Experts warn annual temperature ‘could be above pre-industrial levels by 2030’ Experts also warn that northern Europe could see some very wet winters over the next five years Evening Standard · May 28
Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say Industry figures warn of national security risk and call for ministers to address impact of extreme weather, inflation and Iran war The Guardian - UK · May 28
Cigarette butts for free food? How one group is asking people to rethink litter The WasteBar food truck hopes the eye-catching deal will change people’s attitude to waste in the Netherlands The Guardian - UK · May 28
Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadly The Guardian - UK · May 28
Temperatures likely to remain at record levels until 2030, UN warns Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. Radio France Internationale · May 28
World almost certain to endure record hot year by 2030, UN warns Global temperature record could be broken as soon as 2027, with El Niño expected later this year The Guardian - UK · May 28
Cerne Abbas Giant undergoing once-a-decade re-chalking The Cerne Abbas Giant hillside figure is entering its next chapter, as it receives a makeover. Evening Standard · May 27
Why is Ferrari facing such a backlash to its first electric car? The Italian marque has broken with the past with its four-door, €550,000 Luce and traditionalists are furious The Guardian - UK · May 27
The climate is changing, and so too must Britain Letters: Readers respond to warnings from the Climate Change Committee and the fact that heatwaves are becoming the norm The Guardian - UK · May 27
‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting season The Guardian - UK · May 27
Lawnmower hum: why the sound of the summer could cost you £5,000 For some it’s ‘the music of May’. For others, it’s an antisocial irritation. But wherever you stand, be careful – or you could fall foul of the law The Guardian - UK · May 27
Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days The Guardian - UK · May 27
Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways The Guardian - UK · May 27
Britons urged to keep safe following nine water-related deaths during heatwave The Royal Life Saving Society issued a plea for everyone to ‘stop and think’ before getting into the water following the deaths of nine people. Evening Standard · May 27
The Guardian - UK · May 27 UK heatwave triggers price rises for hot tubs and air conditioning units Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last week
The Guardian - UK · May 27 ‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderers
The Guardian - AU · May 27 ‘Gone forever’: political anger after NSW Aboriginal heritage site bulldozed for power lines The rock shelter was destroyed by contractors building transmission lines for the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone
Radio France Internationale · May 27 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon slows to lowest level in six years Brazil cut deforestation in the Amazon to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, with tougher environmental enforcement helping reduce forest loss even as five trees continued to be felled every second in the world’s largest rainforest.
Evening Standard · May 27 NHS website visits surge as people seek tips for heatstroke and sunburn Parents looking for advice on sun safety and first aid for babies also jumped by almost 3,500% on Monday.
AAP · May 27 Energy bills in Britain surge higher on Iran war impact Soaring wholesale gas prices caused by the Iran war is punishing British households with power price rises of more then 10 per cent.
The Guardian - UK · May 27 Blossoming among spoil heaps: how 1,000 years of lead mining gave birth to banks of pansies and pennycress Calaminarian grassland is a rare habitat where plants thrive in soils contaminated by heavy metals. But should these toxic meadows be protected or allowed to fade away?
Radio France Internationale · May 27 How Europe’s rapid warming has fuelled a record May heatwave Europe is bracing for more extreme heat after record May temperatures swept across Britain, Ireland and France this week – with scientists saying a “heat dome” over western Europe is combining with human-driven climate change, shifting weather patterns and rapid Arctic warming to intensify heat across the world’s fastest-warming continent.
The Guardian - UK · May 27 ‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals Tourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperatures
AAP · May 27 FED:Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas Preparing households for the sudden breakdown of fossil-fuelled appliances has been billed as a way to spur more electric purchases.
AAP · May 27 Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas Preparing households for the sudden breakdown of fossil-fuelled appliances has been billed as a way to spur more electric purchases.