article_snippet.sent: California is in the grip of California worst drought on record, causing lake beds to dry up (as above).
article_snippet.sent: Dr Fischer said Bangladesh was hit by flooding in 2014, Australia suffered heatwaves and Kenya was battered by downpours.
article_snippet.sent: California, for example, is in the grip of one of the most severe droughts on record.
article_snippet.sent: Extreme rainfall is pictured in London .