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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
By Helen PilcherThe complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/extreme-weather-unprecedented-feel-normal
#Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #Environment #UKweather #UKnews #TheGuardian #HelenPilcher
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/extreme-weather-unprecedented-feel-normal #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #Environment #UkWeather #UkNews
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Every day should be D-day for weather forecasters | Letter
By Guardian StaffMargaret Squires responds to an article about the wartime meteorologist James Stagg, whose work is dramatised in a new film
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/11/every-day-should-be-d-day-for-weather-forecasters
#Meteorology #UKweather #Secondworldwar #Film #Dday #MetOffice #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Every day should be D-day for weather forecasters | Letter
By Guardian StaffMargaret Squires responds to an article about the wartime meteorologist James Stagg, whose work is dramatised in a new film
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/11/every-day-should-be-d-day-for-weather-forecasters
#Meteorology #UKweather #Secondworldwar #Film #Dday #MetOffice #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Every day should be D-day for weather forecasters | Letter
By Guardian StaffMargaret Squires responds to an article about the wartime meteorologist James Stagg, whose work is dramatised in a new film
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/11/every-day-should-be-d-day-for-weather-forecasters
#Meteorology #UKweather #Secondworldwar #Film #Dday #MetOffice #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Every day should be D-day for weather forecasters | Letter
By Guardian StaffMargaret Squires responds to an article about the wartime meteorologist James Stagg, whose work is dramatised in a new film
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/11/every-day-should-be-d-day-for-weather-forecasters
#Meteorology #UKweather #Secondworldwar #Film #Dday #MetOffice #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
By Press AssociationHealth secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
#NHS #Hospitals #England #UKnews #Health #Society #Extremeheat #UKweather #Healthpolicy #Politics #Publicservicespolicy #Environment #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
By Press AssociationHealth secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
#NHS #Hospitals #England #UKnews #Health #Society #Extremeheat #UKweather #Healthpolicy #Politics #Publicservicespolicy #Environment #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
By Press AssociationHealth secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
#NHS #Hospitals #England #UKnews #Health #Society #Extremeheat #UKweather #Healthpolicy #Politics #Publicservicespolicy #Environment #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
By Press AssociationHealth secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
#NHS #Hospitals #England #UKnews #Health #Society #Extremeheat #UKweather #Healthpolicy #Politics #Publicservicespolicy #Environment #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/10/nhs-busiest-ever-summer-heatwaves-hospital-admissions #Nhs #Hospitals #England #UkNews #Health #Society #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #Environment #ClimateCrisis
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/10/nhs-busiest-ever-summer-heatwaves-hospital-admissions #Nhs #Hospitals #England #UkNews #Health #Society #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #Environment #ClimateCrisis
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/10/nhs-busiest-ever-summer-heatwaves-hospital-admissions #Nhs #Hospitals #England #UkNews #Health #Society #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #Environment #ClimateCrisis
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/10/nhs-busiest-ever-summer-heatwaves-hospital-admissions #Nhs #Hospitals #England #UkNews #Health #Society #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #Environment #ClimateCrisis
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Related story...
Mountain of broken #fridges growing across #England and #Wales
Jennifer McKiernan
28 Aug 2026"Recent weather has caused a backlog of appliances waiting to be collected by specialist waste firms
"A mountain of broken fridges is building up in waste centres across England and Wales, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
"This year's multiple heat waves have increased the numbers of white goods such as fridges and freezers breaking down and needing to be scrapped at specialist sites.
"Dozens of councils have been forced to stop collections of white goods due to a major backlog, which has built up due to a national shortage of specialists needed to safely process the appliances.
"Earlier this month, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the latest crackdown on illegal waste dumps - and the LGA is now calling on the government to take urgent action on dealing with white goods too.
"LGA Neighbourhoods committee chair Councillor Arooj Shah called on the government to force white goods companies to pick up the burden, help councils with the cost of extra storage, and prevent the same problems recurring in future.
" 'The backlog of defunct white goods is getting bigger by the day – they're at risk of becoming a mountain,' he said.
" 'It is not right that residents who are trying to do the right thing can't take old or broken appliances to their local recycling centre due to failures elsewhere in the system.' "
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"Fridges and #freezers require specialist dismantling due to the gases they contain, which can be harmful to the environment if not disposed of safely, but three of the UK's 10 full-scale processing plants have closed in the last 12 months."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23x8k1ry27o#UKHeatwaves #UK #UKWeather #ExtremeHeat #Freezers #Refrigerators
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England braces for rainy bank holiday weekend
By Kevin Rawlinson and agencyFestivalgoers brave wet weather and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last into start of next week
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/28/england-braces-for-rainy-bank-holiday-weekend
#UKweather #England #ReadingandLeedsfestival #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson #agency
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England braces for rainy bank holiday weekend
By Kevin Rawlinson and agencyFestivalgoers brave wet weather and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last into start of next week
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/28/england-braces-for-rainy-bank-holiday-weekend
#UKweather #England #ReadingandLeedsfestival #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson #agency
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England braces for rainy bank holiday weekend
By Kevin Rawlinson and agencyFestivalgoers brave wet weather and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last into start of next week
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/28/england-braces-for-rainy-bank-holiday-weekend
#UKweather #England #ReadingandLeedsfestival #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson #agency
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Wildfire victims to return to Stourbridge homes after flames rip through properties
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Mum runs for her life seconds before wildfire engulfs family’s ‘forever home’
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Fire services: ‘Save 999 calls for emergencies – not dobbing in next door’s BBQ’