Climate special: How extreme weather is putting all of us in danger

By Channel 4 News

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With data suggesting that the heatwave in May and June alone killed around 2,700 people in England and Wales, and wildfires burning at home and in Europe, we bring you a special programme asking can Britain cope with the searing impact of this climate crisis. Climate change caused by fossil fuel pollution is making heatwaves more common and more intense, as all of us have experienced this year. Most of Europe is also sweltering in record temperatures and it's only set to get worse. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] A large wildfire which began in Manchester has spread across part of the Peak District, while a major incident was declared in North Wales amid a rapidly spreading blaze. Parts of southern England, including London, have been declared an "extreme" wildfire risk. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for stronger measures to tackle his country's wildfires after 13 people were killed in the most recent blaze

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