Both heatwaves were caused by a “heat dome” – a stalled area of high pressure that trapped hot air over the region, say experts. The heat dome was made worse by human-induced climate change, the researchers say. This has warmed the planet by around 1.4C since pre-industrial times and scientists believe it added between 3…
Biologically, women’s greater risk comes down to two things: the natural rise and fall of our hormone levels and our body’s response to heat, which are different to men’s, Dr Arif said. Women produce less sweat and start sweating at a higher temperature, research – including this 2025 study, external – shows. This impairs our…
Parts of the south and east officially entered a heatwave on Monday, after three days at or above their threshold temperatures. Heatwave criteria were met more widely on Tuesday as temperatures peaked at 32.4C in both Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, and also in Frittenden, Kent. On Wednesday the top temperature was 33.7C at Heathrow. More…
Forecasters issued their three-month summer outlook on 1 June which suggested higher-than-normal chances of hotter weather during June. A “few notable high temperature spikes” are also possible this summer, according to MeteoGroup who currently provide BBC Weather with data. These seasonal forecasts have so far proved accurate. For only the second time since their inception…
Shorouk Express Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that Spain would set up a national network of climate shelters to help people survive increasingly severe heatwaves. “Devastating droughts and heatwaves are no longer rare. Some summers, it’s not separate waves we face, but one long heatwave stretching from June through August. This is now the…
