Heatwaves are also troubling North Africa and the US. More than 113 million Americans are suffering intense heat. We speak to German MEP Michael Bloss about how Europe has been affected and links with climate change.
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Jul 2023
One Thing: Welcome to Hot World Summer
Throughout the month of July, scorching temperatures have broken records on several continents — the latest in a trend caused by the climate crisis. Meanwhile, in the US, extreme rainfall has led to devastating floods and toxic wildfire smoke has drifted down from Canada, prompti ... Show More
17m 1s
Mar 2023
UN says new report on climate change is 'a survival guide for humanity'
Scientists say clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster. But they warn a key global temperature goal will probably be missed. Also: Russia's playing host to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, in Moscow, and twenty years on - we hear from our ... Show More
31m 55s
Jul 2023
Cruel summer: heatwaves rage across the world
Europe, America and Asia are all enduring scorching heatwaves, air temperatures are repeatedly breaking records and the health impacts are alarming. But is the worst yet to come? Why risky assets are proving more resilient than investors expected despite war, inflation and the th ... Show More
24m 54s
Aug 2022
Can we control the weather?
This summer, countries across the world have experienced extreme weather events. Flash floods have killed people in South Korea, Uganda, Australia and the US state of Kentucky, and heatwaves have broken records across Western Europe, North America and Japan. However, countries ac ... Show More
24m 37s
Aug 2023
Temperature triple threat
As a Times dispatch reveals the impact of climate change on the hottest place on Earth, the World in 10 looks at how it's effecting the other extreme too: Antarctica, plus whether we've any hope of saving the planet.Also, France buys up some extreme tech to counter the threat of ... Show More
9m 56s
Jul 2023
Cruel summer: heatwaves rage across the world
Europe, America and Asia are all enduring scorching heatwaves, air temperatures are repeatedly breaking records and the health impacts are alarming. But is the worst yet to come? Why risky assets are proving more resilient than investors expected despite war, inflation and the th ... Show More
24m 54s