A battle between a barrage of Atlantic cyclones and an intensifying ‘Bermuda’ heat dome could push Britain into the next 40C heatwave.As the nation heaves a cool sigh of relief this week, experts
In today’s newsletter: Last week’s extreme weather should galvanise the political response to global heating. But the sad paradox is that it could bolster support for climate-sceptical partiesGood morning. You could be forgiven
5 July 1976: This ideal state was reached by lying immersed in a shady beck, with the sound of tumbling waters in my earsTHE LAKE DISTRICT: On a long scorching day when one
Plummeting temperatures will briefly cool sun-stricken Britons amid warnings to brace for a possible return of the heat dome.Fresh Atlantic winds will nosedive thermometers more than 10C this week as rain douses the
Europe’s current heatwave is not just another spell of hot summer weather. The heat has lasted because the atmosphere has become stuck in a pattern that is repetitive. It slows change, keeps skies
Usually, a heatwave is measured by record daytime temperatures. But the more worrying signal may be what happens after sunset. When nights stay unusually warm, homes do not cool adequately, the body gets
A senior Paris official has blamed the United States in part for France's deadly heatwave.Audrey Pulvar, the city's deputy mayor for international relations, has raged at Americans mocking France's limited air conditioning -
Britain's largest supermarket chains were forced to shut down fridges and dispose of food during what has become the three hottest June days ever recorded in the country.Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S and Waitrose were