Parliamentary committee calls for risk-based use of flea & tick medications following Imperial evidence Imperial experts raised the alarm about the overuse and environmental impact of year-round, preventative flea treatments 🧵 Dr Tilly Collins, Imperial College London, explains.

Climate change made the extreme fire weather that fueled the recent destructive wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least 20 times more likely in Spain, a new analysis by @wwattribution.bsky.social has found 🧵 buff.ly/PZOfjdz

Human-induced climate change made the extreme fire weather that fuelled the recent destructive wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least 20 times more likely in Spain, according to our new study.

When @granthamicl.bsky.social estimated 2,700 deaths from these heatwaves, some in the media called it scaremongering. Today, UKHSA analysis of observed deaths sadly confirms the scale of the impact. We can't ignore the health threats posed by climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season

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2026 could break records for heat-associated deaths, warns the @ukhsa.bsky.social in its estimates for heat-related mortality in May and June. This follows estimates published by the Grantham Institute, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the UK Met Office 🧵 buff.ly/MGR5KYI

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season

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As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, they're putting growing pressure on the technology we rely on every day. ⚡🌡️ Dr @iain-staffell.bsky.social explains how extreme heat affects power stations, solar panels and electricity networks, and why we need to adapt.

Heat failure: Why essential tech fails when the temperature rises

Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.

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Extreme heat is seriously impacting our mental health. However, policies can protect us IF governments act. Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social explains the key findings of a new policy briefing on key policies to manage mental health during extreme heat 🧵

How can AI and digital technologies strengthen resilience to climate extremes? 🌍 In a new @imperialsci.bsky.social blog, CEP PhD researcher @martakoch.bsky.social reflects on leading two 2026 UN events and introduces a new framework for digital climate readiness.

Rethinking digital infrastructure readiness in an era of climate extremes - Imperial Natural Sciences blog

Marta Koch, PhD Researcher & Teaching Facilitator at Imperial College London CEP, reflects on leading two 2026 United Nations events with partners across the UN system which introduced her novel Clima...

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Why are France and Spain experiencing such devastating wildfires? @wwattribution.bsky.social scientist Dr Theodore Keeping joined BBC #Newscast to discuss the role of climate change and why these megafires are so challenging to combat. youtu.be/ubmLWbF-iow?...

Why are the Spain and France wildfires so bad? | BBC Newscast

YouTube video by BBC News

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Europe's drought is being driven by more than just low rainfall. New @wwattribution.bsky.social research shows a hotter atmosphere is pulling more moisture from the land, making droughts more severe and increasing wildfire risk. #ClimateChange

Climate change making Europe drought more severe: Study

Today’s hotter climate has accelerated moisture loss from Europe’s soils, lakes and rivers, the study found. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Drought in Europe: Extreme heat evaporating continent’s water supplies Record-breaking summer heat is supercharging drought across Europe, baking soils and evaporating water supplies, according to new research by @wwattribution.bsky.social 🧵 buff.ly/5iN0MR2

As temperatures rise, so does the debate around air conditioning. 🌡️ CEP's Professor Rob Gross joined BBC Radio 4's AntiSocial programme to provide the evidence behind the discussion, helping separate fact from fiction on one of today's most contested climate topics. #Climate #Energy

Rob Gross on BBC Radio 4's Antisocial to talk about air conditioning

YouTube video by UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)

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New @wwattribution.bsky.social analysis shows climate change made the devastating West Africa floods significantly more likely and more intense. As Professor @frediotto.bsky.social warns: "Until emissions stop these extremes will only grow worse."

How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn

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Two record-breaking UK heatwaves before July, and there could be more to come. 🌡️ Dr Theodore Keeping says the link between #ClimateChange and worsening heatwaves is "settled". Without cutting emissions, these extremes will only become more common.

Will we see more heatwaves this summer?

Forecasters have suggested that summer is likely to be warmer than average with an increased chance of more heatwaves, as Simon King explains.

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Climate change supercharged rainfall that caused deadly West Africa flooding. Historical records show that rainfall intensity has increased by about 23% as deluges kill almost 100 in Togo, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, according to new research by @wwattribution.bsky.social 🧵 buff.ly/KgemjKe

🚨Important rapid analysis involving researchers from the Environment & Health Modelling Lab at @lshtm.bsky.social shows the health impacts of the recent May & June #heatwaves in England & Wales Find out more in the video and thread below👇

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⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵

The Greenhouse accelerator is OPEN for applications! We support early-stage (“pre-seed”) startups and spinouts with high-potential deeptech, fintech, cleantech solutions to tackle climate change. ➡️ Apply before 21 August: undaunted-hq.org/programmes/t... @granthamicl.bsky.social @rigb.org

"On a hotter planet, there will be more heatwaves, and they will become more intense" It's remarkable how straightforward a message can at times still be informative.

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The drying of France’s Loire River and intensifying European heatwaves are stark reminders of a warming world. As Professor @joerirogelj.bsky.social explains: “On a hotter planet, there will be more heatwaves, and they will become more intense.”

Around 2,700 people are believed to have died due to UK heatwaves, according to experts. Dr @clairbarnes.bsky.social warns that unless we slow global warming, heat-related deaths could surpass winter deaths in the future. #ClimateChange #Heatwaves #PublicHealth

Around 2,700 people believed to have died due to UK heatwaves, experts say

Dr Clair Barnes, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College, has warned that if we don't slow the rate of global warming, the number of people dying from heat stress will overtake th...

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This is @clairbarnes.bsky.social and y’all should follow her.

Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment@granthamicl.bsky.social · 3w ago

⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵

⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵

The drying of France’s Loire River and intensifying European heatwaves are stark reminders of a warming world. As Professor @joerirogelj.bsky.social explains: “On a hotter planet, there will be more heatwaves, and they will become more intense.”

France's heatwave 'desert': River is reduced to sandbank

As Europe experienced its most severe ever recorded heatwave in June, drought conditions worsen in France as images show a completely barren Loire River in Montjean-sur-Loire.

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Future-proofing Paris Agreement requires focus on median warming In a new paper, Prof @joerirogelj.bsky.social & Dr @robinlamboll.bsky.social warn that global warming closer to 2°C is at risk if countries don't use median temperature targets to guide reductions in emissions 🧵 buff.ly/pbNssJf

Future-proofing interpretations of the Paris Agreement’s limit of well below 2 °C - Nature Climate Change

Here the authors show that a common interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s ‘well below 2° C’ target is changing with time, which could lead to higher overall warming. They propose that using median t...

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“I came off air and I cried.” With the UK facing experiencing another heatwave, watch ITV meteorologist Laura Tobin speak to climate scientist Prof Fredi Otto about forecasting record-breaking heat as the impacts of #climatechange accelerate in the UK and around the world.

Weird Weather: How is climate change impacting our weather? | Laura Tobin & Dr Fredi Otto

From blistering heatwaves to record-breaking rainfall, our weather is becoming more erratic and extreme. To discuss how climate change is influencing these changes, we’re joined by two prominent…

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Fossil Fuels Are Heating America’s 250th Birthday As America gears up to celebrate the anniversary of its independence, @wwattribution.bsky.social finds that the heat impacting the east of the country, as well as parts of Canada, would have been 'virtually impossible' without climate change🧵

Congratulations to Sam Vandezande, one of last year’s MSc Environmental Technology students, on publishing his thesis-based paper in Energy Policy 🎉 The research explores how better-aligned incentives could help unlock faster, fairer electricity grid development for Net Zero.

Unlocking a Faster, Fairer Electricity Grid: Three Policy Levers to Accelerate Net Zero

by Sam Vandezande The electricity grid is one of the greatest bottlenecks on the path to Net Zero. Concrete operational levers exist to accelerate grid development, yet the incentives for both grid op...

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Record-breaking June heat across Europe would have been “virtually impossible” decades ago, according to @wwattribution.bsky.social, which says climate change is “unequivocally to blame.” The study calls it the region’s most severe heatwave on record, with widespread, dangerous extremes.

Europe’s record-shattering heat wave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ just a few decades ago. Here’s why | CNN

The extreme June heat that’s baked Europe this week wouldn’t have happened just 50 years ago, according to a new analysis, which says the human-driven climate crisis is ‘unequivocally to blame’

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European Heatwave virtually impossible just 50 years ago 🧵 New analysis from @wwattribution.bsky.social has found a clear causal link between human-caused climate change and the record-shattering heatwave gripping much of Europe this week. Dr Theodore Keeping explains the research 👇

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

"The UK has been built for a climate that just doesn't exist." Professor @frediotto.bsky.social warns that climate change is making extreme heat the new reality, as the UK braces for record June temperatures, travel disruption and school closures. 🌡️🌍 #ClimateChange #Heatwave

Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave

The UK’s meteorological office has issued an extremely rare red heat warning. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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