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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:09 +0000

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress

The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said.

Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they found. Muggier conditions mean sweating is less effective at cooling the body, making heatwaves even more dangerous.

‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:08 +0000

City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units

As heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a familiar fix of more air conditioning. But in 1990s Paris, planning began for a different kind of solution: one of the world’s largest district cooling networks.

Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn our schools into heat traps | Harry Paticas

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:09:23 +0000

Our schools are a dated mix of single glazing, dodgy pipes and atriums like Kew hothouses. They urgently need retrofitting for a changing climate

This week’s soaring summer temperatures have put a spotlight on our schools and their ability to cope, with one in Hertfordshire telling me that it recorded temperatures of more than 40C. So why are our schools struggling?

Ben Jennings on a new idea for ‘carbon capture’ – cartoon

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:54:37 +0000

US supreme court blocks thousands of lawsuits over Roundup maker’s pesticide warning labels

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:50:23 +0000

The case, Monsanto v Durnell, specifically dealt with claims that the company failed to warn users of product risks

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Polanski and unions warn Burnham against backsliding on climate action

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:44:59 +0000

Debate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North Sea

Analysis: ‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

Backsliding on climate action would drive the Labour party into political obscurity, Zack Polanski has warned, as trade union leaders said more drilling in the North Sea would not help UK workers.

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:26:15 +0000

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels

UK politics live – latest updates

UK records its hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge across Europe

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:31:11 +0000

Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country are under extreme heat alert

Europe live – latest updates

The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on Thursday, as brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe.

Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:15:59 +0000

Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units and workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards

‘Infection control becomes almost impossible’: four doctors on the NHS heatwave crisis

Doctors have set out the disastrous impact extreme heat is having on the NHS in England, with radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, critical IT systems stalling and cooling units that serve entire hospitals breaking down.

Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:03:54 +0000

LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution

The proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world from Chile to Ireland, a report has found.