A punishing heatwave continues to bake California, bringing record-high temperatures and threatening black-outs. Another Trump-endorsed candidate wins their primary. Geoff Diehl beat Chris Doughty in Massachusetts’ Republican gubernatorial primary. Forensic investigators identified the body of kindergarten teacher and heiress Eliza Fletcher yesterday. The mother of two was abducted while jogging near the University of Memphis…

News Analysis The high temperatures and drought across southern China in August prompted many places in Sichuan Province to impose power cuts on industries. The disruption could affect semiconductor production in Chengdu city and directly impact Taiwanese companies and the supply chain. As a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse, Sichuan’s provincial capital Chengdu has attracted many international…

Since July, China’s southern provinces have been hit by heatwaves and an ongoing drought. Parts of the Yangtze River are running dry, which is dramatically impacting farming, production, and the lives of the local people. The Yangtze is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world. Originating on the Plateau of…

CHONGQING, China—As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heat wave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the last severe drought to hit his crops more than 60 years ago. “This year is drier than 1960,” said Chen, 68, from his plot of land in…

CHONGQING/SHANGHAI—Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month. “I am actually pretty worried, because the water has been cut off in my compound,” said Tian Feng, a 27-year old…

Britain is facing sweltering heat conditions with no rain which could lead to drought and wildfires, according to the national weather service and fire officials. The Met Office, which monitors weather conditions, issued an Amber Extreme heat warning, today Aug. 11. Meanwhile, the National Drought Group is set to meet on Aug. 12 to decide…

Parts of England and Wales are facing a second heatwave later this week amid raising concerns about water shortages caused by this summer’s drought. Last month temperatures exceeded 40C (104F) for the first time on record and, while the weather will not be as hot, the Met Office has put out an amber warning for…

Parts of England and Wales are facing a second heatwave later this week amid raising concerns about water shortages caused by this summer’s drought. Last month, temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on record and, while the weather won’t be as hot, the Met Office has put out an…

The highest recorded temperature in Wales is now 37.1 degrees C, breaking a record set earlier the same day and the previous record set in 1990, according to provisional figures. Much of England is also under a heatwave on Monday, with some school closures and airport runways melting. A 16-year-old boy drowned in Bray Lake near Maidenhead,…

Expected high temperatures have prompted Londoners to be urged against travelling on Monday and Tuesday. The current heatwave is set to peak on Tuesday, with an 80 percent chance of the mercury topping the UK’s record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) set in Cambridge in 2019. Transport for London (TfL) is advising passengers to only travel…