Our research has also found summers are getting longer and winters are becoming shorter, due to global warming.

As heatwaves engulf the Northern Hemisphere and Australia prepares for a ‘horror summer’, don’t forget to check out our webinar with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Goodell, and read an extract of his book here.

“When the heat comes, it’s invisible…Extreme heat is remaking our planet into one in which large swaths may become inhospitable to human life.”

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