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Parasols and beach umbrellas 🏖️ are pretty useless at keeping you cool. Effectively it's only a degree cooler underneath them, modelling suggests 🧪 (the study didn't look at trees but their shade should be much cooler) www.newscientist.com/article/2582...

Why sitting under a parasol is barely cooler than being in the sun | New ScientistA beach umbrella might protect you from sunburn, but when it comes to keeping you cool, it makes surprisingly little differencewww.newscientist.com

A study of the 2023 Canadian wildfires 🔥 has concluded that drifting smoke caused a 3 per cent drop in solar power generation in Europe and North America, costing nearly $2 billion and increasing CO2 emissions 🧪 It's happening again this year, of course www.newscientist.com/article/2582...

Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation in Europe | New ScientistLost solar power due to smoke blocking the sun cost Europe and North America nearly $2 billion in 2023 alonewww.newscientist.com

Truly startling - across swathes of England and Wales, dozens weather stations recorded ZERO rainfall in July, for the first time in their history www.newscientist.com/article/2583...

Parts of the UK endure first ever month without any rain | New ScientistFor the first time since records began, there was no rain at all for parts of southern England and Wales in July, in a “truly exceptional” month of heat and sunshinewww.newscientist.com