11 h. ago Will Scotland get an Indian summer after village records 12 hours of sun on last day of August?

When we have a warm spell of weather in autumn, you will often hear the term 'Indian summer'

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48 h. ago UK set for a sizzling September with temperatures soaring to 30C in Indian Summer heatwave

The UK has seen several months of hot conditions which has brought an incredible four heatwaves to parts of the country as well as health warnings with the temperatures dangerously hot.

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67 h. ago UK weather maps show when 30C scorcher will hit Brits in September Indian Summer

Weather maps are turning red again in September with the mercury set to hit 30C in parts of the country as a high pressure system could bring more settled conditions

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69 h. ago UK weather maps pinpoint where exactly the 30C September Indian Summer peak will be

Temperatures in the UK are soon going to rise again - to a scorching 30C in some places - as forecasters understand an Indian Summer is likely to occur next month

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3 d. ago Indian summer UK heatwave hopes fade as Met Office makes 'no signal' admission

UK heatwave: The Met Office says the UK will see downpours while it's due to be wetter than average too. The warning comes as Britain experiences a “false autumn” due to the stress of extreme summer conditions

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4 d. ago Met Office has say on reports UK is set for an Indian summer

As autumn fast approaches many people are hoping the hot weather will stick around

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7 d. ago Two month Indian summer will see Brits basking in 23C heat until Halloween

Forecasters reckon it will be a wonderfully sunny Autumn with temperatures reaching 30C in September and then staying as high as 23C in October for a massively extended summer

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2 w. ago How a marine heatwave is threatening Australia’s spectacular coral reefs

One of the longest and most intense heat stress events ever recorded is raising alarm – and a warning about the future of reefs worldwide• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullWhen it comes to coral, the Great Barrier Reef steals the global limelight. It’s a bucket-list place for many and, when it gets hit by coral bleaching, it makes news around the world.But Australia has another group of spectacular reefs on the west of the continent. Many of them had managed to escape the worst of global heating, until the worst marine heatwave ever recorded for this region. Even a “hope spot” for coral reefs has been decimated by the most severe heatwave on record for that part of the world.WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom...

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