78 m. ago Brutal end to UK heatwave as Met Office warns of savage summer storms

The Met Office has warned that thunderstorms and rain are likely in the UK later today, bringing a brutal end to the scorching heatwave across the country

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14 h. ago New satellites in space to ‘save lives’ by giving early warnings on heatwaves and extreme weather

The project hopes to help scientists monitor increasingly extreme weather across the world

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18 h. ago Voices: Is the UK doing enough to prepare for more frequent droughts and extreme weather? Join The Independent Debate

The UK is facing worsening droughts and extreme weather, prompting debate over whether we’re doing enough to prepare for the growing threat

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18 h. ago Extreme weather could be weaponised to fight World War 3, say military experts

Experts have warned weather manipulation could be used to trigger WW3 by using hailstones to destroy fighter planes or even prevent rainfall over crops in extreme cases

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43 h. ago Health warning issued for Greater Manchester as Met Office forecasts 30C heatwave

The UKHSA has issued a heat health alert across the North West

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3 d. ago Met Office warns Storm Dexter to hit in hours as 'unseasonably hot' weather to come

The UK is set to sizzle in a heatwave from Monday, with the Met Office issuing a warning for parts of the country as Tropical Storm Dexter invades from the Atlantic

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4 d. ago UK households urged to 'sleep downstairs' from Wednesday evening

All households have been told to sleep downstairs from Wednesday amid heatwave warnings - and the Met Office offered some tips for a better night's sleep during the heatwave

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3 w. ago UK tourists warned of extreme 41°C heat in Spain as weather alerts issued for holiday hotspots

Spain is battling with extreme weather across much of the country

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4 w. ago Met Office warns of huge rain blast after 29C heatwave as country battles hosepipe ban

It was hot, now it's not, and this latest bout of cold weather is set to last a while and is being accompanied by rather a lot of rain, the Met Office's top expert has claimed

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4 w. ago Met Office warns extreme weather is 'becoming UK's new normal'

The State of the UK Climate report has warned that extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming the norm as Britain's climate warms

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4 w. ago Extreme weather is the 'UK's new normal' as country roasts in heatwaves warns Met Office

Commentators have piled in with concern about climate change, after a Met Office report indicated the roasting weather the UK is experiencing may become 'the new normal'

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4 w. ago Treasury minister says ‘headline’ rate of income tax won’t go up, in hint thresholds might be frozen in budget – UK politics live

Darren Jones also declines to rule out wealth tax when questioned about government plansRecord-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, a report by the Met Office says. Damian Carrington has the story.Here is the Met Office summary. And here is the full report.The number of days with temperatures 5°C above the 1961-1990 average has doubled for the most recent decade 2015-2024 compared to 1961-1990. For 8°C above average the number has trebled and for 10°C it has quadrupled. This shows how the hottest days we experience in the UK have increased in frequency dramatically in just a few decades. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Extreme weather 'becoming the norm' as minister warns UK's way of life 'under threat'

The Met Office says country’s climate is ‘notably different’ from just a few decades ago in new report

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4 w. ago Extreme weather becoming the norm as warning UK’s way of life is ‘under threat’

The Met Office is warning that we are continuously breaking heat and rainfall records, and this is how it is affecting the nation

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last month ‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK

Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functionsEd Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generationsRecord-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, scientists have said, showing that the country is firmly in the grip of the climate crisis.The hottest days people endure have dramatically increased in frequency and severity, and periods of intense rain have also ramped up, data from hundreds of weather stations shows. Heatwaves and floods leading to deaths and costly damage are of “profound concern” for health, infrastructure and the functioning of society, the scientists said. Continue reading...

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last month UK’s way of life ‘under threat’ as extreme weather becomes the norm Ed Miliband says

The hottest summer days have warmed about twice as much as average summer days have in the past decade in some parts of the UK, according to new analysis in the report.

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