The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Think it’s hot now? This study says Texas could reach 125-degree temps within 30 years

FORT WORTH, Texas — Over the next 30 years, Texas and other parts of the central U.S. are at risk of being exposed to extreme heat — temperatures exceeding 125 degrees.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Thunderstorms will rage over parts of the UK before sweltering 40C heatwave arrives

While a band of rain moving across northern parts could bring heavier showers at times and even localised flooding - thunderstorms could hit in the south-east before Brits brace for a predicted record-breaking hot June

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

Unease is boiling over in Uruguay's capital after months of salty tap water

Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains and scientists say that's a problem

A new study says climate change is turning major snowfalls into more extreme rain over mountains, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year and long-term water shortages

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Climate crisis linked to rising domestic violence in south Asia, study finds

Increase of 1C in average annual temperature connected to more than 6% rise in physical and sexual domestic violence

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Nearly a dozen West Texas deaths blamed on heat, which is expected to ease by the weekend

A National Weather Service meteorologist says West Texas could see scorching temperatures that are blamed for nearly a dozen deaths return to a more typical level by the weekend as a heat dome is expected to move eastward

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Exact date UK heatwave will return as Met Office predicts blazing temperatures

Britain is set to see even more scorching hot weather after a few days of pouring rain and cloud, as a high pressure system rolls in - bringing with it temperatures of up to 40C.

Daily Record · Jun 28, 2023

UK weather: Exact date heatwave will return with scorching 40C temperatures

The UK is set for more hot weather to hit the country next month due to a high pressure system that could even see temperatures rise as high as 40C according to forecasters

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are braving intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Nicola Bulley drowned accidentally after falling into cold water, inquest rules

The 45-year-old is believed to have suffered cold water shock after falling into the River Wyre, court hears

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023