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Extreme heat is certainly the most deadly of the climate impacts on the UK, so we need
impacts of climate change that are already being felt across the UK - from flooding to extreme heat
extreme heat. But first, the headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***UK politics*** | Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground
heat warning for the UK, predicting record-breaking highs of 38C (100.4F) this week. The Met Office forecasts that extremely high temperatures could last from Monday until Thursday, leading to health concerns for elderly
UK **An amber weather warning for extreme heat has been extended by the Met Office, with forecasts suggesting temperatures could reach 38C (100F) in parts of England later next week.** An updated warning will
impacts to people and infrastructure. There is a risk to health, especially for elderly and vulnerable people. The UK Health Health Security Agency has already issued separate amber and yellow heat health alerts across large
impacting our lives in the UK. It highlights the urgency of recent calls for heat adaptation.” People who are old, pregnant or ill are at particularly greater risk when temperatures stray outside a comfortable range
extreme heat warnings in July 2021, and issued its most recent one in August 2022. The warning differs from amber heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). It issued [a separate
extreme heat. Photograph: David Talukdar/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Half of the world’s children are [exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says) threatening their health, education and survival, according to a Unicef report
UK, temperatures passed 35C on Tuesday – more than 2C above the previous record for May. This heat would be exceptional even in the middle of summer, let alone spring, the Met Office says. "Absolutely astonishing
UK, northern France and Germany, and in eastern Europe. Separate research has highlighted the danger of invasive species such as common ragweed. Its pollen is projected to become a common health problem across Europe
UK and France, are mind-bogglingly crazy.” Farmers across the continent have begun to sound the alarm over weather projections in recent weeks, with a regional lobby group in the Netherlands recently warning of stress
UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come,” the report published by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) states. Without strong preventive action
UK breaking its record for burned area – and the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, which were among the [most destructive in US history](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/los-angeles-wildfires-one-year-later). [Record-breaking blazes in Spain and Portugal
extremely close and wide open.” --- **The end of Netanyahu?** Should Netanyahu’s majority fade, progressive parties would be in the distinct minority. But while the country would – in Scheindlin’s prediction – likely still
extremes, scientists say El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared that El Niño conditions
extreme drought and widespread famine across Asia, Brazil, and Africa which killed millions, while producing severe flooding in other regions like Peru. The last 'very strong' El Niño occured in 2015-2016 when the average
heat stress. ![Lightning strikes near the Orlando Citrus Bowl as a severe weather warning forces the evacuation of the stands before the start of the Orlando City against FC Dallas game, in Orlando
impacts". It comes after a late spring heatwave saw temperature records shattered across the UK. A new all-time May record of 35.1C was set in Kew Gardens, London, replacing the previous record
heating, battery storage – are all available and increasingly affordable. But the inertia of the fossil fuel economy, and the vast vested interests of the oil, gas and coal industries, are working against the shift