Extreme heat lab: enduring the climate of the future
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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequateBritain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s...
Read MoreWhy do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality? | Zoe Williams
The heatwave media formula is still extravagantly weird: all stock photos of ice-creams and suns with their hats on. It is time we recognised this extreme weather for exactly what it isI think I must be on someone’s...
Read MoreUK must consider food and climate part of national security, say top ex-military figures
Former army and navy leaders urge government to think beyond military capability in advance of key defence reviewFormer military leaders are urging the UK government to widen its definition of national security to include...
Read MoreClimate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024
Analysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperaturesThe climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the...
Read MoreWarm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm
Chongqing authorities say cloud seeding to break heatwave did not cause winds that sent laundry flyingIt was the talk of the town. After the authorities sought to break a long-running heatwave in Chongqing by using cloud-seeding...
Read MoreHeat inequality ‘causing thousands of unreported deaths in poor countries’
Friederike Otto of World Weather Attribution says poor people and outdoor workers are dying around the worldHeat inequality is causing thousands of unreported deaths in poor countries and communities across the world, a leading...
Read MoreUnprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year
Exclusive: In 2024, 19 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian saysHow does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate?‘You feel like...
Read MoreSix million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns
Friends of the Earth says older people and young children are most at risk in heat-vulnerable neighbourhoodsInadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has...
Read MoreWorld’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in...
Read MoreUK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs
Nature-based solutions such as parks and ponds are recommended – as is giving heatwaves namesThe UK urgently needs a plan to prevent thousands of heatwave deaths a year as the climate continues to warm, a cross-party...
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