Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue Recent unprecedented heatwaves in the UK may have killed thousands of people. Children are suffering in overheating schools .
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/andy-burnham-climate-floods-fires-political-capital)