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UK Heatwaves May Have Cost Economy £4.4bn in Lost Output So Far This Year, Analysis Finds UK Braces for Hottest Summer on Record as New Forest Blaze Continues to Spread UK Firefighters Under Pressure as Wildfires Rage Amid Drought and Heatwave Flash Floods and Mudslides Hit Hawaii After Hurricane Lala Reform Leader Accused of Spreading Misinformation on Climate Change Temperatures to Fall Across Europe as Rain Heads for Parts of UKUK Heatwaves May Have Cost Economy £4.4bn in Lost Output So Far This Year, Analysis Finds UK Braces for Hottest Summer on Record as New Forest Blaze Continues to Spread UK Firefighters Under Pressure as Wildfires Rage Amid Drought and Heatwave Flash Floods and Mudslides Hit Hawaii After Hurricane Lala Reform Leader Accused of Spreading Misinformation on Climate Change Temperatures to Fall Across Europe as Rain Heads for Parts of UK

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Heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Lala have caused flash floods and mudslides on the Big Island in Hawaii, leaving...

Flash Floods and Mudslides Hit Hawaii After Hurricane Lala

Heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Lala have caused flash floods and mudslides on the Big Island in Hawaii, leaving one person dead and over 200,000 households without power.

BBC Science and Environment18 August 2026