Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales
The same soil that cracked under weeks of relentless sun was, within hours, overwhelmed by a torrent of…
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Plug-in balcony solar panels to go on sale in UK for first time
For millions of renters, flat-dwellers, and homeowners without usable roof space, solar energy has long been an out-of-reach…
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Four successive heatwaves, stretching from May through August, have pushed Europe past a grim threshold: at least 35,000…
Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
A once-in-a-decade review of Australia's marine park system is about to begin, and with it comes a pointed…
Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’
This year marks six centuries since a bishop's agent felled oak trees and assembled one of the most…
Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show
Waste facilities across Britain are being consumed by flames at an alarming pace, and the culprit is increasingly…
‘We’re not remotely prepared’: Labour MPs fear party has gone soft on climate crisis
England recorded nearly 2,900 heat-related deaths between May and June of this year, homes in the West Midlands…
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
A new longitudinal study confirms that Ulez led to better lung size and function among London schoolchildren within…
European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves
Successive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an “unprecedented”…
Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK
Western Europe is bracing for a sharp meteorological reversal this week. After weeks of relentless, above-average temperatures that…