Hurricanes, floods, drought, freezing conditions and heatwaves all take their toll annually in varying numbers. |
Memories of previous heatwaves at exam time were washed away with the unseasonably heavy rain which has hit the country for most of June. |
The boast came even as summer heatwaves in neighbouring eastern provinces put severe strain on already over-stretched power resources. |
On the down side, I have proved to myself that citrus really do need to be nursed through heatwaves. |
In the same way, we cannot say which of the heatwaves were man-made and which were natural, but we can apportion blame for the change in risk. |
World temperatures are continuing to rise and extreme weather conditions, such as droughts, floods and heatwaves, are becoming alarmingly common. |