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Amid abnormally high tides this week, councils report a rising frequency of inundation and erosion events due to climate changeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAbnormally high tides, strong winds an…
A ‘mass casualty incident’ as temperatures soar to upper 90s farenheit in the regionMore than 150 people fell ill with heat at an outdoor high school graduation ceremony in New Jersey on Monday – and the fire chief of the city of Paterson declared “a m…
Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this weekA rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to g…
High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by…
UKHSA warns of risk to people aged 65 and over as temperatures of up to 33C expected until MondayAmber heat alerts have been issued in England as the UK experiences its hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 30.8C recorded at Wisley in S…
Six-year-old among dead as officials say they have ‘never seen anything like this’ amid heavy rains in north of stateFlash flooding caused by torrential rains killed at least six people – including a six-year-old child – in northern West Virginia, and …
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new contentA major US government website supporting public education on climate science looks likely to be shuttered after almost all of its staff w…
France particularly badly hit, while rainfall across southern China triggers landslides and widespread disruptionThis week, large parts of Europe have been affected by a series of intense thunderstorms, bringing torrential rain, damaging winds and larg…
John Morales told viewers he may be unable to warn viewers of hurricane dangers due to weather agency cutsA leading TV weatherman in Florida has warned viewers on air that he may not be able to properly inform them of incoming hurricanes because of cut…
Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council warns of pressures, with callouts up 20% in a decade as firefighter numbers fallFire stations in England are “falling apart”, fire chiefs have warned, with funding plummeting by an estimated £1bn in the last deca…