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Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.

• Updated: 20 June 2023

This page summarises Chapter 7 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on climate and infectious diseases. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

BEIS invites UK experts to register their interest in reviewing the Second Order Draft of the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.

This page summarises Chapter 1 of the Health effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of how the UK's climate is changing with regards to heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

• Updated: 1 January 2012

This page summarises Chapter 8 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on climate and vector-borne diseases. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

• Updated: 2 October 2013

• Updated: 1 January 2014

The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

This page summarises the state of the evidence of the Health effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on the state of the evidence.

• Updated: 19 December 2024