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Bureau of Meterology says most of the country is likely to be warmer than average, but El Niño pattern is hard to predict with certainty

The storm, the first to be named by the Met Office this season, is expected to bring wind and rain to parts of the UK on Saturday.

Scientists got bats to map urban heat islands and find air over urban areas is warmer than in parks.

The jet stream is a core of powerful winds that travel from west to east, 5 to 7 miles above the surface of the Earth

Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C-20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C – breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked…

Higher temperatures combine with Iraq’s other problems to create a ‘perfect storm’.

The storm, which is the first to be named by the Met Office this season, will hit the UK from late Friday night and into Saturday.

It is not only air temperatures that are rising. The oceans — home to up to 80 per cent of all life on Earth — are warming dangerously too.

British delegation leaves world scouting event attracting 39,000 people after scores taken ill amid the heat

Average daily surface temperature of 20.96C breaks 2016 record, with experts saying warmest month for oceans to come

The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts, or don't know how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients.