Israeli hostage names are being used for meteorological storm names for the 2024 to 2025 season in collaboration with the meteorological services in Cyprus and Greece.
While some spectators left the opening ceremony to escape the rain, many said they nevertheless loved the show.
Every month since June 2023 - 13 months in a row - has ranked as the planet's hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.
At least 35 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when annual monsoon rains started. Rains normally continue until mid-September.
At least five people, including children, were killed in northern Texas when a powerful tornado struck a rural area near the Oklahoma border on Saturday night.
Police made fewer arrests per reported crime on the hottest days in the sample, and these arrests were more likely to be dismissed in court.
The researchers call for “a comprehensive strategy focusing on environmental management and policy reforms.”
The IMS forecasts a drop in temperatures over the weekend, mainly in the mountains and the center of the country.
Indonesia has shut down an airport and has evacuated hundreds of people near Ruang volcano.
The Friday flight from Tel Aviv was forced to land 60 miles from New York due to "wind shear."