Nearly half a million deaths predicted in next six months as major El Niño warning issued
The UK is also alarmed Estimates by climate scientists have revealed that the heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months will cause an alarming number of deaths. Nearly half a million deaths are expected to get caused by the super El Niño event, a toll on top of the early […]
3 weeks ago
Is a September heatwave coming? Not quite, and here is why
The UK weather is about to take another warm turn Britain could be in for a surprisingly warm start to next week, but forecasters are not expecting the country to enter heatwave territory. Temperatures will climb well above the usual levels for September, particularly across southern England, with some areas reaching the mid-20s. Monday is […]
1 month ago
UK’s hottest summer on record expected to be confirmed
Met Office is expected to confirm Tuesday The UK has just had its hottest summer since records began in 1884, the Met Office is expected to confirm, according to BBC Weather. Provisional figures for June, July and August are due on Tuesday afternoon. What those figures are likely to show is that mean temperatures, which […]
1 month ago
Thousands of heat deaths in England since 1988, ONS says
Why heat deaths are climbing The Office for National Statistics (ONS) points to a rise in heat-related deaths in recent years, with circulatory disease, respiratory conditions and dementia among the health impacts linked to extreme heat. Crucially, the figures stop before 2026, a summer of five back-to-back heatwaves that hit 38.1C in London and prompted […]
1 month ago
UK households told to stockpile food under new government resilience plan
Here’s what the plan means As part of a new Cabinet Office campaign designed to make the country more resilient to national emergencies, households in Britain are to be urged to stockpile food and bottled water. As the Guardian reported, the push which was revealed on Tuesday will set out practical steps families can take […]
1 month ago
Meerkats killed after tunnel collapses at Leicestershire Wildlife Park
Only one of them was rescued After the tunnel they were digging caved in on them, almost an entire mob of meerkats has died at a Leicestershire wildlife attraction. The meerkats, which were being kept at Tropical Birdland in Desford, became trapped under mud and rubble this week and only one was pulled out alive. […]
1 month ago