US researchers pinned rising temperatures on a El Niño , a climate-heating natural weather event - that also last appeared in 2016 - and growing carbon emissions around the world.
Sara-Jayne Makwala King chats to outdoor correspondent Jeff Ayliffe about the condition of Cape hiking and biking trails as a series of cold fronts hits.
Satellite imagery shows that the water in 7,245 reservoirs around the world has decreased in the last 20 years. Climate change and unsustainable human consumption are the causes.
Fire crews have urged Peak District residents and visitors to help reduce the risk of wildfires – after being called to put out two BBQs at a beauty spot.