Authorities in Scotland have canceled trains and closed parks as a rare summer storm brings destructive winds to northern Britain. The U.K.'s Meteorological Office on Monday issued an "amber" wind warning in Scotland for Storm Floris, indicating potential risks to lives and property. Wind gusts reached 90 miles per hour, along with heavy rain. Floris hits during the busy tourism season, affecting events like the Edinburgh Fringe arts festival. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo has canceled Monday's outdoor performance. Train services across much of Scotland have been canceled and some ferry crossings have also been scrapped. The storm also could hit parts of Northern Ireland, Wales, and northern England.
Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes. Wednesday's five-year forecast from the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office says there's an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years and it's even more probable that the world will again exceed the international temperature threshold set 10 years ago. Scientists say that means more heat deaths, wildfires, nastier hurricanes, downpours and droughts.
