Typhoon Doksuri slams into China after killing dozens in Philippines
The typhoon is the most powerful to make landfall in China this year and second-strongest to hit southeastern Fujian province since Typhoon Meranti in 2016.
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Most fires in Greece were started ‘by human hand’, government says
Official blames arsonists for the majority of 667 blazes that have spread in the extreme weatherMost of the 667 fires that have erupted across Greece in recent weeks were started “by human hand”, the country’s senior climate crisis official has said.As…
G20 environment ministers to meet amid record heat. Can Canada lead the way?
The meeting comes just days after Canada became the first G20 country to roll out a plan to phase out ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies.
Could global warming possibly be ‘beneficial’ for the UK as a leading Tory has claimed? We check the facts
It is cheaper to adapt to climate breakdown than stop it, former Brexit negotiator arguesAs temperatures soared around the world this week, the Conservative peer and former lead Brexit negotiator David Frost was telling the House of Lords that global w…
More than 170m Americans under heat alerts as heatwave expands
Between 250 and 275 million will face heat indexes of 90F as heatwave moves into parts of Great Plains, midwest and north-eastOver 170 million Americans are under heat alerts this week, according to the National Weather Service, as a heat wave that has…
2022 was UK’s warmest year on record, says Met Office
All four seasons were among top 10 hottest since 1884, with extreme heat likely to occur more frequently2022 was the warmest year on record in the UK, the Met Office has confirmed, with experts warning the unprecedented heat is a sign of things to come…
Climate crisis up close: a week of wildfires in Rhodes – podcast
Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes found themselves evacuated from hotels and sleeping in school halls as wildfires raged nearby. As they make plans to return home, residents and business owners are counting the cost of what will be an expensi…
‘Everyone is indoors’: life on pause on hottest day of Greek heatwave
There were few people to be seen in Mystras as temperatures were forecast to reach 46C“It’s hot,” said Panagiotis Vahaviolos, with some understatement. “So hot it’s a little difficult to move.” On the hottest day of the longest and most intense heatwav…
Florida ocean records ‘unprecedented’ temperatures similar to a hot tub
The 90-100F readings add to previous warnings over warming water putting marine life and ecosystems in perilThe surface ocean temperature around the Florida Keys soared to 101.19F (38.43C) this week, in what could be a global record as ocean heat aroun…
Rhodes wildfires are climate wake-up call, says UK minister
Patrick Courtown sounds warning as evacuation flights head to Greek island to rescue stranded BritonsHow bad are the wildfires in Greece – and what caused them? A visual guideWildfires in Rhodes are a “wake-up call” on the effects of the climate crisis…