Phalodi, India holds the new record for the hottest day ever recorded. Registering a searing 51 degrees Celsius (123.8F), the highest since records began, the temperature in Phalodi topped the previous record of 50.6 (123F) in the northern Indian town…

The heaviest rains in over a century caused massive flooding across the state of Tamil Nadu, in the Indian sub-continent, with more rain to come. More than a million people have been affected. Many thousands are homeless. Auto factories have…