This week, severe weather and heat have punished different regions of the world, even affecting athletes and spectators at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. An active fire season has seen blazes rage cross the Western U.S., fueled in part by record-breaking heat. PBS News Weekly takes a look at the wider effects of severe weather and drought and what these events reveal about our changing climate. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour

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