Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide Study has found that the lake, which has lost 73% of its water, released climate-warming emissions The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2024
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity Advocates say air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a public health and affordability issue The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024
Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave Reported temperatures on continent in midwinter reach 28C above expectations on some days in July The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024
Heatwave and storms during Paris Games a sobering reminder of climate crisis The scorching temperatures in western Europe and north Africa, and which have seen athletes and spectators boiling at the Paris Olympics, would have been impossible without human-caused global warming, recent analysis has shown. Radio France Internationale · Aug 1, 2024
Pakistan's Second-largest City Lahore Hit By Record Rain Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets in the metropolis submerged. International Business Times · Aug 1, 2024
Earth Is Still Breaking Heat Records And 2024 could be the hottest year on record. Texas Observer · Aug 1, 2024
China Says July Was Its Hottest Month Since Records Began Chinese weather authorities said Thursday July was the country's hottest month since records began six decades ago, as extreme temperatures persist across the globe. International Business Times · Aug 1, 2024
London spared thunderstorm battering as it sizzles in sunny 30C temperatures Met Office warns sunny summer weather may be followed by thunderstorms Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2024
AccuWeather Predicts Warm Autumn Across U.S., Severe Weather And Wildfire Risks Loom Fall Forecast: Warm Autumn To Bring ‘Second Summer’ To Much Of The US Meteorological experts anticipate delayed fall transition, heightened wildfire threats, and severe weather outbreaks this autumn. As autumn colors emerge, weather patterns will shift across the United States. Zenger · Jul 31, 2024
Severe storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a South Carolina town and left hundreds of thousands of electricity customers without power The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Best work dresses for smart summer style in the office Make sweltering summertime commutes easy, breezy and beautiful Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2024
Extreme ‘heat dome’ hitting Olympics ‘impossible’ without global heating Scorching temperatures in Mediterranean countries and north Africa already causing increase in premature deaths The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths. Texas Observer · Jul 31, 2024
Hot weather cycling: 6 tips to help you keep your cool A spell of hot weather needn't stop you enjoying your riding, as long as you take some precautions to prevent over-heating and dehydration Cycling Weekly · Jul 31, 2024
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 Giant waves, monster winds and Earth’s strongest current: here’s why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth’s strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny turbulent flows that fit inside a teacup.
International Business Times · Jul 31, 2024 Paris Olympics Athletes And Fans Melt In 'Brutal' Heat After heavy rain drenched last week's opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics on Tuesday wrestled with entirely different conditions as temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius.
The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024 Is Australia’s climate confusing you? Here’s why rainfall and temperatures don’t always behave as expected In the past few years in Australia, seasonal rainfall and temperatures have left a lot of people confused. Sometimes, the hot, dry conditions usually associated with an El Niño have not eventuated. Similarly, there have been years where a La Niña did not lead to the cool, wet conditions expected.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Inmate advocates describe suffocating heat in Texas prisons as they plea for air conditioning Advocates for Texas prison inmates are asking a federal judge to declare the state's lack of air conditioning in most facilities as unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 Shark FlexBreeze Hybrid Fan Review: Can It Beat The Heatwave? Abha Shah tries out the multi-use pedestal-to-table fan operates at impressively whisper levels
The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024 The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get Extreme weather is by definition rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to fossil fuel burning, the range of possible weather conditions, including extremes, is changing.
The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024 How a global pact could tackle extreme heat The UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has made an urgent call for a global action plan to tackle extreme heat. His recent speech in New York came as the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has broken records twice and followed 12 consecutive months as the warmest months ever.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Olympics athletes and fans struggle to stay cool as Paris temperatures soar Water mists were used at Roland Garros and electric fans were deployed at the Eiffel Tower beach volleyball venue.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 Paris 2024 organisers deny claims of two-tier Games in searing Olympic Village rooms Organisers in Paris are facing accusations of creating a two-tier Olympic Games, with some athletes equipped with air-conditioning and others struggling with the heat
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Paris Olympics is bracing for a heat wave following a soggy start The 2024 Olympics is getting ready for a heat wave in most parts of France after launching with a rain-soaked opening ceremony
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024 Melbourne and Sydney record same morning temperature – but in one city it felt near freezing BoM says it was 7.6C in both cities at 7.30am, but the ‘feels like’ temperature was 5.3C in Melbourne and 0.6C in Sydney