While some found this week’s heat a breeze, many in poorer areas face health risks in furnace-like homesTravelling from his air-conditioned flat to the air-conditioned Elizabeth line to his air-conditioned office,...
Read MoreIn the week when the hottest May days were recorded, environment editor Fiona Harvey examines a new Climate Change Committee report on how the UK can better withstand extreme heatTemperatures across the UK and Europe this week...
Read MoreWater company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs“Spitting, fuming, angry and powerless” is how Pat Prestage describes her emotions after a water...
Read MoreTourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperaturesIn recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and...
Read MoreGraham Readfearn enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body Continue reading…
Read MoreClimate 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 MoreThe 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 MoreFormer 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 MoreAnalysis 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 MoreChongqing 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 MoreFriederike 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 MoreExclusive: 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...
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