NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions.
Record demand for A&E units, ambulance services and NHS 111 shows extreme heat having unprecedented impact on health, experts say.
How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe.
Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated by climate change.
Summer 2026 provisionally hottest on record for the UK.
The season’s mean temperature was made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change.
Global coral reef coverage risks irreversible decline.
Coral reefs make up just 1 percent of ocean coverage, but host a quarter of all life in the sea.
‘I can no longer care for patients safely’: Record heat cripples the NHS
As a brutal summer pushes the UK's healthcare system to breaking point, Downing Street’s silence is growing difficult to ignore.
Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone.
Scientists say they have been "stunned" by how quickly young children's lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived.
Western Europe lived through hottest June and July ever recorded.
Climate change across Western Europe has brought a summer of heat, drought and wildfires to the region…
World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists.
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023
Prolonged drought could cause shortage of some foods, farmers' union head says.
There could be a shortage of certain food products if the current drought conditions continue, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has warned.
Wildfire smoke is crossing borders as climate change intensifies Europe's blazes.
"Climate change, wildfires and air pollution is a vicious circle," says Clean Air Fund CEO Jane Burston – and toxic particles can travel thousands of kilometres.
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe.
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation.
Climate we had in 20th Century 'has now gone' - Met Office.
Scientists say that the country's climate is "on the move".
More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves.
Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves.
'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK.
A marine heatwave could reach "extreme" levels around parts of the UK later this week, according to the Met Office, raising concerns for marine life.
Millions of homes in London, Essex and Kent at risk of sinking as UK heats up.
More than 26 per cent of properties in London could be affected by subsidence by 2070, forecasts show
England has just had its hottest June on record, Met Office data shows.
Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’
World’s oceans experience hottest June ever, scientists say more heat ahead.
European Union monitors say the first half of 2026 was ‘marked by sustained and exceptional ocean warmth’ and forecast more to come.
Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C.
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat.
Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units and workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards.
Europeans told to protect themselves as deadly heatwave takes its toll.
Large parts of Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks.