heatwaves
Climate change
Release of figures suggesting link between mortality and high temperatures prompts calls for government to enhance its preparedness for future heatwaves
10 October 2022
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3 min read
Climate change
'Catastrophic water shortages': How cities around the world are facing up to worsening drought risks
London among a host of world-cities at serious risk of water shortages in the coming decades, according to new analysis from Christian Aid
16 May 2022
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6 min read
Climate change
New report warns climate change is putting humanity at greater risk from infectious diseases and food insecurity
21 October 2021
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4 min read
Risk
Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns
16 June 2021
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7 min read
Climate change
The deaths occurred during two severe heatwaves over past two decades, while climate change also caused $9bn of damages in a series of extreme floods, University of Oxford study finds
02 March 2021
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3 min read
Risk
Blistering heatwaves and devastating flood events are set to take an ever greater toll on the UK's mental and physical health, according to the Climate Coalition
05 February 2021
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3 min read
Climate change
'Real risk to wellbeing': UK summer temperatures set to rise faster than global average, study finds
Research mapping 40 years of future global climate trends has concluded that temperatures in the UK are set to increase faster than other parts of the world
06 January 2021
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2 min read
Climate change
New projections point to record breaking heat and rainfall in the coming years posing costly challenges for health and infrastructure
22 October 2020
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3 min read
Risk
'A heatwave coupled with a second wave of Covid-19 infections would put enormous strain on our already overburdened doctors, nurses and other key workers'
02 June 2020
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7 min read
