Fire Climate Feedback Loop News Today

hello and thank you forjoining us. of more than a0 degrees celsius have been recorded for the very first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption and a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor sadiq khan said fire crews were struggling to cope. the uns climate chief has warned heatwaves like the one gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editorjustin rowlatt. with todays searing heat came fires, and lots of...

loses a million subscribers? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we begin here in the uk where temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius have been recorded for the very first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption and a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor sadiq khan said fire crews were struggling to cope. the uns climate chief has warned heatwaves like the one gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our fi...

Such a small number. you say only 6%, but that is 6% we were hoping we would not have to deal with at all, and its still quite a huge amount and i suppose there is this painful reality thatitis a vicious circle, isnt it? we are having fires, they are putting more c02 in the atmosphere, leading to more heating, which will lead presumably to more forest fires? exactly. this fire climate feedback loop is one of the biggest concerns we have and really the best thing we can do right now is to decreas...