"Like Armageddon" - Spectacular Storm Hits Sydney, Australia With Thunder, Lightning, Wild Showers And Stunning Cloud Formations! [PHOTOS]

Sydney was yesterday battered by a brief but spectacular storm that shook buildings in the CBD.

A storm comes from the south over Bondi Beach. Picture: Damian Shaw Source: Supplied

More than 12mm of rain was recorded at Sydney Airport between 4.30pm and 5pm, while severe thunder and lightning rocked the city.

The intense system was driven straight at the CBD by strong south-westerly winds.

Lightning strike as a storm passes over the suburb of Bangor in Sydney. Source: News Corp Australia

Like Armageddon: Storm Clouds roll across Sydney. Picture: Twotter/Jenni Eastbrook Source: Supplied

More than 22mm of rain was recorded in the Illawarra. Wind gusts exceeding 50km/h were also recorded along the NSW south coast. Sydney Airport received wind gusts approaching 60km/h.

The storm proved a nightmare for peak-hour commuters, with a number of roads and train lines suffering minor flooding.

A storm front moves over Bondi beach but at least one couple didn’t let it ruin their day.
Picture: Mark Evans Source: News Corp Australia

Trains were delayed on the Bankstown line after the tracks were partially closed by flooding near Marrickville station. The Transport Management Centre also reported the delays were exacerbated as emergency authorities treated a person injured by a train at Dulwich Hill.

Replacement buses were organised for travellers.

Passengers travelling on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line and South Coast Line have been advised to allow additional travel time due to a power supply problem at Sydenham.

A Qantas plane takes off as a large storm front arrives at Sydney airport from the South West.
Picture: Bradley Hunter Source: News Corp Australia

For the latest public transport information, visit www.transportnsw.info or call 131 500.

Wind gusts exceeding 50km/h have also been recorded along the NSW south coast.

Flight tracking website FlightAware showed how the storm affected aircraft movements. Source: Supplied

While the thunderstorms were expected to have cleared by today, intermittent showers are predicted to last right through to the weekend.

Last week the Bureau of Meteorology warned Sydneysiders to seek shelter and “get home early” as an intense tempest approached the city. - Daily Telegraph.

EXTREME WEATHER CHAOS: Britain, Scotland, Wales And Ireland Hit By Heavy Rainfall, Widespread Flooding, Damaging Winds, And Raging Waves - At Least 7 Dead; 1,700 Homes Flooded In England; Over 300 Flood Warnings And Alerts; Over $500 MILLION In Damages To Ireland Alone; Waves Reach As High As 65 FEET; Over 100mph Gales Batter Towns; Forecasters Says Further Flooding Is Inevitable!

January 06, 2014 - UNITED KINGDOM - Britain is being battered again by storms and gale force winds - bringing flooding and travel chaos to many parts of the UK.

Stormy seas have caused problems in southwest coastal regions, and forecasters say there will be more violent weather over the next few days.

People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break, on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, Monday
Jan. 6, 2014. Residents along Britain's coasts are braced for more flooding as strong winds, rain and high
tides lash the country.  (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) UNITED KINGDOM OUT (AP)

Wave of stormy weather that has battered Britain since last week
(AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) UNITED KINGDOM OUT (AP)

This is the latest storm front to hit Britain.

A Mercedes is pulled from rising waters in the tiny village of Muchelney, Somerset.

Inland, some villages on the Somerset Levels have been cut off, with residents in Muchelney, near Somerton, being supplied by boat.

 In a statement to the Commons, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said seven people had died and 1,700 homes had been flooded in England.

He said one million homes have so far been protected by flood defences, but there was a likelihood of more flooding "for some time to come" in Dorset and Wiltshire.

 As gusts of up to 70mph hit western coasts, people were urged to remain vigilant and stay away from coastal roads, promenades and jetties with 25ft-high waves crashing on to beaches.


WATCH: Heavy Rain, High Winds Wreak Havoc on UK.

There are fears the next high tides will bring further coastal flooding.

Aberystwyth seafront - including 600 rooms of the university's student halls of residence facing the beach - was evacuated and rescue centres set up as high tides battered the coastline.

 Sky's Mike McCarthy, at the scene, said: "The worst predictions are being realised. We have seen waves bringing rocks and stones forward over the fencing."

Student Millie Farmer, 19, said 12ft waves had crashed on to the promenade, ripping up paving slabs and leaving debris scattered on the front.

A large wave hits a train travelling through Dawlish in Devon.

More flooding is expected in Dorset.

A rock fall in Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall.

The severe weather has already taken its toll on the transport network and there was more disruption for commuters with roads closed and trains delayed or cancelled in areas.

Southern Railway services between Horsham and Dorking in Surrey will be out of action until early February after a landslip in Ockley.

 And with hail providing an additional hazard, driving conditions are expected to be difficult too with the RAC expecting Monday to be one of the busiest days of the year for breakdowns, with 11,000 call-outs expected.

Aberystwyth seafront has been evacuated because of the storm.

Red areas show the flood warnings in place in Scotland.

Three severe flood warnings are in place in Dorset.

Muchelney in Somerset has been cut off, and many of the houses are flooded.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning - meaning "be aware" - for heavy rain, along with hail and thunder, in southern and western parts of Scotland, across Northern Ireland, north Wales, northwest and northeast England and the South.

With the ground saturated already following recent storms, the Environment Agency (EA) has issued three severe flood warnings.

 All are in Dorset - one is near Bournemouth, another at Preston Beach in Weymouth, and the third is in the Chiswell area of Chesil Beach.

There are also more than 300 flood warnings and alerts covering every region in England and Wales.

 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has 11 flood warnings and 11 flood alerts in place.

Sky News weather producer Christopher England said: "There will be widespread heavy showers this evening, but southern and eastern Britain will be mainly dry.

"Strong winds gusting to over 60mph in the South and West will bring a risk of further coastal flooding during high tide." - SKY News.

Another Massive Storm On The Way As Ireland Reels At Raging Waves From Winter Fury.

A barrage of waves batter the coastal town of Lahinch, Co Clare.
Photo by George Karbus.

Ireland’s Atlantic coastline is bracing itself for a massive new storm as towns and villages prepare for more flooding.

The country’s state weather service Met Eireann has issued another Orange Alert warning in advance of further high winds and heavy rain.

The damage already inflicted now stands at over $500million with more on the way.

Forecasters reports massive Atlantic swells moving with the storm and estimating waves in some areas could reach anywhere from 35ft to as high as 65ft.

Forecasters are warning that winds could get as high as 100 miles per hour on the west coast with heavy rain as very high tides and high seas add to the threat of coastal flooding.

Arranmore Bay Photo: John Rafferty

The stormy conditions are expected to worsen on Sunday night with bands of heavy rain moving in from the Atlantic and bad weather set to last until Tuesday.

Parts of Cork, Galway, Clare, Limerick and Mayo have been badly hit with spectacular photographs online of the storm lashing the surf town of Lahinch.

The promenade in the famous Clare town was destroyed by an Atlantic storm surge while the town’s Seaworld tourist attraction suffered over $130,000 worth of damage.

Local councillor Bill Slattery told the Sunday Independent newspaper: “We are looking for emergency funding from the Government, as the local authority has no funding to repair the damage in Lahinch.

“I have never seen the devastation like it. A playground we had just opened two years ago was completely destroyed and the walkway surfaces along the seafront have been ripped up. Huge boulders were being thrown across the car park with the force of the tide.” - Irish Central.

EXTREME WEATHER: Complex Of Severe Earth Changes In The United States And Europe - Severe Storm, Flooding Risk From Omaha To St. Louis And Oppressive Heat Bakes Much Of Europe!

August 02, 2013 - UNITED STATES & EUROPE - Here are two reports from AccuWeather, illustrating the extreme weather taking place on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Severe Storm, Flooding Risk From Omaha To St. Louis.

A series of thunderstorms will continue to roll along over the central Plains, and some areas will be hit with severe weather into Saturday.

As one complex of storms that brought severe weather to Nebraska Thursday evening weakens over Missouri, a new batch of storms was already bringing severe weather to parts of South Dakota on Friday morning.

This new complex of storms will roll southeastward into Saturday across Nebraska, Missouri and parts of Kansas and Iowa. The storms could reach as far as Tennessee, northern Mississippi and Alabama later Saturday.

Cities and suburbs from Omaha, Neb., to Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo., are most likely have disruptive and damaging storms.

While frequent lightning strikes and hail will hit some communities hard, the greatest threat from the storms is damaging wind gusts and flash flooding.

Motorists should expect delays along I-29, I-70 and I-80 in the region, due to localized blinding downpours and excess water on the road surface.

For a few locations, this will be the second round in as many days of strong to severe thunderstorms, including parts of South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.

Much of the new rain falling on top of saturated ground will just run off into streams and rivers. People in unprotected, low-lying areas that are prone to flooding should keep a watchful eye.

Never drive across flooded roadways, as only about a foot of water can cause your vehicle to loose traction and could be swept downstream.

The rain is not unwanted in some areas. Portions of Iowa, for example, have had less than 25 percent of their normal rainfall during July.

Areas from western Nebraska southward to West Texas over the High Plains are in great need of rain. Much of this area is in extreme to exceptional drought. The storms into Saturday will avoid much of the drought areas over the High Plains.

Another complex of storms may fire farther south Saturday night and Sunday, beginning over parts of Kansas.

The storms are firing along shifting boundary between unusually cool air over the Midwest and 100-degree heat over much of Texas.

Interestingly, one of the disturbances producing the rounds of thunderstorms over the Plains has a chance at surviving a trip to the Gulf of Mexico early next week. Once in a while, such disturbances can develop into a tropical system.

Oppressive Heat Bakes Much Of Europe.

August got off to a scorching start across much of central and western Europe. A blast of hot air spread across the region allowing temperatures to soar into the mid- and upper 30s Celsius.

The hot spell preceded a storm system moving into the northern United Kingdom. Ahead of this storm, a flow of hot air from the south made for a very uncomfortable Thursday and Friday in many places.

A smattering of oppressively hot temperature observations include 35C (95F) in Rome, 34 in London, 33 in Frankfurt and 38 (101F) in Madrid.

While cooler weather pressed into England Friday, the heat was still on in central Europe. Florence, Italy climbed to 37C (99F) late in the afternoon while Frankfurt topped out near 35C.

This excessive heat continued the trend of a warm last month in much of Europe. Since July 1, locations such as London, Paris and Madrid have all averaged at least 2.8 degrees Celsius (5F) above normal.

Thankfully, a break from the heat is on the way for western Europe this weekend and into next week. Cooler air will filter into the region from the northern Atlantic and bring temperatures much closer to average.

While the western part of the continent cools, the core of the heat will shift eastward to include Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia. Southern Spain as well as Italy will also remain quite warm.

Unprecedented summer snow in Norway June 29th

Via sott.net, 29 June 2013 - Snow fell on highway 7 over Hardangervidda on Saturday, but the snow plow came too late for this British couple.


In the trenches: The British couple had to call the tow truck before they could continue their holiday. - They are not so used to driving on this road conditions, says Morten Hansen from Traffic surveillance. There have been no reports of other accidents associated with snowfall.

- They had not driven more than 400 meters before they ended up in the ditch, says Kari Varberg (50), who owns and operates Dyranut Fjellstov

She sat at the breakfast table when it started snowing on Saturday morning.

Shortly after, she was called upon to take care of the two British campers who ended up in the ditch.

- They had woken up and seen that it was snowing, so they wanted to get out quickly on the fells, she says.

About the same time that she had picked them up and brought them back to the lodge, the rescue vehicle came.

As long Varberg can remember, there has not been snow on the mountain lodge at the end of June.

The lodge is situated on the highest point on highway 7

Drive Carefully

Security Operator Morten Hansen at the Traffic surveillance reported on slush and snowy roads at 800 meters on the Hardangervidda Saturday morning.

At 11 o'clock there was a snow plow in place to scrape the road from Sysendammen to Haugastøl.

- It was slippery up there, but it has been scraped off, and now it will be better temperature-wise. I think it's going to be alright now, says Hansen at 11:50.

IN WHITE: Saturday morning it snowed on Maurset in Eidfjord! This photo was taken a few miles from Vøringsfoss at Sysendammen, Saturday at 10.40am

He asks people to check the conditions on the 40-meter-long stretch that is now cleared.

- People do not bring snow tires to the lodge, when we get bad conditions they must wait throughout the day. There's no need for anyone to take unnecessary risks.

Almost below freezing

A BT reader says that the thermometer went down to zero, while it was snowing outside the cottage.

- We have a station at Finse, where the temperature is 0.9 degrees, says Halldis Berge, the local meteorologist.

- How is the weather on the Hardangervidda?

- Saturday may get more snow, possibly sleet. This will last the day. In the night, we're looking at the same situation, and Sunday the temperature will rise, says Berge.

Snow record last year

According Yr.no [Norwegian met office] it should have rained on Saturday morning with temperatures around 5 degrees Celsius. It didn't turn out that way.

Last year at this time, there was record snow in the western mountains. Not since NVE measurements began in 1971 has more snow been registered midway through June.

This year is different - a month ago NVE notified about abnormally little snow in the Norwegian mountains.

EXTREME "APOCALYPTIC" WEATHER: Mother Nature Strikes Italy Hard - Massive Rainfall Causing Flooding On Italian East Coast And Tornado In Italian Coastal Town Of Termoli Brings 150kmph Winds!

June 24, 2013 - ITALY - The following constitutes two reports of  two recent extreme weather events in Italy.

Massive Rainfall Causing Flooding On Italian East Coast.

Exactly as expected in recent days, the Riviera of Romagna and Marche in Italy are the areas most affected by the weather this afternoon: a real "water bomb" is affecting the area on the border between Marche and Emilia Romagna. In Riccione 81mm of rain has already fallen, with 73mm in Rimini and 33mm in Ancona. There are reports of flooding and blackouts, with traffic mayhem. Check out the images below that depict this rather apocalyptic scene. Up to 12cms of rain fell in one hour in some areas. 

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in the Emilia-Romagna and Marche areas of Eastern Italy.

Streets have been turned into rivers and highways have been closed.

Floods in Rimini and Ancona on the Italian East coast have inundated towns and cities

Tornado In Italian Coastal Town Of Termoli Brings 150kmph Winds.

A violent tornado, as we can see in the photo, made landfall in the early afternoon (just after 3pm) near Termoli on Italy's Adriatic coast, where a storm that had formed inland in the Molise region moved towards the city. The Air Force's own weather station in Termoli measured winds up to 148km/h (92mph). 

Four waterspots form off Italy's Adriatic coast today, June 24th 2013.

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For about 15 minutes violent rain fell along with heavy hail storms. Homes, shops and the train station of Termoli were flooded. The tornado, which lasted about ten minutes, uprooted trees, ripped roofs off houses and downed billboards. Many sea-side resort buildings experienced serious damage as the tornado swept through the area. Firefighters, police patrols, municipal police and traffic police were all called to the area. 

Not only Italy but also the Croatian and Slovenian coastal areas were affected by severe weather today, Monday 24th June 2013. Violent hailstorms and tornadoes battered a large area of both sides of the Adriatic coast. 


WATCH: Tornado in Termoli - Video 1.

WATCH: Tornado in Termoli - Video 2.

- Meteo Web.

Weekly recap - Lethal GRB, global flooding, unusual tornadoes, landslides, strange seasonal weather, giant coronal hole, social unrest, interplanetary shock wave and more...

via transients.info

Last Wednesday I wrote the following post, 'A recap on current events - Doctor Simon Atkins, Global Coastal Event, increase in space rocks, lakes in the sky, Volcanic activity and more' , which looked back over the posts I had made since roughly a week before, in relation to the earth changes and a few other aspects that relate.

28 May - EARTH may lie in the path of a lethal gamma-ray burst that could wipe out a quarter of our atmospheric ozone. Astronomers say WR 104, a Wolf-Rayet star about 8000 light years away, could go supernova any day, which would generate gamma-rays that could reach earth. - 'Lethal gamma-ray burst from star WR 104 could reach earth'

May 29 - Kenya's power grid failed on Tuesday, plunging east Africa's biggest economy into a nationwide power blackout, sole power distributor Kenya Power said.- 'Kenya hit by national blackout after power grid failure'

May 29 - A friend of mine just informed me that she was just in the middle of a number of tornadoes that came though Michigan in the USA. Houses are down in her area and a number of High Schools. Luckily her home was not in the path. However, severe storms are expected to continue to head through Michigan overnight. (It's just after 1AM there now) - 'Tornadoes hit Michigan, USA'

28 May - The equivalent of a magnitude 7 quake is quietly rocking the capital, though until now you'd have only noticed it if you were a geophysicist. 'Silent' quake gently rocks Wellington, New Zealand'

29 May - While size of this earthquake is only 3.8, it's a rare event for the UK. The British Geological Survey is quoted as saying that they only get one this large about once a year. It looks like the strongest earthquake in the last 200 years for Britain was a 5.4, near to the location of this quake, back in 1984. - 'Residents woken by tremor of 3.8 magnitude on the Llyn peninsula in Wales, UK'

29 May - Yesterday I woke up to to really heavy fog. I heard later on that it was also in the City. It's been reported that ferry services were cancelled and at least 20 flights were diverted away from Sydney airport yesterday, causing extensive delays around Australia. The fog was back today. - 'Heavy fog hits Sydney, Sydney Airport diverts flights'

30 May - The recent weather in Germany indicates everything but global warming and widespread drought, which climate experts have been telling us would be the case unless we stopped burning fossil fuels fast. - 'Germany recording coldest Spring in 40 years! “…Climate Experts Running Out Of Arguments…”!'

30 May - What is life going to look like as our precious water resources become increasingly strained and the western half of the United States becomes bone dry? - 'The Colorado river, the high plains aquifer and the entire western half of the U.S. are rapidly drying up'

30 May -  Police and rescuers scrambled into action Tuesday evening when a deluge of rain resulted in flash flooding that stranded motorists, blocked streets and pushed flood waters into places like Sandburg Mall and Carl Sandburg College. - "Torrential rain leaves Galesburg (Illinois, USA) scrambling amid flooded streets'

30 May - The sinkhole in downtown Washington will continue to block lanes and impede traffic until the end of the work week, officials said Tuesday. - "Sinkhole to close D.C. streets through Friday'

30 May - Three people have died from a a deadly new SARS-like virus, taking the total death toll to 27.
The unnamed victims were from Saudi Arabia and died in the country's eastern region, the Saudi health ministry confirmed today. - 'World Health Organisation calls Middle Eastern virus, MERS, 'threat to the entire world' as death toll rises to 27'

Spring planting in the US

31 May - When astronomers analyzed radar readings to create their first maps of 1998 QE2, the big asteroid that's due to sail past Earth on Friday, they were surprised to find that it has a moon twice as big as an ocean liner. - 'That's no space station! Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a moon, radar shows'

31 May  - An Alaskan town was flooded after a 30-mile ice jam on the Yukon River sent water flowing onto the land. - 'Amazing ice jam on Yukon River triggers devastating floods in Galena, Alaska'

31 May  - The Institute of Vulcanology warned that the eruption could intensify with ash rising as high as 1000 to 2000 metres, posing a threat to air traffic at Guatemala's international airport. - 'Pacaya volcano erupts in Guatemala'

31 May  - 'That Coronal Hole now facing Earth'

31 May  - Riot police charge at firefighters during a protest against austerity measures in front of the Catalunya Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, on May 29, 2013. - 'Firefighters clash with Riot Police in Spain'

31 May - 'Huge waterspout near Dubrovnik, Croatia'

1 June - CRE theory says cosmic rays – energy particles originating in space – play the dominant role in breaking down ozone-depleting molecules and then ozone." ... "Lu’s theory has been confirmed by ongoing observations of cosmic ray, CFC, ozone and stratospheric temperature data over several 11-year solar cycles. - 'Global Warming caused by Chlorofluorocarbons, not carbon dioxide, study says'

1 June - The tornado destructed parts of the city, toppled trees and ripped roofs off houses. To help the people of Tula region affected by the disaster, the department of Defence sent troops. - 'Amazing video of a Tornado striking through Yefremov, Russia, on 22 May 2013'

1 June -  A massive landslide in Wellington has swept away backyards and left houses teetering on a cliff edge. - 'Homes evacuated by landslide in Wellington, New Zealand'

1 June - The widest Tornado ever recorded hits Oklahoma -  'Tornado emergency with extensive damage, critical injuries reported in Oklahoma City suburbs'

1 June - '88% chance of Atlantic Tsunami Event - Update from Climate Risk Scientist Doctor Simon Atkins'

2 June - Over 200 witnesses reported a large fireball over Ohio last night around 11:05 PM local central time (3:05 UT). The fireball was seen from primarily Ohio and Indiana, but witnesses from West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and North Carolina also reported seeing the fireball. - 'Large Fireball Meteor with sonics over Ohio - 30 May 2013'

2 June - The Earth's magnetic field just had around fifteen hours of continuous geomagnetic storming, which has calmed down a little now. It's been reported that the cause of the fifteen hours of Earth being bombarded with energy is from an interplanetary shock wave with an unknown source. - 'Interplanetary Shock Wave hits Earth, source 'unknown'

2 June - As violent protests persist across Turkey, and spread from Istanbul to the capital Ankara, and Izmir, here is a visual summary of what is going on courtesy of Reuters. 'Photo gallery and live webcast from a violent Turkey'

2 June - The financial system of the third largest economy on the planet is starting to come apart at the seams, and the ripple effects are going to be felt all over the globe.  Nobody knew exactly when the Japanese financial system was going to begin to implode, but pretty much everyone knew that a day of reckoning for Japan was coming eventually. - 'The Japanese financial system is beginning to spin wildly out if control'

2 June - Melbourne appears to have escaped major flooding despite a night of record-breaking heavy rain. - 'Melbourne city in Australia has had its wettest June day on record'

2 June - Tomorrow calls time on the coldest spring in more than 50 years, as the past fortnight of below average temperatures dragged the average thermometer reading during March, April and May putting it on course for its lowest level since 1962. - 'UK sees coldest spring in 50 years, says Met Office'

2 June - 'Clif's Wujo 2 June 2013 E55 - Hooray! we're still here, Global Coastal Event, Farsight and independent remote viewing mention'

3 June - At least two people have been killed in devastating floods gripping the western Czech Republic. The disaster caused by torrential rains has prompted the evacuation of metro stations, several hospitals and the zoo in the capital. - 'Prague evacuated, state of emergency as floods grip Czech Republic'

3 June - Tim Samaras was one of the most knowledgeable and highly respected of the band of storm chasers who cross the Great Plains every tornado season. His bravery and skills were particularly admired because he managed to get scientific recording equipment into some of the most violent twisters, in an effort to increase understanding about them and thus reduce their devastating effect. - 'Experienced storm chasers among dead in Oklahoma tornadoes'

4 June - "People went to the park with their blankets, books and children. They put their tents down and spent the night under the trees.  Early in the morning when the bulldozers started to pull the hundred-year-old trees out of the ground, they stood up against them to stop the operation." "These people are my friends. They are my students, my relatives." - 'What is happening in Istanbul?'

4 June - Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany on Monday, as water rose in the city to levels not seen in more than five centuries - 'Situation in flood-hit German city 'dramatic''

4 June - As the breeze swept in under the cafe's parasols and the sky darkened over Rome, waiter Apu Haq exchanged commiserations with a customer nursing an espresso and a scowl. "They said summer was going to arrive this week," remarked Haq, "and instead came winter." Within minutes, torrential rain was lashing the cobblestones as thunder rumbled in the distance. "It's all the wrong way round," said a bewildered Haq, from Bangladesh. "It's incredible. I've been here for 10 years now and I've never seen anything like it. It's too strange." - 'Italy shivers through 'cursed spring' of relentless rain'

4 June - 'Brace for deluge, heavy snow expected - New Zealand'

4 June - A layer of snow on the second day of summer has put the citizens of the Russian city of Kemerovo completely out of humor. Meteorologists say the anomaly occurred because a cyclone brought cold Arctic air from Kara Sea region into Siberia dropping, temperature to lows typical for summer north of the Arctic Circle. Bloggers were at a loss when commenting the issue. - 'Snow in Summer - Kemerovo, Russia'

4 June -  Thousands of people, including victims from the Fukushima disaster in 2011, took to a central park in Tokyo on Sunday to protest the Japanese government's intent to restart the nation's nuclear reactors. - ''Only unevolved Apes want Nukes' - Anti-Nuke march in Tokyo, Japan'

4 June - Some 2,000 homes have been evacuated in Southern California as firefighters struggle to contain tens of thousands of acres of wildfire amid extremely hot, dry and windy weather. Two major blazes in New Mexico have also spiraled out of control. - 'Thousands evacuated as huge wildfires roar uncontained in California, New Mexico' 

5 June -  Bitter cold conditions, heavy rains and hail have wreaked havoc in Cape Town, South Africa, with a new cold front set to arrive on Monday. The mountains close by have seen heavy snowfall. - 'Cape of Storms: Western Cape, S. Africa hit by storms, hail, snow'