New climate research in the science journal Nature* shows how dangerously under prepared northern Europe and especially the UK and Eire are for the consequences of climate change and the need to keep cool in the unprecedented hot summers that are on their way. Rather than cranking an air conditioner up to full power, we…
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Extreme heat – cities are struggling
The World Meteorological Organisation noted last week as Britons flock to their summer getaways that “parallel and stationary heat domes” have meant temperatures would top 40°C in parts of North America, Asia and across North Africa and the Mediterranean for days to come. This follows the hottest week in recorded history from 3-10th July, whereby…