This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Kate Moles, Cardiff University and Safia Bailey, Cardiff University More than 7.5 million people immerse themselves in lakes, rivers, seas and lidos every year in the UK. But getting in the water means getting in pollution too for most…

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Aaron Thierry, Cardiff University In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and…

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Aaron Thierry, Cardiff University and Tristram Wyatt, University of Oxford Despite decades of scientists’ warnings about climate and ecological breakdown, record-breaking heat and escalating environmental disasters have become commonplace. Science has been attacked, dismissed and politicised, and the world…