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The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide

Several California cities broke heat records, rising as high as 112F in the LA suburbs, and blazes erupted as residents were forced to flee

It follows some of the driest conditions reported in 90 years

The heat wave is set to culminate with a dangerously hot Labor Day weekend across much of the West.

For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people at risk for heat-related illnesses. Yet until this year, the National Weather Service hadn’t issued a heat advisory for the Denver metropolitan area in 13 years.

There will also be "plenty of warm sunny spells"

It looks like a miserable start to the Autumn months

Most of the country is in for mainly dry conditions midweek, followed by the arrival of a low-pressure system bringing wet weather from Friday onwards

The UK is set for several more days of hot and sunny weather mixed with scattered showers before a low pressure starts to dominate bringing heavy showers and strong winds by the end of the week

South-east Queensland is set to receive a third of its September rainfall total this week as thunderstorms with possible large hail are forecast to dump more rain on outback regions.

Britain's history-making summer will come to a close this week with warm but not heatwave weather, according to new forecasts, while autumn looks likely to begin with 'prolonged' heavy rain