Leaders from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration that set out plans to drive economic development while preventing the rainforest’s demise.

The recent downpours have damaged infrastructure and deluged swathes of the city’s suburbs and surrounding areas.

The temperature rose to a record 46.4 degrees Celsius in Santarem, central Portugal, yesterday.

Heatwaves, ice shelf collapse and loss of sea ice have left experts shocked and concerned about the future.

The event was due to take place at the Edinburgh Playhouse on 13 August.

The amount of rain recorded in just 40 hours neared the average rainfall for the entire month of July.

A video shared on a farming organisation’s Facebook page contains misleading information.

More than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP27 in Egypt last November, sparking concerns about the industry’s sway over climate policy.

More than 460 firefighters are still deployed in Rhodes, Corfu and central Greece as a precaution.

No breakthrough was possible on several key points at the meeting of major economies today.

Campaigners were dismayed earlier this year when the group failed to agree on a roadmap to cut fossil fuel use.

Searing heat intensified by global warming has baked parts of Europe, Asia and North America this month.

A conspiracy theorist tried to use the image to claim that record high temperatures are propaganda.

Around 2,000 Irish holiday makers could be on the Greek islands of Corfu and Rhodes.

The AMOC regulates how heat moves from the lower latitudes into the northern hemisphere.

Overall, 63% of actions due to be completed during the quarter were finished on time.

Severe heatwaves have gripped southern Europe, parts of the United States, Mexico and China this month.

The Swedish campaigner had earlier been fined 2,500 kronor (€217) for a previous protest.

The Climate Change Advisory Council is “extremely concerned” that the government will clarify its climate plans “too late”.

Politicians have reacted to the sudden departure of an environment activist over a blog claiming that farm organisations were “lurching to the far-right”.

This week on The Explainer, we’re joined by Lauren Boland, climate reporter with The Journal, to examine what precisely this legislation is all about and why it sparked so much anger. Do environmentalists think the now-watered-down law will have any impact? And how does Ireland fit into the picture?

Just Stop Oil said three people in total were involved in the protest.

Gavin Schmidt said the trend of extreme heat is unmistakable.

‘Forty degrees makes it uncomfortable just to sit or lie down, let alone to do anything meaningful,’ said climatologist Peter Thorne.

Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun.

The Media Minister said “we need strong regulatory rules on sponsorship and product placement”.

41 people were killed and another nine are still missing nationwide after the heavy downpours.

Levels of sunshine and rainfall have both increased over time.

Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun.

While the continent of Europe could record its hottest-ever temperature this week, Ireland has remained relatively cool.

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‘This kind of extreme weather event will become commonplace – we must accept climate change is happening,’ President Yoon Suk Yeol said today.

As Ireland looks to grow its market share in Africa, experts point to local farmers being put out of business by cheaper imports.

Record heat forecasts have impacted parts of the US, Europe and Asia.