From floods in Pakistan to droughts in Russia, "extreme and very unusual" weather across the world is bringing death and misery to millions of people.
2010 is already being branded as the year the weather went berserk.
In Pakistan, floods have claimed over 1,600 lives and left over two million people homeless.
Countries across the world are scrambling to donate aid supplies to the 14 million people affected by the flooding.
In China, massive downpours have caused mudslides, killing more than 1,117. Rescue teams have given up trying to find survivors and are attempting to locate bodies.
There is growing concern that supplies of clean drinking water could become contaminated and the National Meteorological Centre is reporting more heavy rain, with up to three inches forecast for Friday.
Rivers have also swollen in central Europe with hundreds of people evacuated across Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
HT: Opinionbug.com
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