What In Hell Is Going On With The Weather?

There's this from London.

Central London schools are adopting continental hours this week in a bid to keep children cool during the heatwave.

Ten primary and secondary schools will be closing at 1.30pm, two hours earlier than usual, and others have called off their traditional summer sports days.

The plans are part of several measures being taken to prevent people falling ill during the hot weather, Westminster Council said.

Then this from the US.

Amid a heat wave that has gripped much of the nation with temperatures in the 90s and 100s since the weekend, cities took steps Tuesday to ease the health threat and conserve energy. At least five deaths have been blamed on the heat, and the weather was suspected in at least three others.

In New York City, the mayor ordered city offices to turn off unnecessary lights. As the temperature rose to almost 100, an electrical cable failed at LaGuardia Airport, knocking out power to one terminal and part of a second terminal, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.

This from Korea.

More than 100 people are dead or missing in North Korea due to floods and landslides, an aid group operating in the communist nation said Wednesday.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said heavy rains last week and this week had caused flash floods that totally or partially destroyed 11,524 houses, leaving more than 9,000 families homeless.