temperature record

Climate change

UK temperatures hit 40C record sparking fresh calls for bolder climate action

Green groups warn heatwave is 'taster of things to come', as campaigners call for more ambitious net zero strategy and renewed focus on climate resilience

19 July 2022 • 4 min read

Risk

Heatwave deaths prompt renewed calls for robust UK heat risk plan

Government accused of 'missed opportunity' to prevent deaths during recent August heatwave in England and Wales

01 September 2020 • 4 min read

Climate change

World temperature record thought to have been broken in California

Thermometers rose well above 54 degrees Celsius on Sunday afternoon in California's Death Valley, prompting concern from climate scientists

18 August 2020 • 2 min read

Climate change

Met Office: 'Undeniable warming trend' impacting UK weather

Climate study reveals average UK temperature in 2019 was 1.1C higher than between 1961 and 1990, with evidence of seasonal shifts already impacting the natural world

31 July 2020 • 3 min read

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