The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Heathrow enjoys hottest weather at 26.7C, about 8C hotter than the average for time of year

A recent report has identified the cities and states that saw the most lightning strikes last year

A Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate

Misti Leon argues fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a heatwave

More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned Thursday, fueling sea-level rise and jeopardizing water supplies for billions.

Glacier loss has profound effects worldwide and will soar to 75% on Earth’s heating trajectory, say scientists

Hosepipe ban could follow, says Environment Agency, after England had driest February-April period on record

When trees die from drought, they release carbon, accelerating global warming

COMMENT: After the sunniest spring on record, and with temperatures set to hit the high-20s this weekend, will nobody think of us gingers, asks Kat Brown