The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

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

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.

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 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.

Water mists were used at Roland Garros and electric fans were deployed at the Eiffel Tower beach volleyball venue.

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 2024 Olympics is getting ready for a heat wave in most parts of France after launching with a rain-soaked opening ceremony

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

London set to bake in heat of 32°C in coming days – prompting a Met Office weather warning