‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat
In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented
To keep track of the rapidly growing field of attribution research, Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has influenced extreme weather.
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Really dirty looking plume of black smoke near M60 north of #Manchester. Tyre #fire? 🔥😷
📣 #CallForAbstracts for the **6th National #Climate Impact, Risk & #Adaptation Meeting** 🌡️🥵🌳🔥🌧️🧑🌾🌽🏠🥔🛰️💻
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📅 Deadline is midnight, 14th June 2026
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📣 New Research Fellow post in Modelled Forest-Climate Interactions with the fabulous @jesstreebaker.bsky.social ➡️ exploring how #tropical #forests can contribute to #ClimateChange #adaptation 🌳🌡️💻
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3/ NCI-RA Meeting is supported by @rmets.org with additional support from @frontiersin.bsky.social 💙
🔥In 2025, Europe recorded its highest wildfire emissions since 2003 and largest burnt area on record (about 1.03 million hectares). Spain alone produced around half of all emissions, and with Portugal, accounted for around 65% of total burnt area.
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📣 The *National #Climate Impact, Risk & #Adaptation Meeting* is coming to Leeds! ➡️ Bringing together #ClimateScience, #ClimateImpacts, #ClimateRisk & resilience communities across disciplines and sectors.
📅 8–9 Sept 2026
📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds
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