The Latest Breaking News from Imperial College London

How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Heatwaves killed 1,000 people in London and South East in May and June, alarming report reveals

‘We now live in a country with dangerously hot summers,’ says Dr Clair Barnes, from Imperial College London

Evening Standard · Jul 13

More than 2700 excess heat deaths recorded in England and Wales in just two months

More than 2700 people died from heat-related causes during May and June’s record hot spells in England and Wales, experts have estimated

The National (Scotland) · Jul 13

In 1976, a comparable European heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler; June 2026's just broke records in 45% of 850 cities

Europe's recent scorching heatwave is a stark indicator of human-caused climate change, a new study reveals. Scientists found that a similar 1976 heatwave would have been significantly cooler, highlighting how drastically the continent's climate has shifted. Nearly half of major European cities experienced record heat stress, underscoring the urgent need…

The Times of India · Jun 29

Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heatwave: scientists

PARIS — Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 26

Record-breaking heatwave virtually impossible 50 years ago, scientists warn

Climate change is causing the record heat that is disrupting life across much of Europe.

The Independent UK · Jun 26

‘Climate change is running rampant’: Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago

“Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientists warn.

Euronews · Jun 26

European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

‘El Niño is a distraction’: Why Europe’s deadly heatwave isn’t down to a natural weather phenomenon

Europeans are sweltering under the latest heatwave, which experts say is being “amplified by long-term warming” – not El Niño.

Euronews · Jun 24

Meet the ‘extraordinary’ women who donated their hearts to science

Katie James, Kara Terol and Hannah Sharma had heart transplants before turning 35.

Evening Standard · Jun 21