Extreme weather throughout July has caused havoc in Southern Europe, North Africa and across the world. Severe fires have raged through the mountain forests of the Kabylia region on the Mediterranean coast, fanned by winds during blistering summer heat that peaked at 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday. Northern and eastern Algeria battle forest fires every summer, but they have been exacerbated by this year’s Mediterranean heatwave. On land, heat warnings were issued for stretches of the desert southwest, in central Texas and north into the Midwest. Meanwhile, two children swept away in massive flooding in eastern Canada have been found dead, raising the death toll to three.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 26, 2023 16:31 UTC