Browsing: Climate Change

Summer 2022 heatwaves broke dozens of UK records Two months after the summer heatwave, new data shows the massive impact climate change is having on…

Campaigners say DfT was wrong to only assess emissions against national carbon budget A legal challenge has been launched against a road scheme that opponents…

Pakistani PM says he should not have to beg for help after catastrophic floods The Guardian says Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, has said Pakistan…

The Metro says Christmas is going to be a little different this year – as one of our go-to festive favourites will have a brand new look.

The Metro says Liz Truss’ government has lifted the ban on fracking in a hugely controversial but expected move branded as ‘a charter for earthquakes’.

The Independent says California has legalised a burial process known as “human composting,” which advocates say will help cut down on the carboon footprint of funerals.

The devastating floods that have hit Pakistan have been made worse by climate change according to scientists.

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor fashion retailer Patagonia says he has given away his company to a charitable trust.

The Guardian says The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made an unprecedented call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

California heatwave continues into the eighth day as residents desperately seek cool shelter from the extreme heat on Wednesday.

The Guardian says China recorded its highest temperatures and one of its lowest levels of rainfall in 61 years during a two-month summer heatwave that caused forest fires, damaged crops and hit power supplies, the national meteorological agency said.

Kylian Mbappe and his manager at Paris Saint Germain, Christophe Galtier have sparked a debate in France over their response to a question about using private jets to travel to football games.

Heatwave: England has had its joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says The Independent says England has had its joint hottest summer since records…

Billions of euros will be needed to compensate for “colossal” production losses linked to the drought, France’s agricultural federation said.

A new report says nearly half of the EU’s territory is in “warning” drought conditions, exhibiting a significant deficit of soil moisture.

TRT World says At least 26 people, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are predicted with authorities expecting to continue finding bodies for weeks.

France24 says In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.

Euronews says FIERCE wildfires are sweeping through the north, south and east of Greece on Sunday, as a scorching heatwave boils the country.

TRT World says A FIERCE California wildfire has expanded burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations, as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat.

The Guardian says HUNDREDS of firefighters battled blazes across England on Tuesday as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C, capping two days of extreme heat.

France24 says RECORD HIGH temperatures were registered in 64 different areas around France on Monday as a heatwave peaked in the country, the national weather service confirmed on Tuesday.

The Independent says Temperature records were broken twice in one day in Wales on Monday, after temperatures spikes at 37.1C in Flintshire surpassing a record set just hours earlier.

The Guardian says Exceptionally high temperatures expected across the UK on Monday and Tuesday are “entirely consistent” with climate change, the chief meteorologist at the Met Office has said.

It’s going to keep getting hotter, so hot that today is likely to be the hottest day of the year – with temperatures expected to hit 33C.

Euronews says SWISS GEOLOGISTS monitor a mountain peak at risk of collapsing and damaging a village below.