The terrifying scenes we’ve seen so far this summer are the latest part of a pernicious long-term pattern.

Across the world, the past 11 years have been the 11 hottest ever recorded – and with a super strength El Niño forming in the Pacific which could pour yet more fuel on the fire, that trend is all but certain to continue.

The climate emergency is here – and no one can say they didn’t see it coming.

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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly

Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

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