WHEN VITAL WEATHER DATA IS NEEDED, MUPPETS TAKE FLIGHT

1. WHAT HAPPENED

Verified details available in the live RSS coverage:

• NYT > U.S. News: “For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo.
• The Guardian: The warm, gentle conditions I was hoping for turned out to be ferociously windy.
• The Guardian: The anchor couldn’t hold our boat in place.
• The Guardian: Extreme heat led to 440 deaths a day during June peak, say scientists, with climate crisis ramping up temperatures The heatwave that affected England and Wales in June killed about 440 people a day during its three-day…
• The Guardian: Across the whole of the June heatwave, plus the one in May, about 2,700 people lost their lives prematurely.

4. RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• MY HOLIDAY FROM HELL: I EXPECTED A GLAMOROUS WEEK ON A CATAMARAN – BUT SPENT THE WHOLE TIME HOPING NOT TO DIE
  The Guardian • 1 hr ago • UK
• MAY AND JUNE HEATWAVES KILLED ABOUT 2,700 PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, DATA SUGGESTS
  The Guardian • 5 hrs ago • UK
• ‘NO MATTER HOW BAD, IT IS ALWAYS FIXABLE’: HOW BEA ELTON CLEANS UP THE HOUSES – AND LIVES – OF DESPERATE PEOPLE
  The Guardian • 6 hrs ago • UK