The noble art of procrastination
I expend more energy planning work than doing it, but the writing routines of literary titans, from Balzac to Patricia…
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A world on fire
The climate crisis is an existential threat. Yet as catastrophe looms, politicians remain inert.
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Summer at the end of the world
The world is close to collapse. But can our love of summer save it?
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Man’s weather obsession
31 March 1917: Man has for centuries prayed for fine weather. He has even tried to invent it. Clearly it…
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All it takes to transform me is the warmth of the first rays of the summer sun
I am going to put my nose in lilac and honeysuckle and roses and be generally unbearable with luxuriousness.
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The climate forecast for 2023: El Niño and more record-breaking temperatures
Last year was the UK’s hottest and climate change heralds further destabilising extremes.
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Instead of insulating from winter, I have decided to expose myself to it
Forcing myself outside, and into a new mindset, has altered my way of encountering the world.
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How The Shipping Forecast became the nation’s favourite lullaby
In the BBC podcast The Sleeping Forecast, the distinctive maritime weather report is read over classical music – with soporific…
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The literal version of “hot girl summer” is no fun at all
This season is oppressive, and it’s not only the heat. Can we just skip to September?
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Homeless communities need help surviving heatwaves
People without homes are more likely to die due to the summer heat than the winter cold.
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Leader: A planet on fire
The national and international political response to the climate crisis is both tragic and farcical.
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40°C and wildfires in London. What happens next?
Humanity is at a dangerous juncture. Are we capable of real change?
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How deadly could heatwaves in Europe get?
Over the past 40 years, more than 90,000 people have died during heatwaves across the continent and the UK.
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England’s regions are not equally prepared for hot weather
Northern homes are less likely to have fans, air conditioners or decent insulation.
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Calm down about the heatwave? The right-wing press takes us for fools
Commentators fall back on patronising clichés to promote climate scepticism.
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How will the heatwave impact the NHS?
As temperatures climb beyond 40ºC, the health service has to deliver despite staff shortages and crumbling infrastructure.
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Welcome to the inferno
This deadly heat is an inevitable consequence of the right’s slash-and-burn approach to climate change.
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Does the UK need new heatwave working laws?
With temperatures exceeding 37°C, these are your rights for working in hot temperatures.
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Nine of the top ten UK temperatures have occurred since 1990
The heatwave of 1976 does not feature among the UK’s ten hottest days.
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While Tories bicker, the country faces a heatwave emergency
As “red heat warnings” are issued for much of the UK, climate change is barely on the leadership candidates’ agenda.
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