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Home » News & commentaries » In the news » Fires, Heat Waves, Typhoons. It’s Time to Get Used to Hot Summers.

Fires, Heat Waves, Typhoons. It’s Time to Get Used to Hot Summers.

In the news on 25 August, 2026

Bloomberg, 25 August 2026

Authors

Emma Howard Boyd

Professor in Practice

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Keywords

heat heatwave heatwaves UK UK policy

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