Channel 4 News (10 August 2026). 'Over 70% of England in drought as UK braces for fifth heatwave'
https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8L5ZXBBdjs
Issue: "Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesday, but doubling down on climate action now could avoid a climate catastrophe.... There are no good outcomes if temperatures remain above 1.5°C consistently, warned UNEP chief Inger Andersen. 'Across the globe, extreme heatwaves are already proving that climate impacts will strike faster, hit harder, and last longer, costing more lives and causing deeper disruption,' she said. 'Now is the time we must double down on climate action. We can and must get on the right path. By cutting greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening resilience and adaptation and ensuring exceedance of 1.5°C is as small and short as possible.' The UN chief agreed. 'Every fraction of a degree will cost lives, destroy livelihoods, deepen inequality and push ecosystems closer to irreversible damage,' the Secretary-General said. 'Humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe'" (UN News, 2026). Further: 'People vs Climate Change' https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p097sbzc Bibliography: UN News. (2026). "'Fight for humanity': Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now". In UN News. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168240 Dutton, L. (2014, February 10). 'Flooding: Is it climate change?' Channel 4 News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8L4BoDNJMc&t=3s
