PK & Tom discuss the heatwaves sweeping Europe and America, how it compares to previous years and the impacts this is having on biodiversity, other weather events and human health. 

Useful links and extra reading ...

https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01132-6

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/12/us/florida-ocean-heat-coral-bleaching-climate/index.html

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/oceans/el-nino

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/18/women-greater-risk-heatwaves-men-extreme-weather-study