It's not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC's Roger Harrabin - it's the way they were smashed.
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BBC environment analyst
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Winchcombe meteorite gets official classification
The UK's most famous space rock receives its "birth certificate" from the Meteoritical Society.
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Winchcombe meteorite gets official classification
The UK's most famous space rock receives its "birth certificate" from the Meteoritical Society.
Heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
Without global warming, the searing heat seen in the western US and Canada "just doesn't occur," say scientists.
Quest to retrieve 50-year-old UK space debris
Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora issues a challenge to recover the Prospero satellite.
Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown
Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the "underappreciated and under-threat" insects.
Why North America's killer heat scares me
It's not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC's Roger Harrabin - it's the way they were smashed.
Iceland's spectacular volcano tracked from space
Orbiting radar satellites make a timelapse of daily activity at the impressive Fagradalsfjall volcano.
Record heat points to 'extraordinary' extremes
North America experienced its warmest June on record and experts say the figures are frightening.
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Winchcombe meteorite gets official classification
The UK's most famous space rock receives its "birth certificate" from the Meteoritical Society.
Heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
Without global warming, the searing heat seen in the western US and Canada "just doesn't occur," say scientists.
Quest to retrieve 50-year-old UK space debris
Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora issues a challenge to recover the Prospero satellite.
Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown
Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the "underappreciated and under-threat" insects.
Why North America's killer heat scares me
It's not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC's Roger Harrabin - it's the way they were smashed.
Iceland's spectacular volcano tracked from space
Orbiting radar satellites make a timelapse of daily activity at the impressive Fagradalsfjall volcano.
Record heat points to 'extraordinary' extremes
North America experienced its warmest June on record and experts say the figures are frightening.
Heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
Without global warming, the searing heat seen in the western US and Canada "just doesn't occur," say scientists.
Quest to retrieve 50-year-old UK space debris
Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora issues a challenge to recover the Prospero satellite.
Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown
Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the "underappreciated and under-threat" insects.
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