Why you are seeing bees struggling to survive this summer
Bumblebees are being affected by heat and other factors this summer.
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Eight ways to sleep well in hot weather
Sleep depends partly on body temperature. When nights stay hot, these low-cost cooling strategies may help.
Extreme heatwaves highlight climate injustice while western countries fail to act – here’s how governments can help
Governments can collaborate to deal with global climate change and advocate for the rights of people in developing countries through the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
The government wants households to prepare for disaster – but the UK’s real test will be the NHS
As the government urges households to prepare for emergencies, the NHS faces a harder question: does it have the capacity to cope when the next crisis hits?
How inequality shapes your experience of a heatwave
Tackling poverty can protect people from rising heat extremes in Britain and abroad.
Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers and lakes
Hot weather accelerates toxic algal blooms, but nutrient pollution provides the fuel.
Can Britain’s railways cope with ever‑more extreme heat? An expert Q&A
Heatwaves can cause tracks to buckle, forcing speed restrictions or closures. An engineering expert explains how railways can adapt to a hotter climate.
Drought, water shortages and crop failures: how does the medieval warm period compare with today?
Monks wrote chronicles about the devastating heat of the 13th century, and detail what happened.
Why we’re hardwired to ignore safety advice during a heatwave
England’s out of the World Cup, but the UK can at least enjoy the weather… can’t it?
How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
Scientists tend to study heatwaves and floods as discrete events – but this overlooks the crucial connections between them.
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