Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. In tourist hotspot ...

On 19 July 2022, the UK experienced its first recorded temperature above 40C, when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reached 40.3C.

Following a series on intense heat spells, the Met Office have warned that UK heatwaves are about to get longer and hotter in ...

The chances of hitting 40C are more likely in the South East of England, with temperatures above 35C becoming an almost annual occurrence by the end of the century.

Now the BBC has said that next week will start with windy wet weather but they are predicting nine days of sunshine after ...

Exhaustion occurs between 40C and 41C, as our organs begin to lose the ability to function. The next stage – when the body's temperature rises above 41C – is heatstroke.

Temperatures of 40C had never been recorded in the UK until July 19 last year, but they could be appearing as frequently as every three years by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are not curtailed ...

Experts have said extreme heat and temperatures of more than 40C are becoming increasingly likely in the UK due to climate change as the Met Office prepares to publish its annual report. The ...