the whole northern hemisphere summer.world of the same time it's extremely unusual. this one heatwave lead to another? if you get a pattern of heat waves and the earth is warming up, does that then bring more heat waves ? up, does that then bring more heat waves? this is part of a trend here that we are seeing. we're singing increased through time, and if we continue to cause climate change the way we have done in the past, then the risks of heatwave will continue in the future. doctor chris, if we got emitting greenhouse gases at the rate we're doing at the moment, how different was the world look in 2050? up to now we have seen a rise in temperatures about 1 2050? up to now we have seen a rise in temperatures about1 degrees on average across the world. we carry on on the path we have been, that rides will be probably about 4 degrees by the end of this century which is in life span of a baby born today, one expects to be alive at the end of the century. of course there is uncertainty about that, it could be a three degre

forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot summer golfing forests and threatening lives california to sweden in greece residents mean homeless. the government's failed to warn them of the impending danger also coming up. the campaign winds down ahead of them bob waves close presidential election since the mugabe era the opposition says it expects monday's bold will be flawed we'll go live to harare. and people around the world marveled at the longest lunar eclipse to take place this century we'll show you some of the stunning images of blood moon. and welcome to the program soaring summer temperatures and many parts of the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states two firefighters have died after struggling to bring an inferno in northern california under control dozens of homes in the city of reading have gone up in smoke and the blaze has not yet been contained and sweden's largest fire emergency in a century threatens to ask even further tens of thousands of hectares are still burning the authorities warning high win

forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot summer in northern california firefighters are struggling to contain an inferno that is engulfing forests destroying homes and threatening lives. and people all around the world marveled at the longest lunar eclipse to take place this century we'll show you some of the stunning images of the blood moon. and welcome to the program as i'm bob wayne's prepare to head to the polls they'll be casting their vote for a leader not named robert mugabe for the first time in a generation it's the first election since the former president was ousted from power last year current president emerson meninga is running in a tight race against opposition leader nelson comings up and both sides are pushing for every vote before the polls open. as zimbabwe's presidential race enters the final days both sides are turning out in force rallying and dancing in support of their candidates the zanu p.f. the fancy footwork is all for this man and his and. was once mccarthy's right hand man with the ominous nickname of the crocodile he took

free and fair to bring you the latest recall ari also coming up forest fires raged across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot sun in northern california firefighters are struggling to contain and for know this in goldberg's forests destroying homes and threatening lives. and we'll bring you the latest from the tour de france where dan on thomas is set to win his maiden title thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour in sunday's final stage we'll show you how he reached the pinnacle of the cycling world. i'm sarah harmer welcome to the show it's good to have you with us as people in zimbabwe prepare to head to the polls they'll be casting their vote for a leader not named robert mugabe for the first time in a generation is the first election since a former president was alsa from power last year current president emerson on goggle is running in a tight race against opposition leader nelson chamisa and both sides are pushing for every vote before these polls open. asin barclay's presidential race enters the final days both sides are turning out in force rallying and dancing in s

stream summer temperatures in many parts the northern hemisphere of love firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states two firefighters have died after struggling to bring an inferno in northern california under control police say over a dozen people in the city of writing are unaccounted for in the blaze there has not yet been content. remember the area that forward. you know. it's a vision of hell is swirling at high speed this is reading california at night wildfires raging through the forests and into the suburbs at incredible speed. and this is what they left behind hundreds of homes tend to chop and rubble devastation for homeowners. to find find says have already been killed whilst tucking the flames in california it's an uphill battle. only five percent of the blaze is under control so far current conditions high temperatures and wind are going nowhere. so we didn't experience more and more damaging wildfires more fires that ignite rapidly it's like throwing gas in. these type of fires they wrap them they they spread so fast california is used to fires. but over in

if he does the news coming to you live from foreign land far's to fires raging across the northern hemisphere i'm at the press corps on the summer of planes are a gold thing far is that threatening lives from california to sweden and he greets the president made homeless tell me that the government failed to warn them of the impending danger also calling on. people around the world marvel to be the longest leader if you have to take place this century will show you some of the stoning images of the local news. you. amount of dollars thank you for joining us samara temperatures in many places in the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling huge blazes in the united states two firefighters died as they struggled to bring a blaze in northern california under control dozens of homes in the city of reading have gone up in smoke and the blaze is still barely contained in europe season's largest fire emergency in a century threatens to escalate again and tens of thousands of pictures are still burning with authorities warning high winds could worsen the situation in the coming hours and i

this current heatwave we are experiencing and in the northern hemisphere has no sign of abating at thepse of the moon, the longest of the century, and a great view for sky—gazers in asia. the us space agency nasa ordered an investigation after confirmation today astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot and danger. now i'io of the soldier's lot and danger. now 110 more of the soldier's lot and danger. now no more after four decades.“ of the soldier's lot and danger. now no more after four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing harm to anyone i don't see why these people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcestershire park and they have been met with a roar of approvalfrom visitors. they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: former world crick

extremes are temperatures and many parts the northern hemisphere of last fire fires battling massive places and the united states at least five people have died an inferno is raging through northern california police say over a dozen people in the city of reading are unaccounted for and fires still haven't been contained. it's a vision of hell fires swirling at high speed this is reading california at night wildfires raging through the forests and into the suburbs at incredible speed. and this is what they left behind hundreds of homes tend to char and rubble devastation for homeowners. to firefighters have already been killed whilst tackling the flames in california it's an uphill battle. only five percent of the blaze is under control so far current conditions high temperatures and wind are going nowhere every single person that i've talked to so far has made the mention that i don't know why it's doing what it's doing it's burning differently it's burning more aggressive. than it has in years past and i know we say that every year but it's unprecedented california is used to fires

this is due to the news coming to live from berlin that forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record calm summer in the united states firefighters are struggling to contain and for no that's been goldwing forests destroying homes and threatening long lives also coming out. planting the seeds of success farmers in ethiopia are being given a helping hand to boost their production it's hope this help could answer the country's cycle of famine and drown. and here in berlin thousands turned out for one of europe's biggest day pride gatherings that christopher street day will bring. their harm and welcome to the show it's good to have you with. extremes summer temperatures in many parts of the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states at least five people have died in the inferno is raging through northern california police say over a dozen people in the city of writing are still unaccounted for and the fires are not yet contained. it's a vision of hell fires swirling at high speed this is reading california at night wildfires r

forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot summer.

we'll be looking into why the northern hemisphere is experiencing an extreme heatwave.is supporters are already celebrating, but is former cricketer imran khan about to become pakistan's new prime minister after apparently winning its general election? coming up in the business briefing — back from the brink. president trump and eu chiefjean claude juncker agree a deal to head off a transatlantic trade war. also coming up in business — losing friends on wall street. facebook shares slump as much as 24%, wiping $150 billion off the company's stock market value — as growth numbers disappoint investors. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and as facebook shares slump after its income and number of users didn't grow as much as investors expected — we want to know, do you still like the social network? or has it lost you as a friend? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing we begin in greece, where the desperate search for dozens of people missing after deadly wildfires, continues. at

that's possibly why it's a little unusual, because we have had a series of heat waves around the northern hemisphereruck, many cities are just not coping very well at all. i think it possibly is a story that extends beyond the cities as well. the driver for this heatwave is rather large for each area. so it's a very awkward environment to try and function in. the minimum temperatures are actually one of the driving factors for the severity of the heatwave. if you can't recover at night, you will keep accumulating the heat from the previous day. the sequence of hot days and hot nights are the reasons why they are in so much trouble. temperatures not getting back to normal in the night—time, in terms of those people who say this is related to climate change — what is your answer to that? i think that the number of heat waves we're seeing, there's evidence also that we're seeing these heatwaves occur more frequently and there'sbeen a slowing in the jet stream that is actually enabling these highs to sit in one spot for longer. that drives longer heat waves. also, the seaside temperatures around the coa

a ribbon of fast flowing air circulating the northern hemisphere.e with the systems along but this more undulating pattern is the sign ofa more undulating pattern is the sign of a slower running jetstream and means weather patterns become a bit more static. northern europe, high pressure building on its remained in place, helping temperatures decline day by day and bringing relentless dry weather as well. the clue to what is causing the jetstream to become more undulating and deliver bit slower could lie with a few things. it could be the arctic region where these pictures show the ice sheet growing through the winter months and through the recent winter, again, one of its lowest maximum is on record. with temperatures climbing, we don't get the arctic and the equatorial regions in its attempt to contrast which fuels a strongerjetstream. we have to look potentially to the likes of the mid—atlantic. the americas out in the west, africa and the east, this area of green and blue which shows mid—atlantic temperatures lower than we would normally expect.

countries across the northern hemisphere like here in japan are experiencing record breaking weather only last month japan experienced historic floods people are now dealing with weeks of temperatures hovering around forty degrees celsius his splashing water part of the japanese summer tradition so far at least seventy people have died and tens of thousands are in hospital. dry weather come wildfires california used to big fires is burning again after record breaking temperatures fires across the state forced the iconic u. seventeen national park to close for the first time in nearly thirty years. meanwhile in colorado just two states away flooding. and severe health storms. which even more alarmingly sweden has seen its extremely dry forests light up. clouds of smoke rising even inside the arctic circle. the u.k. is known for its complaints about the rain but this summer it's dealing with fire what's unusual is that all of this is happening in so many places at the same time . the intergovernmental panel on climate change the body of experts who look at the evidence say that manmade

it says that, due to global warming, there has been a month of record temperatures in the northern hemispheret night and in the daytime. let‘s return to our story about the severe flooding in western japan, where nearly 200 people have been killed. a short time ago i was joined by mother and son junko and ichiro kaneto, who told me how they have been affected by the flooding. i returned back to 0kayama from tokyo last thursday. it wasn‘t heavy rain at all on that day. the river collapsed. i decided to evacuate to a designated shelter around a:00am, because the emergency alarm requesting us to evacuate went on my cellphone. if i hadn‘t known that emergency call was, like, an order from the city, i wouldn‘t have got out of my house. and ms kaneto, we‘re seeing currently video pictures which you took during the height of the flooding, which basically damaged your home, where you‘ve lived for over a0 years. did you expect the flooding to really get this bad? no, i didn‘t expect that. i watched out for the takahashi river, but i didn‘t expect the river to collapse because i have never heard of or

it says that due to global warming, there has been a month of record temperatures in the northern hemisphere and at night and in the daytime. let's return to one of our main stories. the flooding in western japan, where nearly two hundred people have been killed. joining me from okayama injapan are mother and son junko and ichiro kaneto, who have both been affected by the flooding. tell us what it was like earlier in the week when there was heavy rain and when the flooding started. we flew back from okayama to tokyo last thursday. it wasn't heavy rain at all that day. the river collapsed. i decided to evacuate to a designated area around lipm. the emergency alarm requesting us to evacuate went on my cellphone. if i hadn't known the emergency call was an orderfrom hadn't known the emergency call was an order from the city, i wouldn't have got out of my house. miss kaneto, we are currently seeing video pictures which you took during the height of the flooding, which basically damaged your home where you've lived for over a0 years. did you've lived for over a0 years. did you expect the flooding

well very quickly i'm going to try and join up the weather we've got all around the northern hemisphereat the moment there's a little bit of a respite in the heat wave across japan but only for a few days it is coming back we've also got extreme heat of course across scandinavia with wildfires to some signs the heat is just edging away from parts of finland archangel is going to see record temps of think in the next forty eight hours but when you look at the biggest of the bigger picture what we should have is a jet stream a river of winds ten kilometers up in the atmosphere basic just keeping things stirred up in the northern hemisphere but at the moment it's not a river is nothing more than a stream just a trickling babbling brook but the interesting thing about the jet stream is where these sort of crests are that's where we get high pressure areas that's where we tend to get heat wave areas by same token we get these areas these areas of low pressure where we get troughs in the jet stream as a pattern which is repeated around the globe so if you want bad weather go to these sources

the hottest temperatures ever recorded — from canada to algeria, the northern hemisphere wilts undertwave. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we start with some breaking news. the thai authorities say they've begun an operation to bring 12 boys and their football coach out of the flooded caves. they've been trapped there for the past two weeks. the head of the rescue mission said it could take up to four days to bring then all to the surface, depending on the weather. we can speak to our correspondent sophie long, who's at the mouth of the cave. sophie, i suppose this is good news? well, yes, we have been waiting for this for a long time. we have heard from the man leading the operation and he confirmed that today is d—day. the conditions will never be any better than they are now. he confirmed that the rescue operation, that has been waiting for several days to get under way, began at 10am this morning. it is a difficult and dangerous operation that they are carrying out. 13 expert international divers will be the operation, supported by five divers from thailand. they said that h

what we have got in the northern hemisphere at the moment, in the summer, is weak contrast between the and the temperatures in the north, so when we have a weak contrast between them, the jet stream is usually weak and slow. and so, where areas of high pressure are developing, we don't have much of a jet stream to move those areas apply pressure on, so they are settling in areas and remaining there for a long period of time, which is what we see in several parts of the northern hemisphere. i know that people are asking whether this is climate change in action, it is a difficult question to ask you, but people want to know, is this going to go on for much longer? well, if the jet stream remains quite weak, as it is at the moment, it is likely that we will see these heatwaves remaining for a while. the heat across northern europe or across the north—west of europe will use a little bit, and it looks as though into next week, temperatures are set to rise again, and it will remain warm across scandinavia, and we have a couple of tropical storms, in fact, approaching japan, which will bring

extreme summer temperatures in many parts of the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes a sixth person has been found dead in a wildfire raging through northern california in the u.s. among those who perished were two small children and their great grandmother more than thirty eight thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and authorities warn the fires are far from under control. people in northern california are used to wildfires but not on this scale firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. they're doing all they can to contain the flames but so far less than five percent of the blazes under control . it's burning in every direction all at the same time and we've got even though we have multiple resources the way that it's burning the intensity that's burning uphill downhill even if it doesn't have a strong wind on it it's it's burning is if it's got a santa ana wind or or a strong sixty mile an hour seventy mile an hour winds. more than six hundred properties and homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out on monda

forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot summer in northern california firefighters are struggling to contain an inferno that is engulfing forests destroying homes and threatening lives.

that i would put an sunscreen given the heat we have at the moment in the northern hemisphere. to get your thoughts on those newspapers from around the world. of course, make sure you do apply your sunscreen and applied thickly enough as well. we have plenty more coming up here on the bbc news. stay with us for that. keep your tweets coming in on whether or not you are still a fan of this book. —— fan of facebook. good morning. if you think it's been hot enough already this summer, well, just wait for the next couple of days because it looks like it's going to turn even hotter. some spots could get to 36 degrees and that brings with it the chance of some thunderstorms and welcome rain and you can see from the satellite picture, a couple of different areas of low pressure spinning out into the atlantic as they approach our shores. we will eventually see some wet weather but ahead of that, drawing this very hot air up from the south. we start thursday morning in double digits just about wherever you are, parts of the south—east starting the day up around 20 degrees, and as we go

well the northern hemisphere is suffering through a real heat wave with wildfires breaking out all over here in berlin the mercury hit thirty nine degrees celsius today that's close to the all time record of forty degrees well that's all right if you can bask in air conditioned splendor but how do those who work outside how do they cope with this unbearable heat when he doesn't use onion the north went outside to find out. the name has been sweltering for weeks and spent so much of reaches record highs everyone here is looking to get the heat. and start to going to greens here now in these temperatures oh you want to do is find a way to cool down but what if you've got a job that means you want to skate the heat oh. we are three people with the office jobs in the capital. as a champion i just took the temperature here and it's off the scale how does a guy has to stand here we're not out there we get up two hundred eighty degrees and how do you survive as he does here by drinking a lot of thinking cool thoughts and you're just getting used to it so it doesn't make. i'm trying something j

generally tokyo's got a little bit of rest bite but having said that with everything across the northern hemisphere been so static weather wise there's every sign that the temperatures will start to come up monday tuesday we could see those temperatures back up as high as thirty four degrees. thank you very much indeed richard still to come here on the al-jazeera news. tensions become raised as u.s. and iranian leaders trade threat. spiritual journeys some of the thai boys who were trapped inside a cave take part in a buddhist ceremony and later on in support with jay we'll hear from the olympic swimmer ryan lochte about his latest suspension from the pull. of the world. fresh perspectives new possibility to. see and then stand in the sand with. the public support debates and discussions when you see tough questions like this what comes to mind how do you respond before how global. could you see al-jazeera programs. around the globe. deal with al-jazeera and these are our top stories israel says it shot down a syrian jet that it claims infiltrated is a space for the government of damascus says the

right across the northern hemisphere we have seen extremes recorded.e hemisphere we have seen extremes recorded. injapan the heat has been relentless. 41 degrees in tokyo making it the hottest spell of weather ever. that is on the back of the historic rainfall which brought flooding to western areas. by day and by night we had seen record temperatures tumble. the highest minimum temperature is all man. temperatures not dropping lower than 42 degrees. in georgia into police say they have hit highs of 41 celsius. and in north africa, still to be verified, potentially the highest ever temperature recorded. the heat has extended across western europe. scandinavia, sweden saw its hottest may on record and wreckers have been tumbling around the arctic circle leading to wildfires. even in the uk fires have been a common theme. heat has been lengthy and prolonged and that has been the problem in eastern canada with montr al records going back a years, 36.6 degrees was enough to break their all—time record. 44 celsius was recorded in los angeles which saw the h

mugabe era but will the vote be free and fair also coming up the forest fires raging across the northern hemisphere amid the record because some are in northern california firefighters are struggling to contain an insult i know that is in gold thing forest just warning homes then spreading lives .

from paris to tokyo to quebec, this year's heat wave has affected half of the northern hemisphere. it's projected that such extreme weather could become more frequent due to global warming. according to some climate experts, temperatures can could he cries across the planet by up to 6 degrease centigrade if the fight against global warming is ignored. countries like france have gone -- in the meantime heat waves like the one of 2003 which led to 70,000 deaths in europe may become the norm. in addition to the impact on the environment and biodiversity, such temperatures will have far-reaching social and economic consequences. >> moving on to other big stories. north korea has returned remains believed to be of u.s. troops killed during the korean war. it's the latest move in diplomatic negotiations between washington and peaoning -- pea pyongyang. the remains touched down at an american base in south korea. having waited years to retrieve the remains of their loved ones. we have the story. >> finally, they are going home. the remains of u.s. soldiers returned by north korea on the 6

the good news live from berlin forest fires raged across the northern hemisphere amid the record hot summer flames are gulping forests and threatening lives from california to sweden and bring. the government. of the impending danger also coming up. in winds down ahead of zimbabwe's first presidential election since the mugabe era the opposition says monday's vote will be flawed.

scores of people have died in heat waves sweeping through the northern hemisphere. fires are also creating big problems there. nbc has the degrees. -- has the details. >> reporter: europeans are struggling to stay cool and dry amid extreme weather. in sweden, more than 62,000 acres of land went up in smoke, an area twice the size of paris. and greece in mourning after the deadliest wildfire in decades. more than 82 people killed by raging infernos. rescue crews still searching the burnt rubble for victims. from sunshine by the sea to hailstones in the streets. britain is also buckling under extreme conditions. torrential downpours have swept parts of the uk. as some celebrated the end of a record-breaking heat w but for nearly two months, the weather was so hot that london's iconic parks dried up. hyde park is normally lush and green, but the grass here completely scorched leaving visitors desperate for relief. >> i like the heat but not this hot, not in london, no way. >> reporter: europe isn't alone. a powerful typhoon is pummeling japan as the country recovers fr