When the Term “Heatwave” Is No Longer Enough — Covering Climate Now
- From Us Climate Beat October 22, 2026 A groundbreaking Reuters investigation explains that massive “heat storms” now “swarm the planet” The sun rises over the central London skyline on August 6, 2026, during a summer of extreme heat in Europe.
- (Ben Whitley / PA Wire WEATHER / Associated Press) In a landmark piece of climate journalism, Reuters has just published a groundbreaking investigation arguing that the term “heat waves” no longer adequately captures what is happening on the planet.
- A better term is “heat storms,” wrote Maurice Tamman, a veteran investigative journalist who was the lead
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- From Us Climate Beat October 22, 2026 A groundbreaking Reuters investigation explains that massive “heat storms” now “swarm the planet” The sun rises over the central London skyline on August 6, 2026, during a summer of extreme heat in Europe.
- (Ben Whitley / PA Wire WEATHER / Associated Press) In a landmark piece of climate journalism, Reuters has just published a groundbreaking investigation arguing that the term “heat waves” no longer adequately captures what is happening on the planet.
- A better term is “heat storms,” wrote Maurice Tamman, a veteran investigative journalist who was the lead
Sources: Coveringclimatenow