UN News
England's Heat Alerts: Read, Understood, and Completely Ignored
England's heat warnings are being read, understood, and then promptly ignored by 41% of adults - because why worry about heat when it's 'just good weather'?
2026-08-15
UN News
2026-08-14
The Guardian
PM Burnham Won't Talk About Climate Crisis, Despite the Planet Literally on Fire
Andy Burnham, the UK PM, is dodging the climate crisis like it's a flying ember, despite five heatwaves, wildfires, and a country on fire. Priorities, right?
2026-07-11
Grist
Dear America: Your Air Conditioner Addiction Has Left Your Homes Helpless Against the Heat
America’s love affair with AC has left homes helpless when the power goes out, but ancient tricks and modern passive design could keep us cool - if we bother to use them.
2026-07-06
The Guardian
Hot Enough to Make You Crazy: Extreme Heat Doubles Youth Mental Health Admissions, Study Finds
A study of 720,000 Australian hospital admissions finds extreme heat doubles youth mental health admissions, because apparently the world wasn't stressful enough already.
2026-06-20
The Guardian
World Cup Players Discover That Playing Soccer in a Hot Oven Is, In Fact, Hot
A new analysis finds that World Cup matches are being played in potentially dangerous heat, and Fifa's solution involves a lot of air conditioning and hope.
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