In brief | 28 August '26
AFP: Germany reports record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer
The worst affected group were people over 75, and around 9,600 deaths were recorded in one week in late June when Germany baked in temperatures over 40C.
Bloomberg: Barclays says extreme heat is altering the behaviour of UK businesses and consumers
Some 60 percent of companies are now investing in or plan to invest in technologies to help them adapt to extreme heat.
CNBC: Europe’s gas stores are running low — and prices could top 100 euros this winter
Analysts warn that gas prices could this winter return to levels not seen since the Russia-Ukraine war triggered an energy crisis in 2022.
New York Times: Climate change raises risk of disasters like Nepal floods
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.
Associated Press: As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
El Ninos are more than 36 percent stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 1800s, with a 16 percent jump in just the last 40 years showing that the increase is accelerating.
The Guardian: The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?
Bloomberg: Amazon agrees to buy power from four Swedish wind farms
Deals add almost 200 megawatts of electricity, and once fully operational Amazon will have nearly 1 gigawatt of supply in Sweden.