14 Jul 2026
Chief Correspondent
In the second part of our special Substack mini-series on climate change, Alex Thomson explores how extreme heat is affecting health.
Andy’s experience might not be typical, but his disastrous day at the beach brings home the sheer breadth of pressure now bearing down on the NHS as our climate breaks down because of fossil fuel pollution.
All he wanted was a nice day out with the grandchildren. Then he made a terrible mistake. He stepped, barefooted, from the sand on hot tarmac.
