Hello, it's Manveen bringing you an episode from a new podcast series from The Times

in partnership with Rolex and its perpetual planet initiative, Planet Hope.

In this series, Adam Vaughn, the environment editor for The Times, asks why our planet is changing

so rapidly and meets leading experts from around the world who are trying to turn the tide.

Through its perpetual planet initiative, Rolex supports individuals and organisations

who go above and beyond to safeguard and preserve our planet for the next generation.

Last summer in the UK was hot. A really hot.

Ricky News and the UK is experiencing its hottest ever day after the Met Office issued a red

extreme heat warning in an area stretching between London, Manchester and York.

But even those who like to top up their tans, they're reluctant to step outside,

and that's not normal. We're from Denmark, for me, too hot.

This is crazy. Nor were the devastating floods that saw large areas of Pakistan enter a state of

emergency. The head of the UN is urging the world to come to Pakistan's aid in an urgent cash

appeal. Our climate has changed in the past, fossils from the Kadashia

period show that Earth is much warmer than it is today, and we've also experienced ice ages too.

But it's only since the industrial revolution that there's been changes that have been driven

by humans. So to what extent are these increases in extreme weather down to climate change?

And, importantly, can we change the course that we're on?

We can see that we continue down this road, then it's bad news for future generations,

it's bad news for this generation too. So we need to use that understanding that

privilege that comes from what we've done in the past to walk a better route. If we'd get this

next bit right, the future for humanity could be very bright indeed. I'm Adam Vaughn, the

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