With increasingly frequent and intense summer heatwaves, Europe needs to overhaul its urban infrastructure in order to handle rising temperatures, said Dr. Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist at the ...

Labour MP says taxpayers ‘deserve better’ as Nigel Farage’s party chooses teenager to be in charge of Warwickshire county ...

The researchers said heatwaves, which were up to 4ºC hotter across cities compared to a world without climate change, were ...

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Temperatures of up to 34C are forecast today, with the country's hottest spots expected in the Midlands and south Wales.

Due to surging temperatures and climate change, animals such as puffins, red squirrels, and hedgehogs face going extinct in ...

According to the Met Office, vast expanses of the UK have met the official heatwave criteria, with hot, dry and sunny weather ...

Almost all now agree that human activity is impacting the climate and rapidly heating the planet. There are, of course, still some who challenge the UK’s legally binding target to reach Net Zero by ...

Marine heatwaves are becoming more intense and longer-lasting as humanity continues to release planet-warming gases into our ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

The London Fire Brigade says the risk of wildfires in London is "severe", with warnings in place across the country.

Climate change is making our food less nutritious. New research shows rising CO2 and heat are reducing vital nutrients in everyday crops.