EarthWildfires give a window into our planet's future Directly linking wildfires to climate change is still a difficult task – but make no mistake, they are a sign of things to come, writes Graham LawtonComment
EnvironmentSicily hits 48.8°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was reported on 11 August. The town of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily reached 48.8°C, 0.8°C higher than the previous European record 51¶¯Âþ