It was 42 C in St. Louis.
41 C in Washington, D.C. And 46 Americans were already dead from the heat wave.
In Britain, there were more than 20 flood warnings and 100 flood alerts in effect.
Russia had its hottest summer ever in 2010 — over 5,000 excess deaths in Moscow in July alone.
Last Friday in southern Russia, flash floods killed 155 people.
Last January only 14.7% of the United States was covered by snow, compared to 61% at the same time in 2011. At least 300 people died in a cold wave in northern India in the previous January.
Above details from this recent news article by Gwynne Dyer (July 14, London Free Press)
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