European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?

Europe is gripped by a heatwave called Cerberus - it may be a sign of things to come.

Ben Vivian, Assistant Professor in Sustainability & Environmental Management, Coventry University • conversation
July 14, 2023 • ~7 min

Unprecedented marine heatwave underlines the urgency to clean up UK rivers and coasts

Seagrasses need light to remain resilient to marine heatwaves – water pollution disrupts that balance.

Benjamin L.H. Jones, Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Postdoctoral Associate, Florida International University • conversation
June 20, 2023 • ~8 min

An 'extreme' heatwave has hit the seas around the UK and Ireland – here's what's going on

A thin layer of surface water has been baked by the sun.

Tom Rippeth, Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
June 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year -- here's what is causing them

Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.

Iván Villaverde Canosa, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
June 16, 2023 • ~7 min

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

A heatwave isn’t just about the temperature.

Eunice Lo, Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health, University of Bristol • conversation
May 31, 2023 • ~7 min

Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe -- new research

Hot days are getting hotter in north-west Europe – and the region is poorly equipped to cope.

Matthew Patterson, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in in Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford • conversation
May 17, 2023 • ~6 min

Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality – new research

Spring 2022’s record heat put most Indians at greater risk of a premature death.

Ronita Bardhan, Associate Professor of Sustainability in the Built Environment, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 28, 2023 • ~8 min

'Statistically impossible' heat extremes are here – we identified the regions most at risk

Afghanistan and Central America have growing populations, limited resources, and the potential for more extreme heatwaves.

Nicholas Leach, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford • conversation
April 26, 2023 • ~7 min

El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals

El Niño can trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves. They can devastate marine life.

Dillon Amaya, Climate Research Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • conversation
April 18, 2023 • ~8 min

Planting more trees could reduce premature heat-related deaths in European cities by a third – new research

In 2015, 6,700 premature deaths were caused by urban heat – this can be reduced by a third by planting more trees.

Tamara Iungman, PhD researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 • ~8 min

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