Chester U. Dispatch
Chief Reporter
More than 2,700 deaths across England and Wales were linked to May and June heatwaves, according to research published 13 July 2026 — and the next one is, inevitably, two weeks away.
A WMO-backed report puts an 86% chance that some year from 2026 to 2030 tops 2024 as the warmest on record. The records keep being broken, which changes nothing about the records being broken.
The UN World Meteorological Organization said on 3 July 2026 that strong El Niño conditions are expected to develop rapidly from July to September, with high confidence. The cooler, calmer weather everyone is waiting for remains, as always, two weeks away.