Last year, the US saw the most number of heatwaves since 1936 and it is now bracing for an unusually hot June.
Strong winds and steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year.
Heavy rains lashed much of the country, damaging homes, flooding roads, knocking out power and causing mudslides.
Dozens of howler monkeys were found dead in the gulf coast state, while others were rescued by residents.
Thousands of people in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg were evacuated as torrential rain causes deadly flooding.
The western US state has struggled to cope with wildfires that have grown in size and destructiveness.
Extreme wind sends workers swaying high above ground from cables attached to the CCTV headquarters in Beijing
A labourer dies of a heatstroke in New Delhi as parts of the city record 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22F).
The UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.
Brutal weather forces schools to close in several cities and raises the risk of heatstroke for people working outdoors.
Waves wash over abandoned homes in Mexico’s first community to be officially recognised as displaced by climate change.
At least 21 people were killed in the US as powerful storms and tornadoes hit over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Tornadoes leave path of destruction across several US states as other parts of country brace for more possible storms.
The first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal ahead of this year’s monsoon killed at least nine people in the two countries.
