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Extreme weather in 2025 drove record wildfire emissions in Europe

Europe, the fastest-warming continent, saw unprecedented wildfires and heatwaves in 2025, including a three-week hot spell that hit 30°C inside the Arctic circle

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Our bodies are ageing faster than ever. Can we hit the brakes?

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Experiencing heatwaves may make you age faster

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The colour of your car has a big impact on urban heat

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Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario

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Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves

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UK should expect summers above 40°C in next decade, warns Met Office

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2TDDHCE Bob Givehchi, right, and his son Daniel, 8, Toronto residents visiting Miami for the first time, walk past debris and palm trees blowing in gusty winds, at Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables, Fla., Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. It's beginning to look at lot like?hurricane season, at least across much of South Florida, where it's been windy and rainy for two days and the forecast predicts more of the same this busy holiday season weekend. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Part of the Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why

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Green belts around cities help keep them cool

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Cool solutions could head off the climate-damaging rush for air con

Demand for air conditioning will only grow as temperatures rise, sending energy consumption soaring. But there are some interesting ways to deal with the issue, finds Graham Lawton

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Overheated trees are contributing to urban air pollution

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Cooling fabric blocks heat from pavement and buildings in hot cities

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Heatwaves seem to be driving severe asthma flare-ups in children

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Extreme heat in 2023 linked to drastic slump in growth of marine life

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