area both trapping and building the heat da
and sarah keith lucas ask if recent environmental disasters could mark a turning point in the world s approach to climate change. this time on weather world, code red for humanity. the stark warning that time is running out to prepare for climate catastrophe. it s the beginning of the future that could be very catastrophic and very very hard for us to survive in. after the heat, the floods on a catastrophic scale, killing hundreds of people amid claims that we are simply not prepared for more extreme rainfall. i will be asking whether these disasters could mark a turning point in how the world reacts to climate change and i ll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir like this one can help protect us from the effect of it. and how the way our food is prepared to adapt to climate change and why some farmers are interested in the weather as they are at home. also on mother world, predicting meningitis outbreaks in sub saharan africa. and also, how the tussle over earth s
and i ll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir like this one can help protect us from the effects of it. and i ll be looking at the way ourfood is farmed is having to adapt to climate change. and why some farmers are just as interested in the weather around the world as they are at home. also on weather world. early warning, how weather forecasts are predicting the conditions that lead to meningitis outbreaks in sub saharan africa. and, just how hot has it got at death valley? the tussle over earth s highest temperature and why exact extremes matter. welcome to weather world. first a question what do mexico, finland, hungary, estonia, oman, republic of congo have in common? they are all countries that have set new temperature records since we were last on air in april. but it is what happened in canada in a week of extreme heat then fire that took the eyes of the world to a small village in british columbia. this is lytton, filmed by residents fleeing as it burns
weather forecast. now. let s get a look at the latest weatherforecast. there now. let s get a look at the latest weather forecast. there is now. let s get a look at the latest weatherforecast. there is no great rush to change the overall themes of our weather over the next few days. pretty much what you see out of the window is what you get. a lot of cloud out there again. dry and the best of the sunshine, as has been the case in recent days, central and western parts of scotland, one or two spots into the south west. but it has stuck underneath the cloud. an onshore breeze. 1a or 15 celsius. best of the sunshine. it should generate a 20 somewhere. 0vernight, the cloud really feels and across the cloud really feels and across the greater part of the british isles. we will be looking at mist until fog. isles. we will be looking at mist untilfog. underneath the isles. we will be looking at mist until fog. underneath the cloud, 13 or 1a perhaps. where it breaks, eight or nine an
the storm s strong winds ripped their trailer apart in the middle of the night. they took shelter at a neighbour s house. i ain t got nothing left. house is gone, car is gone. sorry. emergency crews are now focused on rescue operations. the next step, recovery, will be long and difficult. nada tawfik, bbc news, new orleans. in tokyo, jonnie peacock has won a bronze medal in his 100 metre sprint final after being paralympic champion for the last two games. elsewhere, there have been three more golds for great britain for wheelchair racer andrew small, archer phoebe paterson pine and for sir lee pearson in dressage. he is the third most successful british paralympian ever. from tokyo, here s andy swiss. he couldn t do it again, could he? jonnie peacock chasing a paralympic hat trick. peacock has struggled with injury since the last games, but he roared out of the blocks. the rest were closing in, though, and the result was one of the most thrilling races in paralympic history