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1 day ago · UK heatwave: Will it last? Tuesday was the UK's hottest day of 2024 so far, with a temperature of 30.0C recorded at Chertsey in Surrey - the first time 30C has been reached since 10 September 2023 ...
Jul 19, 2022 · Getty Images. People on social media have been comparing the high temperatures in much of the UK with the heatwave of 1976, suggesting that the severity of the current hot weather is being...
Jul 19, 2022 · Temperatures hit 38C on Monday, with even hotter weather of 40C or more thought to be possible on Tuesday. Britons have taken to social media to discuss how the UK’s extreme heat feels...
In early August 2020, at least twenty stations across southern England recorded maximum temperatures reaching 34 °C or more on six consecutive days. Five “tropical nights” were also recorded,...
Jul 20, 2013 · Older British readers may remember the long, hot summer of 1976, which saw five days with temperatures above 35°C, which is still a record. That year also brought water shortages, standpipes...
Jul 21, 2022 · But the global picture shows that the UK, like much of northern Europe, is ill-equipped to deal with hot temperatures relative to warmer parts of the world. It helps explain why researchers are ...
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Aug 13, 2022 · As the UK experiences another heatwave, misinformation and myths about extreme hot weather are once again circulating on social media. Here are five of the most common myths.
