The Environment Agency has moved into drought in eight of its 14 areas: Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and south London, Herts and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the east Midlands.more
Yorkshire Water has become the fifth company in England and Wales to announce a hosepipe ban as Britons continue to swelter through hot and dry conditions.more
Scientists predict that increasingly warmer nights resulting from observed climate change will increase global mortality rates by up to 60 per cent by the end of the century, reports the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.more
The Met Office has issued a four-day amber extreme heat warning, meaning vulnerable people's health could be impacted and travel could be disrupted.
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Hosepipe bans are being introduced in some parts of southern England and Wales after unseasonably dry weather. People living in these areas will not be allowed to use hosepipes to water lawns or plants, to clean cars or fill paddling pools.more
Due to the impending heat, during which the temperature in the Netherlands is to exceed 30 degrees Celsius, the so-called National Heat Plan (Nationaal Hitteplan).more
Globally, July 2022 was one of the three warmest Julys ever measured, reports the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (C3S) in its monthly climate bulletin.more
As the heatwave approaches the UK, temperatures will not be as high as they were in July, when 40 degrees C was first exceeded, but it will be longer, the Met Office predicts.more
In France, preparations are underway for a fourth heat wave during the worst drought in the country, the Reuters news agency said. The office of the French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, set up a crisis team.more
Londoners have been told to prepare for a second heatwave in a month with temperatures tipped to reach 33C next week, as a hosepipe ban was coming into force in southern England.
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16 Italian cities today have the highest level of heat alert. Temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius and dangerous to health, especially for the weakest, will prevail in Rome, Florence, Venice, Turin and Milan, among others.more
The water temperature in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern shores of Spain rose in August to a record level of 30 degrees Celsius, the state meteorological agency Aemet in Madrid reported yesterday.more
Due to the "exceptional drought" and the difficult situation facing many areas of the country, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has set up an inter-ministerial emergency unit that will take protective measures for the transport, energy and agricultural sectors, the head of government's office announced today.more
Millions of people in London are facing a possible hosepipe ban, Thames Water has said. The company, the capital's biggest water supplier, said its reservoirs, rivers and aquifers were lower than usual for the time of year.more
Marks & Spencer has stopped selling disposable barbecues in its stores across the UK. The supermarket said it wanted "to help protect open spaces and reduce the risk of fires".more
Another heat wave is approaching Germany, which will be felt gradually from today. On Thursday, meteorologists predict the highest temperatures, even around 40 degrees C. Hot air will flow from the Mediterranean region, reports the portal RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND).more
Parts of the UK are set to see tropical temperatures, while some can expect heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.more
In July, on average, only 9.7 mm of rain fell in France. This is the least since the measurements began in 1958-1959, the French national meteorological service Meteo-France reported. There is a drought alert and water restrictions across the country.more
The previous month was the driest July in England since 1935, the UK Met Office reported yesterday. In some regions it was the July with the least amount of rainfall in the history of measuring.more
