heatwaves

Provisional data suggests the past summer has been the hottest on record, sparking fresh calls for government and businesses to enhance climate resilience

The UK faces a choice - lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally - writes University of East London research fellow Mehri Khosravi

Provisional Met Office statistics indicate summer 2025 is on track to join 2023, 2022 and 2018 among UK's ten warmest since records began 140 years ago - and it could yet take the overall top spot

Association of British Insurers warns 'climate change is significantly increasing the risk' of costly subsidence claims

Friends of the Earth report warns nearly 10,000 care homes are in areas of the UK most at risk from increasingly intense heatwaves

Naming heatwaves may increase awareness of climate risks, but it could be dismissed by the public as sensationalist

Major new analysis concludes the UK's climate is 'notably different' to just a few decades ago, as Ed Miliband prepares to challenge political opponents on how they would respond to escalating climate impacts

New analysis from group of central bankers and financial experts concludes delivering on EU's net zero policies could largely guard against projected climate-related losses

'Outdated' regulations are leaving pupils' health and education under threat from worsening climate impacts such as intensifying heatwaves and flooding, charities have warned

Farmers have been urged to use water wisely as rising temperatures raise concerns over possible drought