Swelter

• Europe is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, triggering extreme weather warnings across the continent from Ireland to Slovenia. • The heat has had a severe human toll, with Spanish officials reporting at least 212 heat-related deaths and Italy recording five fatalities. • Experts link this extreme weather event to the broader effects of climate change, which are increasing the frequency and intensity of such heat waves.

Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C The community living next to the largest datacentre park in Europe say the scorching summer heat has grown unbearable.On days like Wednesday, said Nabeel Nawaz, the store manager of a Chaiiwala franchise in the centre of Slough, the heat is like something “pinching your body and burning your skin”. Continue reading...

• An early summer heat wave is sweeping across Europe, with France, Italy, Spain, and Britain experiencing significantly high temperatures. • France has been the most severely affected nation, reporting 40 drowning deaths as people sought relief from the heat in bodies of water. • The extreme weather is particularly concerning due to its early arrival in the season, putting immediate pressure on public health and safety infrastructure.

Many buildings are in use past their predicted lifespans, but even newer designs lack measures to beat heatTo see the UK’s failure to plan for the impacts of climate crisis, look no further than Beaconsfield primary school in west London – where a building more than 100 years old copes with extreme temperatures better than its neighbour, built less than 10 years ago.“I’ve got two buildings on my site – the older building is a Victorian-Edwardian-style building. It’s roughly 130 years old. That building is constructed with solid brickwork, very thick walls. It stays warm in winter and in summer it tends to keep the heat out so it is cooler inside. Even this week it’s starting to get uncomfortable but it’s still tolerable,” said Dave Woods, Beaconsfield’s headteacher. Continue reading...

Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40CA powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on Monday before moving towards the south-east of the country. Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) has formed within the monsoonal gyre over the Philippine Sea.A monsoonal gyre is a large, slow-rotating weather system that spawns typhoons through smaller vortices formed within it. This flow can intensify storms. Such typhoons are typically characterised by a broad areas of low pressure and extensive wind fields, often without a distinct eye. Continue reading...