Next year is forecast to be the UK’s hottest on record due to an “unprecedented” El Nino event, the Met Office has warned. This comes as the summer of 2026 is set to be the UK’s hottest since records began, with even average conditions in August meaning the record set last year will be
Solar now requires no more upfront capital than coal or gas to produce the same annual electricity, reversing a disadvantage that was as large as five-to-one a decade ago. Batteries and wider grid flexibility still add real system costs, but firm solar-plus-storage is already competitive with new fossil generation in favorable markets. For capital-constrained
This summer could be the hottest, driest and deadliest in English history. Successive heatwaves have so far claimed almost 3,000 lives. Nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales is in drought, while key reservoirs are parched. Across this brown and stickily unpleasant land, from Grimsby down to St Ives, hosepipe bans are in
Extreme weather has upended life across Europe and Asia this week, with devastating flooding in Japan, heatwave wildfires in England, and a historic drought forcing two countries to power down nuclear reactors. The disruption spans two continents, leaving thousands of people stranded, evacuated or rationing water. In Japan, record rainfall triggered landslides and power
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