In numbers

40°C

The temperature UK summers could routinely reach by 2100, as estimated by the Met Office.

16.73 SECONDS

The duration of a lightning flash recorded in Argentina on 4 March 2019. It was recently confirmed as a new world record for the longest lightning flash by the World Meteorological Society.

£8BN

The value of precious metals dumped annually, thanks to tiny amounts present in electronic waste, according to a new UN report.