Climate crisis
Business
Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat
One of the least considered hazards of climate change is the increasing frequency of hailstorms and the size and the impact of the pieces of ice they produce. This,...
Adani Group
Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns
Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under...
Climate crisis
Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say
The Marmolada glacier, the largest and most symbolic of the Dolomites, could melt completely by 2040 owing to...
Americas
Weather tracker: Francine looking likely to be next Atlantic hurricane
Francine could soon be the next to be ticked off the list of Atlantic hurricane storm names this...
Climate crisis
Tropical depression, a type of cyclone, may form in Gulf of Mexico next week
A tropical depression may form next week in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.In...
Heatwave across US west breaks records for highest temperatures
An intense heatwave across the US west has brought unusually warm temperatures to the region – some of the highest of the season –...
‘We’ve not had a summer’: retailers battle unpredictable British weather
When the season switched from summer to autumn, like clockwork clothing stores would swap out the racks of floaty frocks and fill them with...
Temperatures surge in south-eastern Australia as high winds blast parts of NSW and Victoria
Parts of Sydney and south-west New South Wales faced elevated fire danger on Friday as high winds and unseasonably warm temperatures pushed through south-eastern...
‘Dangerously hot’ weather roasts US west as brutal summer continues
Searing temperatures are roasting the US west once again this week, as a brutal heatwave could bring some of the highest temperatures of the...
Constantine Arch in Rome damaged by lightning during violent storm
Lightning has struck the Constantine Arch near the Colosseum in Rome during a violent thunderstorm, breaking off fragments from the ancient structure, officials have...
Millions swelter as central and eastern US placed under excessive heat watch
Millions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch.
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