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Thames Water imposes hosepipe ban as historic drought hits England
July 14, 2025 4:46 pm
The country's largest water supplier said the ban will prohibit customers from washing cars, watering gardens and cleaning windows.
Silent killer? Intensifying heatwave in England, Wales could cause nearly 600 deaths this week, scientists warn
June 21, 2025 2:45 pm
According to the analysis, most of the projected 570 deaths between Thursday and Sunday are expected to claim lives of people over the age of 65 years.
Unusual heat in 2022 led to 15,000 deaths in Europe: WMO report
April 22, 2023 3:40 am
Several parts of Europe had recorded their highest-ever temperatures last year. The United Kingdom, for example, experienced 40-plus degree Celsius for the first time ever, while Ireland had its highest temperature since 1887.
Human-caused climate change made UK heatwave 10 times likelier, says study
July 29, 2022 8:34 pm
Twenty-one scientists collaborated to assess to what extent human-induced climate change altered the likelihood and intensity of the heatwave in the UK and the rest of Europe.
British homes were built to retain heat. That’s becoming a problem.
July 20, 2022 12:41 pm
New regulations, called Part O, took effect in England in June, requiring that new homes are built with some measures to combat overheating.
ENG vs SA ODI: England debutant Matthew Potts falls ill as players, spectators suffer exhaustion in staggering heat
July 20, 2022 8:43 am
Britain shattered its record for the highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave.
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In Pictures | Death in Europe, curbs on Eiffel Tower as 'fastest-warming' continent feels the heat
July 01, 2025 7:12 pm
Alerts are in place across Europe as it grapples with an early summer heatwave that has led temperatures to soar up to 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the continent's Mediterranean belt.
See how animals are beating the heat and staying cool
August 19, 2022 11:43 pm
As Europe sizzles in the worst-ever heatwave, this is how animals beat the heat with frozen treats
Prague ice bar gives tourists respite from heat wave
July 22, 2022 7:52 pm
The temperature inside, around -7 Celsius (45 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, is so cold that visitors are handed fleece coats and mittens, and visits are limited to under half an hour
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