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Living your life in air-conditioned comfort can actually put you more at risk from heat. Here’s why the age-old tradition of a midday nap could help.
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New research shows climate change will harm animal welfare – including your pet.
Temperature anomaly on Wednesday August 2 2023. Red areas of Chile and northern Argentina are much hotter than the long-term average for this time of year.
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Parts of Argentina and the Chilean Andes experienced some of their highest temperatures on record.
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What’s going on with the weather in Australia? It’s partly the result of natural drivers of our weather – and partly due to global warming.
Opec predicts oil demand will be 10% higher by the 2040s.
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Oil producers behave as if heatwaves, forest fires and rising sea levels were happening on another planet.
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Three tips from climate communication research on how to talk about climate change during extreme weather events.
A tourist carries a child away from the wildfire on Rhodes.
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No one plans a European holiday thinking of fleeing from fire or sheltering from intense heat. But the climate crisis is forcing a reckoning – tourism as we knew it will have to change.
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The predicted El Niño is a worry, but it doesn’t guarantee the record-breaking heat we’re seeing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Blistering temperatures are spreading across southern and eastern Europe.
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Europe is gripped by a heatwave called Cerberus - it may be a sign of things to come.
Sea surface temperature anomaly around the UK and Ireland, June 18 2023. Areas in dark red are 5°C warmer than usual.
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A thin layer of surface water has been baked by the sun.
British Columbia, Canada.
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Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.
Phew: heat plus humidity can make Bangkok an uncomfortable place in a heatwave.
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A heatwave isn’t just about the temperature.
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Humans prospered in a stable climate. But conditions are changing. Research out today shows 2 billion people will be pushed out of the habitable zone by 2.7C warming. Why? What does this mean for us?
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Spring 2022’s record heat put most Indians at greater risk of a premature death.
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Afghanistan and Central America have growing populations, limited resources, and the potential for more extreme heatwaves.
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Extreme weather events are complex – and working out exactly how much damage climate change caused is a tricky task.
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Voters in the region have long been seen as caring more about their finances than green issues. But living through extreme heat, rain and floods has them focused on living with climate change.
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If there’s an unprecedented heatwave outside, do you turn up the aircon and pretend unwelcome change isn’t happening? If so, you’re not alone
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Planting trees in urban areas can reduce the impacts of urban heat islands.
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In 2015, 6,700 premature deaths were caused by urban heat – this can be reduced by a third by planting more trees.
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Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer.