Against him stand those who think Britain’s hostility to cooling has curdled into a type of masochism. David Lawrence, of the Centre for British Progress think tank, puts it plainly: we don’t tell people to insulate their homes in winter and then skip the radiators. So why insist shade and shutters are enough in summer?…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France and Spain are preparing for even higher temperatures, after wildfires driven by an intense heatwave forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people over the past week. Fires in south-west France and central…
NewsFeed Extreme weather disrupted the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations, forcing evacuations, cancellations and delays. Despite setbacks including a National Mall evacuation and a fireworks display setting the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, Trump called the day ‘one of the most joyous and glorious’ in US history. Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026 Click here to…
BBC Weather says a large area of high pressure is currently building from the Azores towards Portugal and Spain and that by the weekend, heat is forecast to climb across France and southern Britain. And as Europe braces for sweltering conditions, millions of Americans celebrating the July Fourth holiday weekend are already being affected by…
As western Europe bakes under what scientists describe as a heat dome, or “atmospheric lid”, reports of dozens of drownings, and heat-linked deaths of children and elderly people in France, are a stark reminder of the threat to life from extreme heat – and the fact that some people face higher risks than others. The red alert covering…
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