CO2: 431.12 ppmSimon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days
An intense heat wave in northwest Europe raised average temperatures by 16 to 27 degrees Fahrenheit above the norm across the region.
Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderers
Tourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperatures
In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain must confront the limits of a society built for cooler weather, forcing policymakers, communities and households to rethink how we live, work and stay cool
Extreme early-summer event across western Europe also brings highest temperatures for month in UK and Ireland
A temperature of 95.2 Fahrenheit was recorded at London's Kew Gardens, Britain's Met Office weather service said, breaking the 94.6 record set a day earlier at Kew.
Doctors say hospitals are filling up with patients suffering from heat exhaustion and other heat-related conditions, with people unable to find any respite at night. Stuti Mishra reports from Delhi