Aftermath of wildfires in Dagenham shows devastation
Labor saidwhen wildfires accused the Tories of setting smoke alarms to "snooze" across the country.
The party claims the government is "sleep behind the wheel" in response to extreme heatand that resilience is "nothing short of disastrous." are planning
Workers noted that the government had not yet issued a national resilience strategy designed to cover "environmental disasters" including heat waves.
Fleur Anderson, the Shadow Paymaster General of the Labor Party, said.
``The threat of wildfires has been a national threat for almost a decade. As recognized on the risk register, government resilience plans have been disastrous.”
Anderson added:
She continued:
Beaver We can help tackle the environmental impact of heatwaves
Already known to play a very effective role in reducing the risk of flooding, the Beaver The return to , shows how the species protects the environment from the effects of heat and drought. weather.
With another heat wave in the UK and millions of people banned from using hoses, the National Trust has announced that record droughts have hit many parts of the world. It warns that landscapes, waterways, flora and fauna are being devastated. the estate.
However, where the beaver was reintroduced, the impact was greatly reduced.
Our Environmental Correspondent Harry Cockburn full text:
Just a few months after reintroduction, the previously dry landscape was "totally flooded"
With drought warnings in place, some people only have four hours of water each day
A village of 800 people in Spain has only four hours of water a day. Samuel Webb reports that Europe continues to swelter under a heat wave.
With almost 50% of the continent on alert for drought, the taps at Bonastre, just south of Barcelona, dried up as unprecedented temperatures ravaged the continent. did.
Residents have access to water only from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day, he reports Euronews.
Spain faces the driest climate for at least 1,200 years
Scientists say the Arctic is warming four times faster than other regions.
Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government, said that the extreme weather events currently occurring in Europe could cause Arctic ice melt "much more than predicted." We believe that we are moving rapidly towards
Now, a new study finds that the entire Arctic has been warming much faster than previously thought over the past 40 years. world.
Our Climate Reporter Ethan Friedman details in this report:
The study comes a day after the startling discovery of East Antarctica's "sleeping giant" ice sheet
The Rhine is about to dry up as 50% of Europe receives drought warnings
Continued extreme heat in European rivers
Continued heat waves and lack of rain caused the Rhine and several other German
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Analysis by the European Commission suggests that a prolonged drought will A staggering 44% of countries are 'exposed' to drought warnings, while 9% in the EU and UK face more severe drought 'alerts'.
Samuel Webb details the situation in this report:
River Rhine water levels may drop very low over the next few days
Current heat wave could be a 'thunderstorm breakdown'
said it could be a "thunderstorm breakdown," though it's not yet clear which areas might get rain.
Our environmental correspondent Harry Cockburn explains how dry, dry ground makes flash floods more likely.
footage shows the effects of lingering dry weather
yesterday's What was your maximum temperature?
Yesterday's highest temperatures across the UK.
Thermometers reached 31.8C at Wiggonholt, West Sussex and Monmouthshire, Wales, and he saw a peak of 28.8C at Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. rice field. Northern Ireland reached 28.1C at Stormont Castle in County Down.
Difference from today:
Police share 'evidence of deliberate attempt' to set fire to London parks
Police share 'evidence of people deliberately trying to set grasslands on fire' in London did.
Sharing images of the charred ground in Bushey Park, Richmond upon Thames, the Royal Park Police said:
"This is dangerous and unacceptable."
Villagers who run out of water are enraged by the lack of water. I wash my hair, brush my teeth, and boil vegetables, while my neighbor across the street continues to use tap water. My colleague Matt Mathers reports.
About 68 residents of the North End village road, about 40 miles north of the city center of Oxford, have no water supply in a hot, dry climate. After stopping, I am forced to live on emergency food. conditions.
Caroline Evans, a North End resident and retired Buckingham County Council employee, said, "Everything is a little dire." It all started when we didn't do much, in fact, these issues have been around since 2018.
Some villagers in Oxford, North End, reported bottled
Fire risk 'very high'
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has warned of a 'very high' bushfire risk in southern and eastern Scotland .
SFRS deputy chief executive Bruce Farquharson urged people to "use extreme caution and avoid lighting fires outdoors."
Farmers share the fear as sweltering heat and dry conditions put additional pressure on crops and yields.
"No rain days, hot and dry days add pressure," Gloucestershire-based farmer David Burton told his BBC. rice field.
Tom Bradshaw, vice president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) who also grows wheat, barley and oats near Colchester, Essex, said that East He was Anglia. 'Unprecedented' July for some farmers.
"On our farm, we finished the wheat last Thursday," he said. "It's incredibly early, and certainly unprecedented in many circumstances, because you don't normally start wheat production until the end of July."
My colleagues Matt Mathers reports:
warned that climate change could reduce yields in the future