‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says
In Greater London, the number of days over 30C and nights over 18C more than quadrupled in the last decade,…
Lawyers to investigate claims of GB power grid cover-up over blackout risk
Accusations that National Energy System Operator (Neso) bosses were ‘risking blackouts to protect Neso’s reputation’, were raised in parliament. Photograph:…
May and June heatwaves killed about 2,700 people in England and Wales, data suggests
People struggling in the sweltering conditions in Liverpool, 25 June. Friends of the Earth said it was a ‘national scandal’…
Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
Long hours outdoors, day drinking, and World Cup matches are among the factors raising the risks of heat-related illness, as…
New York Is About to Feel Hotter Than Phoenix
Extreme heat coupled with humidity will make it feel like 109 degrees Fahrenheit as the holiday weekend approaches.
Five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say – Europe live
Pivoting to breaking news from Germany, I am looking at reports of a shooting in the German city of Stade.…
Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east
A woman and her dog walk under a water sprinkler at the Podgorski Square in Kraków, Poland. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView…
Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe
Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as…
‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?
‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat? Scorching summer of 2003…