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UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impactB2

UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact

Thursday, 3 September 2026

The UN warned the world has entered a danger zone of extreme weather as El Niño intensifies. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says this natural phenomenon could be the…

New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met OfficeA2

New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Tuesday 1 September marks the start of meteorological autumn and the UK storm season. The Met Office has released new storm names for 2026-2027, chosen by the public. The first…

Plug-in solar: could a low-cost panel cut your bills?A2

Plug-in solar: could a low-cost panel cut your bills?

Sunday, 23 August 2026

From 27 August, Britons will be able to buy low-cost plug-in solar kits after a rule change. Also called balcony solar, the panels sit on a railing or wall and plug into a normal…

Proposed London datacentre ‘incompatible’ with net zero with 1m-tonne carbon footprintC1

Proposed London datacentre ‘incompatible’ with net zero with 1m-tonne carbon footprint

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Planning papers say the East Havering Data Centre Campus (EHDCC) in North Ockendon would be one of Europe’s biggest hyperscale sites. What alarms critics is the projected 1.2m…

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappearsA2

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Sea ice is disappearing from East Greenland. Melting ice opens coastal waters. Giant whales can now move in and feed there in summer. A long survey found many humpback, minke,…

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwavesC1

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

Monday, 17 August 2026

Successive intense heatwaves and an unusually severe drought have created an unprecedented crisis for many European farmers this summer. Vegetable producers in France report…