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Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction

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16 August 20239 August 2023

Although burning fossil fuels has enabled society to develop and flourish, we are now experiencing the unintended side effects.

Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction

Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK’s parched landscape

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24 August 20227 February 2023

This year, World Water Week (23 August – 1 September) focuses on Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water. This article by Rob Thompson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology at…Read More >

Drought: heavy rain now might be a serious problem for the UK’s parched landscape

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

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10 August 202215 February 2023

Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common, the nights can be sweltering, with no cooling breeze to relieve the discomfort. At…Read More >

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

Four things cool countries can learn from hot ones about dealing with heatwaves

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8 August 202215 February 2023

With our planet heating up, we all need help coping with increasing temperatures in our day-to-day lives. The UK provisionally recorded its highest ever temperature, 40.3℃, on July 19 2022, and records…Read More >

Four things cool countries can learn from hot ones about dealing with heatwaves

‘Expect the unexpected’: Extreme weather is creating the perfect storm for risk contagion

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28 July 202215 February 2023

So, you’ve stocked the freezer with ice cubes, shut the windows and curtains, and cancelled your exercise class, are you now fully prepared for the extreme heatwave? Of course, there’s…Read More >

‘Expect the unexpected’: Extreme weather is creating the perfect storm for risk contagion

Heatwave Britain hits 40.3°C – here’s how scientists know when a temperature record has been broken

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25 July 202215 February 2023

The UK has experienced its hottest day on record, as provisional data showed the temperature soared to 40.3°C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire. This surpassed the previous record of 38.7°C set in Cambridge…Read More >

Heatwave Britain hits 40.3°C – here’s how scientists know when a temperature record has been broken

Heatwave: why extreme weather forecasts have improved so much

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19 July 202215 February 2023

The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40℃ for the first time. But you can’t deny it had fair warning. The Met Office issued an amber weather warning six…Read More >

Heatwave: why extreme weather forecasts have improved so much

What science says about the best ways to cool down

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11 July 202215 February 2023

We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat. Although moaning about the weather is…Read More >

What science says about the best ways to cool down

Extreme heat warning: what first-ever Met Office alert means

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21 July 202125 August 2022

Summer 2021 will mark a turning point in how heat is seen by the public and communicated by experts. For the first time in its 167-year history, the UK’s Met…Read More >

How will the 2018 drought affect our wildlife?

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6 August 201815 November 2021

This summer’s heatwave has us all wondering how to stay cool, but animals are facing the same issues as humans with fewer means of coping. Professor Tom Oliver is Professor…Read More >

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