Weird Weather, Worldwide

British Bishop calls extreme weather God's wrath for climate meddling In Kansas, 21 inches of rain fell in three days, in Texas flooding claimed several lives, and in Pakistan and India an early monsoon has killed hundreds. A record drought in the American Southeast shows little sign of dissipating, and in parts of California, no rain fell -- all June -- helping to set off wildfires that claimed hundreds of homes around Lake Tahoe. Another fire has killed three, closed a national park and threatened homes in Utah. In Southern Europe, too, record heat and wildfire has wreaked havoc with deadly consequences. A half a world away, in Tazmania, record cold set in. And in parts of Southern Africa, it snowed for the first time in more than a quarter century. And in Britain, after deadly flooding, one Bishop called flooding a sign that we had – through disrespecting God''s creation – unleashed His wrath. Whether it's God's wrath, global warming or just some amped up vagaries of the weather, it's intense. And with an unusually active hurricane season -- forecast, but yet to reveal itself -- the summer of 2007 promises to be memorable. Weird Weather Watch The Daily Green's photoblog of climate change Lake Tahoe Forest Fire Tropical Cyclone Gonu in Oman Flooding in Texas Forest Fire in Athens, Greece Related Stories Utah Wildfire Closes National Park, Threaten Homes Record Heat, Deadly Wildfires Strike Greece 2007 On Track To Be 2nd Hottest Ever Extreme Weather Is Climate Wake-Up Call Lake Tahoe Fire Draws Disaster Tourists The Drought That Stole July 4 Fireworks Southeast Drought 'Historic And Unprecedented Lake Tahoe Fire Is A Sign Of Global Warming Early, Intense Monsoon Claims 400 Lives Summer Forecast: Hot, With Wildfire World's Largest Lake Is Drying Up