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Environment

The UK just had its hottest summer ever 

The average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the record-breaking heat was made 130 times more likely by human-caused climate change 

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Britain’s only desalination plant remains idle during drought

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Environment

How bad is the UK drought and how long will it continue?

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Environment

Drought and heat push Europe’s power grid to breaking point

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Environment

What is cloud seeding and could it end the drought in Iran?

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WOODHEAD, DERBYSHIRE - MAY 11: An aerial view of Woodhead Reservoir amid low water levels on May 11, 2025 in Derby, England. United Utilities, a water utility in north-west England, warned customers to consume less water as they announced that regional reservoirs were at 69% capacity. Last year at this time, reservoirs were at 90%. The utility said there was a "medium risk" of drought, but presently there were no plans for a hose-pipe ban. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

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See how the driest early spring in 69 years has parched a UK reservoir

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Humans

Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture

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Earth

Earth’s upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

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Environment

Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer

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Environment

Dust clouds from the Sahara are reaching Europe more frequently

Changes in wind patterns and desertification may be increasing the amount of dust from the Sahara desert blown over western Europe and the frequency of these events

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Environment

Half of the Amazon may be pushed to climate tipping point by 2050

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Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive climate change?

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Extreme droughts are worse for plants than we thought

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Environment

World must prepare for frequent and severe droughts, report warns

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