Firefighters in Maltby after a fire started on scrubland before spreading to outbuildings, fences and homes (South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue)
(Picture: PA Media)The sweltering heat that London and the rest of the country has been experiencing this week is a harbinger of things to come.
Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. Like all impacts of climate change they will continue to grow while atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases carry on rising.
