Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse
Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades.
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Drought's impact on the cheese industry
France is gripped by another heatwave as it also grapples with a record drought. Destaque: 70%.
Chronic pain is missing from America's heat warnings
When a heat wave arrives, the public health advice follows a familiar script: Drink water, watch for heat stroke, check on people with heart or lung conditions.
Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heat waves
After multiple severe heat waves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their priority lists.
The Guardian view on wildfires: firefighters can’t handle this crisis alone | Editorial
The response to this summer’s record heat and drought should be led by ministers – not left to the emergency servicesThe wildfire that began on protected heathland in the New Forest in Hampshire on Sunday was reported to be under control on Tuesday. But with temperatures forecast
Drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves
Amid the extreme heat this summer, France is also grappling with an exceptional drought. Destaque: 70%.
Europe battles wildfires and braces for another summer heatwave
As well as drought, Europe has also been battling wildfires this summer.
Keely Hodgkinson puts on shades and breezes into European 800m semi-finals in style
Briton wore sunglasses for first time in a race in victoryHodgkinson’s time of 1min 57.28sec her fastest in a heatKeely Hodgkinson breezed through the opening 800m round of the European championships with her fastest time in a heat – before laughing about why she had worn sunglas
Some shipping stops as Rhine hits new lows
The summer heat is not only causing water levels in Germany's key river arteries to drop to dangerously low levels, but also contributing to wildfires in several areas.
Late snow blankets parts of southern Africa as winter nears its end
Late-season snow hits South Africa and Lesotho as the Northern Hemisphere swelters in heat and wildfires.
One-Day Cup group stage coming to the boil in another heatwave
With the final round of fixtures played on Tuesday, only one county are sure to be playing in the quarter-finalsBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogMiddlesex, having lost just one of seven matches to date, cannot be caught for a top three slot in Group B and will play in the knockout phase
AI ‘will do more to boost fossil fuel production than green energy’
Study finds technology could boost recoverable oil and gas reserves by 5% and cut cost of deepwater projects by 10%AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels than they avoid from renewables, a study has found.Researchers modelled the techn