In March this year, a ‘rain bomb’ across northern NSW and south-east Queensland severely impacted arts organisations in two Australian states. Globally, it matched severe flooding that was experienced in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Seoul, and Kentucky (USA), wildfires soared in France and Spain, while New Delhi and the UK experiences extraordinary heat waves.
The U.K. hit its highest temperature on record in July, breaking 104 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time, after government officials declared a national emergency.
