7 h. ago Tens of millions in US face dangerously hot weather in rare June heatwave

Much of country from Minnesota to Maine under heat advisory as temperatures expected to pass 100F this weekTens of millions of people across the midwest and east braced on Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heatwave continued to grip parts of the US.Most of the north-eastern quadrant of the country from Minnesota to Maine was under some type of heat advisory on Sunday. So were parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis

High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated.Global heating, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is making every heatwave more likely and more intense. The 32C (89.6F) day forecast on Saturday would have been expected only once every 2,500 years without the climate crisis, the researchers said, and June heatwaves are now about 2-4C (3.6-7.2F) hotter than in the past. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Forget flimsy fans – this Meaco air conditioner turned my cottage into a cool retreat during the June heatwave

I tested the MeacoCool MC Series Pro 7000 BTU during June’s muggy weather – and it transformed my overheated stone cottage into a perfectly chilled retreat.

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4 d. ago UK heatwave: Exact moment Brits face hottest ever June day with 38C grilling

A June record of 35.6C was set almost 50 years ago in Southampton’s Mayflower Park as bookies slash the odds of finally breaking that sweltering figure this month

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5 d. ago How hot will it get in London this week? Full heatwave weather forecast for June 17

How hot will it get in London this week? Full heatwave weather forecast for June 17-22  Time Out

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9 d. ago UK weather: Exact dates June heatwave could send temperatures over 30C

Forecasters predict the mercury could hit 30C in just a few days, signalling the start of a possible heatwave - with several UK towns and cities set to welcome an intense burst of sunshine

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1 week ago Met Office warns thunderstorms could hit UK this week as June heatwave forecast

Monday will see a wall or rain hit the UK but things are about to change once again

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3 w. ago When will it get warm again? Forecast for the end of the month and beyond

After a spell of warm weather in the capital and across the UK, you might be wondering when the sunshine will return

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3 w. ago UK weather: Temperatures to swing from sweltering 27C to lows of 5C in June heatwave

The UK is set to see a scorcher this weekend with temperatures hitting 27C before the mercury drops back down to more typical levels for the start of June

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