“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.

Record heat. Bone-dry landscapes. Strong winds. Then the wildfires arrive. None of this should be surprising anymore. As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's not just individual supermarket fridges that aren't adapted to cope with supercharged heatwaves, but also the temperature-controlled warehouses crucial to half of the UK's food supply chain. These warehouses also store temperature-sensitive medication like insulin.

Microsoft emissions up 25% in a single year Google emissions up 25% Amazon emissions up 16% Big tech's climate pledges are being swept away in the insatiable race for AI profits.

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security www.theguardian.com/global-deve...

The memes surrounding Binface V Farage are brilliant, share your favourites below, preferably with links to original creators, and if we get enough, we will collate and publish..... Via Penny Nite on Facebook.

👏 I don’t know why this irritates me so much, but it’s the same when people talk about living ‘in’ Dorchester but ‘on’ Poundbury. I now annoyingly correct people when they do this or ask us how we enjoyed our visits ‘on Orkney’!

With the degradation of everything by AI, Trump, Reform etc, I really wish that the Good Years had come with a label so we could have enjoyed them properly at the time.

Gaia help us. Over 4 degrees C over the baseline. The next year is about to give us a glimpse of our likely future. (Though remember that the glimpse will be far less bad than the likely future. Because in that future the oceans won’t be able to absorb most of this excess heat.) Prepare!

With the hot weather continuing here’s some advice on how to stay safe in the heat 👉Drink lots of water 👉Apply sun cream generously! 👉Find shade where you can 👉Look out for vulnerable friends and neighbours More tips for keeping cool: bit.ly/3x1SZTd #WeatherReady

Frustrating trying to get hold of #SevernTrent. The only option listed to contact them in writing is through #WhatsApp - I don't have WhatsApp. The account is deleted and I have no intention of reintroducing it. Why are our communications moving ever towards US big-tech lock-in? #stwater

This is wild. 93% of the renewable electricity generation added to the Irish grid over that last decade now powers data centers, rather than reducing fossil fuel use. Data centers have pretty much annihilated the health and climate benefits those renewables could have provided.

When something is so obviously a terrible idea, it is ok to just...say no thanks and ban it. We don't have to wait 15 years and then slowly ban if after a whole bunch of irreperable damage has been done to individuals and society.

I hate these silly,simplistic and false either/or questions. The premise is wrong. Waste of time asking it!

Or trying to help a Ukrainian renew their UK visa. Or Vodafone NOT to disconnect us just because someone else out in the wrong address. Online systems seemingly designed to make it as difficult and stressful as possible.

One of my cartoons for Tuesday's Metro

We’re back on site tomorrow to investigate an intriguing circular feature revealed by the Time Team ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey in July 2025.

Devonians were horrified to learn last week of plans for a massive AI data centre near Great Torrington, north Devon. The proposals from company XLinks Ltd would cover 850 acres of farmland. But who owns the land? I decided to investigate. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Will we wake up to #AI impacts if our countryside is totally industrialised and water supply affected? Coming to fields near you…?

"Analysis found European heatwave killed >20,000 people... likely more than 5,000 excess deaths in France, 4,500 in Germany, 3,000 in Spain, 2,700 in Italy, 1,070 in Poland and 862 in the UK between 22 and 28 June." #ClimateEmergency = #PublicHealth emergency www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When I share stuff from @theguardian.com app, why don’t links come through? Works on every other app!

Never realised that about Henry’s! Had one in my first classroom, teaching 6-7s in Chilthorne, Yeovil, and did a whole topic based on a book ‘Fatbag: The Demon Vacuum Cleaner’. Seems prescient now!

Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.

Tech companies: Our pavement robots are safe for pedestrians and don't get in their way! The robots:

The current voting system pushes people further apart, not closer. Electoral reform can make politics less about point-scoring and more about solving real problems. buff.ly/L2rOHv3

A new report shows climate change is already impacting UK bird populations. Upland birds & seabirds face steep declines in their numbers underlining the need for action, while some southern species are expanding their ranges. Find out more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... @btobirds.bsky.social 🪶

Someone just asked us which book ended with the best cliffhanger so we told them it was definitely #InternationalJokeDay

Proportional Representation would mean that: ❤️ Everyone can vote with their heart 🗳️ No vote is ignored ⚖️ A broad range of views are heard in Parliament 🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 Parties are encouraged to work together and find common ground The new Prime Minister should make it a priority.

Vodafone #CustomerService is an example of what happens when you allow 'technical bloat'. Too many IT-reliant systems, not enough humanity. 45 minutes to undo an (unrequested) cancellation of my broadband. How is this efficient or good service? And they've the cheek to call it 'Just Ask Once'.

Telegraph weren't watching the speech I was. What a silly headline. Probably AI written.

I am genuinely excited about a PM who will be serious about devolution. If done right it could give people more sense of control about their locality; free up Whitehall to focus on big strategic issues; and make it harder for a future national govt to burn everything down.

Just one possible outcome... but the GFS weather forecast model is suggesting 40-41°C is possible in the UK around 7th July. This is a long-range forecast with significant uncertainty, but the fact that we are even seeing such values fairly regularly in the forecasts is extraordinary.

Journalists get it (judging by the press this gets). Ordinary Members get it (judging by the emails I receive). MPs from different parties get it (given the questions they are asking). Why don’t the #Nationwide #Board, the #FCA, or the #Government? 12/12 James4Nationwide.co.uk/how-to-vote-...

🧵 What would a UK General Election look like under a “Quick Vote” system used by some Member governed organisations? A supporter built this parody site so you can try it yourself. Enter your postcode or constituency and see your ballot. 🔗 quickvote.uk #QuickVote #Democracy #Makerfield

Europe, the last few days: 🇫🇷 France: Hottest day ever — 43.8°C 🇪🇸 Spain: Hottest June day — 42.7°C 🇩🇪 Germany: Hottest day ever — 41.5°C 🇨🇿 Czechia: Hottest day ever — 40.9°C 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Hottest June day — 38.8°C 🇩🇰 Denmark: Hottest day ever — 37°C 🇬🇧 UK: Hottest June day — 36.7°C #climatecrisis

Fascinating visit led by enthusiastic guides - huge thanks. Interesting to understand more of the layers of history in a single site and the lives of those who lived there. History, technology, social trends don’t move in a straight lien. Esp. enjoyed the Tardis ringtone from Miles’ phone!

The more fossil fuels we burn, the more people will suffer and die. That's the brutal calculus of the climate crisis. A crisis that is the result of a tiny fraction of humanity preferring profit & power over people.

Marvellous - and hopefully visionary - from @bjennings90.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Climate emergency cancels Reform's "cancel the climate emergency" meeting - council members were due to vote on Thurs on a Reform motion to rescind the climate emergency.

💥 More than 140 MPs back @alexsobel.co.uk's amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. The new Prime Minister will have no time to waste. Our democracy is broken - it's time to design and adopt a system that's fit for the modern era.

Celebrate ten years of freedom and sovereignty with the Brexit Benefit Loo Roll From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"

19 July 2022, Britain hit 40°C for the 1st time in recorded history. Houses burned to the ground. London ran out of fire engines... A major London hospital lost all its patient records. Fmr. BBC journalist David Shukman reveals what actually went wrong that day- & why, 4yrs on, we still aren't ready

Here we are in the midst of a climate-change induced heatwave and unions are siding with Reform and Tories to argue against net zero! We MUST move faster to free ourselves from fossil fuels. Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The number of cars outside my window running engines presumably to power their aircon to deal with the heat caused by dirty fuel is doing my head in. 🤯 Turn off your engine, open the windows, and if you need to, go and sit in the shade under a tree while you wait. The bench is right there!

Text: warning - danger of death! Image: ignore the warnings, go out and enjoy the sun! Outcome: undermining of public health messaging, reduced understanding of risk, possible deaths

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

I think about this picture every time I see a big ass truck on the road.

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.