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The images, captured by Maxar Technologies, show just how vast the area currently being burnt across the European nation is.

Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring.

At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.

A windswept Arctic fox, a murmuration of birds facing a snowstorm in the Himalayas, and a man and a boy in a flooded living room are among the images recognized in this year's Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's Environmental Photography Award.

Thredbo has had a dump of snow over the weekend.

Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain, including one who was washed about 1.6km through sewer pipes.

The specialised United Nations agency's announcement followed the same call from American meteorologists. The Bureau of Meteorology is yet to follow suit.

While the nation enjoyed some respite from the rain yesterday, those conditions are to be short lived.

Australians are being warned of potential unseasonal floods as a massive rain band continues to sweep across the country.

Two men have been rescued from floodwaters after driving into what they thought was a "large puddle" near Shepparton in Victoria's north.

Two nearby villages under occupation, Dnipryany and Korsunka, were underwater up to the rooftops of homes and a bright blue church.

An early bird El Nino has officially formed, American meteorologists have announced.

The explosive devices are floating in floodwaters and pose a major hazard to residents, an international aid group warned.

What exactly is going on with Australia's weather, and what is going to happen next? We answer all of your La Niña and El Niño questions.

Flash flooding has damaged homes and lightning set a car on fire on Perth's wettest June day in 37 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology is set to take greater responsibility for forecasts and warnings under an overhaul of Melbourne's flood response system.

Six months' worth of rain in a little over a day has hit a drought-stricken region of northern Italy, forcing thousands to leave with whatever they could carry - by dinghy, tractor or even paddling pool.

At least nine people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, and as many as 20,000 residents are being forced to evacuate.

Rivers swelled over their banks in a drought-struck region of northern Italy, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands.

Dangerous weather is hampering the desperate mission to locate the boy, with a warning more wild weather is "still to come".

Authorities in the central African nation are preparing to recover more bodies.

A family has been reunited with the ashes of their beloved aunt after they were lost during the devastating floods in the Hawkesbury region.

Much of Australia will cop heavy rain and storms, but one state in particular will face an inundation, fuelling fears of flash floods and damaging storms.

Flash flooding in Melbourne overnight sparked a landslide as heavy rain lashed the city.

The water authority released its 36 page submission to the highly anticipated flood inquiry today.

A NSW teacher who has been coordinating a project to help replace air conditioners in a flood-affected town has been brought to tears on live radio by a surprise gift.

Tens of thousands of South Australians have already registered for one of the state's biggest ever travel voucher giveaways.

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists says.

After days of relatively settled conditions along the nation's east coast, residents in two states have been warned over an incoming heatwave set to make life uncomfortable.

A kangaroo joey has been saved from crocodiles after being spotted trying to stay afloat in flood waters.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned severe storms with heavy rain are possible across central, southern and south-east Queensland today.

The flood warnings have prompted Queensland Police to remove residents from their houses as experts warn that flood waters haven't reached their peak yet.

Major flood warnings have been issued for the Nicholson, Gregory and Leichhardt Rivers and the surrounding areas as water levels continue to rise.

A surging tropical storm will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to northwest and central Queensland the next few days, likely causing flooding and road closures.

Bella, the three legged cat managed to survive for five months after it went missing after Janice Wilson was evacuated from her home in Rochester to the Bendigo Showgrounds Relief Centre.

A slew of flood watches and a dangerous weather warnings remain in place as a tropical low tracks southwards.

With the current La Niña expected to end this month, meteorologists are warning a sharp shift to an El Niño could bring severe drought and bushfires.

A flight is being chartered to evacuate hundreds of residents from the emergency zone after the Victoria River burst its banks and inundated homes.

The ten new drones have infrared technology, thermal imaging scanning, weather resistance and are able to travel further than the previous model.

The wet weather on Australia's east coast could finally be coming to an end, forecasters say, but it could be replaced with a new system that brings hot and dry spells in just a few months.

Multiple states and a territory are on alert due to a swirling system off the coast, which is threatening to unleash a dangerous deluge.

Thousands of Aussies are living with ongoing and unseen mental scars of surviving massive natural disasters.

Lismore's record-breaking flood killed five people, destroyed 4000 homes and wiped out businesses. One year on, the city is grappling with how to rebuild.

NSW Northern Rivers local Kathryn McIntyre has a special pair of shoes. They might not look like much, just an ordinary pair of sneakers, but their significance can be explained with just two letters - "BF".

Crystal and her family lost everything in the Lismore floods. A year on, they are still living in a caravan and stuck in an insurance nightmare.

Health officials fear Australians may have been exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos in the wake of the nation's recent COVID-19, flood and fire crises, which could lead to an increased risk of mesothelioma.

Firefighters have shared photos of a huge grassfire raging across north-eastern Victoria.

A mass rescue has been carried out and six people are in hospital after 110 athletes were trapped by bad weather and floodwaters in New Zealand.

A total of 175 couples tied the knot during a mass wedding officiated by the Manila government as part of the city's Valentine's Day celebrations.