"NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Health secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effectsDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
"Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed"
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OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperaturesSandra Laville (the Guardian)
"Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds"
#UN #UnitedNations #Heatwave #Wildfires #AirQuality
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WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequencesDamien Gayle (the Guardian)
Make polluters pay. Phase out fossil fuels. Protect communities.
Add your name: act.gp/3RLI2EV
#heat #heatwave #extremeheat #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #health #makepolluterspay
Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.act.gp
Tens of thousands of people have died in extreme heat in recent weeks.
The true toll is likely far higher.
Make no mistake: this is fossil-fuelled chaos.
Read more: act.gp/46l755U
#heat #heatwave #climatechange #health #climatecrisis #extremeheat #india #europe #US #japan #korea #northafrica
Heatwaves from France to Pakistan are hitting bodies, minds, food systems, ecosystems and biodiversity. Fossil fuels lit the fire. Here is how we protect people and limit the damage.Mehdi Leman (Greenpeace International)
Oh, this so Not Cool in every sense of the term.
I'm in France. In an "extreme" heatwave.
It's "only" 35C in my location, and yet:
(Deep breath, about to say the most bonkers yet technically true sentence in my life:
It is only 2 degrees hotter here than *parts of Siberia*
*Scrolls down, stares in Horror at N Africa, Iran and the Gulf States*(worse)
Here's the GIS map I'm playing with: zoom.earth/maps/temperature/#v…
#heatwave #ClimateChange #Heatwave2026
Interactive temperature map. Shows global forecasted temperatures.Zoom Earth
Spain matches its September heat record at 45.7 C.
The unseasonably high September temperatures follow a series of extreme summer heatwaves across Europe, which scientists say have been intensified and prolonged by human-driven climate change.
Spain calls for an EU climate resilience overhaul.
Spain wants Brussels to make climate resilience a binding, funded EU policy and is willing to consider new EU-level charges – including on oil and gas profits – to fund it.
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#Spain #EuropeanCommission #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Wildfires #EU #ClimateResilience
Spain wants Brussels to make climate resilience a binding, funded EU policy and is willing to consider new EU-level charges – including on oil and gas profits – to fund …Euronews
Another heat dome is heading toward the southern and central states, bringing higher temperatures to millions of people. #heatwave
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Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwestOliver Milman (the Guardian)
A recent study shows that last June's heat wave cost the UK economy over £1 billion in lost work hours. #heatwave
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Britain's record-breaking June heat wave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estimate released Thursday by the London School of Economics (LSE).Science X (Phys.org)
NPR: NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
"...Thousands of Americans die every year from a chronically underreported cause: heat.
As summer heat intensifies because of human-driven climate change, the United States' official tally of heat-related deaths does not come close to capturing the full human toll. The data feeding into nationwide death counts is collected inconsistently and rarely thoroughly.
The result is a vast undercount of the number of people who die because of heat...."
"Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote sustainable transport, campaigners say"
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Civil society groups argue climate crisis means transport sector needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissionsDamien Gayle (the Guardian)
A massive new wave of deadly wildfires is sweeping northern Algeria ravaging the land and choking the skies with smoke.
Our hearts ache for all those affected.
The biggest fossil fuel polluters continue to profit while ordinary people pay with their homes and lives. It's time to hold big polluters to account for climate harm.
Official data suggests England could see record heat-related deaths this summer following high numbers in May and June. #heatwave
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UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 seasonDamian Carrington (the Guardian)
"At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Figure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totalsJon Henley (the Guardian)
GOOD NEWS: After four years of people-powered campaigning, India has officially recognised heatwaves as national disasters, unlocking vital funding to protect communities.
A huge win for workers and frontline communities, and proof that organised people can force systemic change.
Heat waves often fly under the radar because they don't leave a scene, but they take a heavy toll on our bodies. #heatwave
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Deciding what counts as a heat death is more difficult than it sounds.Jeva Lange (Heatmap News)
RECORD OCEAN HEAT: On 21 August, global sea-surface temperatures hit their hottest day on record, fuelled by El Niño and the climate crisis.
Big polluters must STOP heating and acidifying our living ocean for profit.
#oeans #heat #heatwave #elniño #climatechange #climatecrisis #makepolluterspay #protecttheoceans
"7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer"
#France #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heat waves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis.Science X (Phys.org)
Belgium’s deadly heatwave and largest wildfire in a century show climate breakdown is already overwhelming public services, while politicians remain dangerously unprepared.
Fossil-fuel polluters must pay for the protection, resilient homes and public systems people need, now.
"Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds"
#Europe #Emissions #Pollution #Heatwave
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Hottest periods this year in most sea regions would have been ‘virtually impossible’ in a preindustrial climateAjit Niranjan (the Guardian)
France saw more than 5,700 excess deaths during its June heatwave as record temperatures hit southern Europe. #heatwave
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Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperaturesJon Henley (the Guardian)
"Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves"
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Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
It's staying hot across many US cities. Record overnight temperatures are expected this week, so take care. #heatwave
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Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief.John Seewer (Phys.org)
Like practically all far-right parties, Reform UK want to stop climate action. Perfectly aligned with fossil fuel interests, and could well be related to their murky financing.
Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves
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#heatwave #heat #ClimateChange #ClimateDenial
Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
In the media competition 'How to trivialise climate change', Dutch @nrc.nl has this strong entry on its frontpage today:
"Waving against the heat. Higher temperatures good for sales of Spanish fans."
Aanleiding voor het besluit is de "actuele ontwikkeling van de brand" in combinatie met de weersverwachting.NOS Nieuws
"Why heat waves can hit residents of cooler states especially hard"
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People often aren't acclimated or equipped for extreme temperatures.YCC Team (Yale Climate Connections)
Aan het einde van de middag was al zo'n 1600 hectare natuur verbrand, een gebied zo groot als de gemeente Gouda.NOS Nieuws
"Amid Drought, Hundreds of French Rivers Are Drying Up"
Hundreds of people had to leave a village near the Hürtgenwald as a wildfire approached. Firefighters say they're unlikely to be able to return today amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.Mark Hallam (dw.com)
"UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down citiesHeather Stewart (the Guardian)
"UK records hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 38.1°C"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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This year could beat the record of Britain's warmest summer on average, even hotter than the infamous heatwave of 1976Benedict Gardner (The i Paper)
"Multiple homes on fire in Stourbridge on hottest day of year"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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The inferno is one of several that are raging across the West MidlandsBrendan McFadden (The i Paper)
"July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country"
#US #USA #America #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisisOliver Milman (the Guardian)
After skipping the record heat in June, Greece is now preparing for its first heat wave of the year. #heatwave
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Greece, which was spared the record heat that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heat wave of the year.Science X (Phys.org)
"Three-quarters of England in drought as summer’s fifth heatwave looms"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Drought #Heatwave
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North-west could join other parts of country in drought, and amber heat health alerts issued for much of EnglandPippa Neill (the Guardian)
"Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs"
#Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange #Food
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UN index says weather is affecting wheat yields while conflicts in Ukraine and Iran hit exports and drive up pricesGraeme Wearden (the Guardian)
"Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plantsMatthew Taylor (the Guardian)
"July’s heatwaves kept UK shoppers away from high street"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Visits down 3.8% after 6.2% fall in June, with many choosing to buy online instead, research for retail body findsSarah Butler (the Guardian)
At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European nations during the June heat wave. #heatwave
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At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heat wave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data are released, according to an AFP analysis.Luca Matteucci (Phys.org)
Recent heat waves took thousands of lives in England and Wales, showing how housing inequality drives this public health crisis. #heatwave
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The heat waves of late May and June killed an estimated 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to a recent analysis—around 550 in May, when west London hit 35.1°C (95°F), and 2,200 in June, as East Anglia reached 37°C (99°F).Philip Broadbent (Phys.org)
"NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange
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Health secretary says global heating means UK hospitals and GPs will have to prepare for summer as well as winter peaks of demandJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
