Record-breaking temperatures may be giving way to thunderstorms but pictures of burning buildings, roadside fires, melting tarmac and buckled railway lines bear witness to exactly how high the thermometer climbed. Rewind a decade and very different images were chosen to illustrate hot weather: packed beaches, impromptu paddling in city fountains and cute kids with dripping ice creams.
Climate preaching is no way to win over converts
Climate preaching is no way to win over…
Climate preaching is no way to win over converts
Record-breaking temperatures may be giving way to thunderstorms but pictures of burning buildings, roadside fires, melting tarmac and buckled railway lines bear witness to exactly how high the thermometer climbed. Rewind a decade and very different images were chosen to illustrate hot weather: packed beaches, impromptu paddling in city fountains and cute kids with dripping ice creams.