25/06/2026
CLIMATE ANXIETY • We try to share useful tips and organise events to support our community but sometimes, it’s all just a bit much.
This will likely be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives. This is a human-induced heatwave.
Scientists suggest that similar events could become significantly more intense in the future, with a plausible scenario showing UK temperatures reaching 45°C by 2056.
According to Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science at the University of Reading, such heatwaves will also become more common in the years ahead and “what felt like a freak event to grandparents in 1976 will become a new normal for their grandchildren”.
If you’re also feeling anxious and overwhelmed by the heat and the science, please reach out to organisations like to find out how you can get involved.