Another heatwave could be on the horizon, the Met Office has predicted, as the UK reels from a month of unprecedented hot and dry conditions. Temperatures are expected to finally come down this week after the fifth heatwave brought the hottest day of the year so far, with provisional peaks of 38.1C. But the Met
Climate change threatens to bring about humanity's collapse as civilisations face mounting pressure from our planet's shifting conditions, scientists have warned. Multiple "global tipping" points are approaching dangerous thresholds that could spell disaster for our species. The most catastrophic milestones Earth is poised to cross include the collapse of the Amazon Rainforest, the complete
Who else remembers the COVID briefings on TV given by governments around Europe at the height of the crisis? In the UK, the Prime Minister and top scientists stood behind lecterns, earnestly briefing the nation about the number of deaths, how quickly COVID was spreading and how we should be behaving to protect ourselves.
The three most important determinants of property price have always been location, location and location. No doorstep is more desirable than that with an outstanding school, hassle-free train link and leafy green space around the corner. But what is likely to end up the hottest summer on record has provided the strongest hint yet that
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record. Lies are a lot like gourds. They come in hundreds of different varieties, sizes, and bulbous, twisty
July was just the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - and shows little signs of slowing down for August. Fortunately, it appears temperatures will drop for many areas this week - but much of the southern U.S. will see dangerous heat before the
We spoke with Brian Horne, to find out: how renewable energy powers his zero carbon home what it’s like to live with a heat pump why integrated electric homes are the future Brian is our technical knowledge lead. He led the research into the ‘integrated electric home’ – that’s a home with a heat
Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world's oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over. While it may seem like the planet is
It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather “If it is 35C outdoors, I can get the temperature down to 21C,” says Andrew Ingram of the sanctuary that his living room has provided this summer. “On the nights I’ve slept in
In December 2025, Russian state-sponsored hackers deployed a destructive “wiper” malware against Poland’s power grid, targeting the digital links between wind and solar farms and their distribution operators, along with two heat-and-power plants serving roughly half a million homes. The strike was not an abstract military maneuver. It was a calculated attempt to plunge