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32.2 °C (90.0 °F), recorded at Heathrow Airport, London on 21 July 2021. The 2021 Britain and Ireland heat wave was a period of unusually hot weather in July 2021 that led to record-breaking temperatures in the UK and Ireland.
Jul 19, 2022 · The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we are seeing has been made ten times more likely because of it. We are being warned it can pose a life-threatening risk to even normally healthy ...
Jul 19, 2022 · 19 July 2022. Justin Rowlatt. BBC News Climate Editor. PA Media. Why are we seeing such brutal temperatures? Climate scientists say the answer is climate change. The Met Office estimates that the...
Jun 18, 2021 · During hot weather we often see increased traffic near coastal areas, increased use of open water by the public, and an increase in wildfire risk. The Met Office launched a new Extreme Heat National Severe Weather Warning at the start of June 2021, with warnings to be issued based on the impacts of extreme heat.
Hot years like 2022 will be the average by 2060, if carbon emissions are as expected, the authors say. By 2100, it would be a cooler-than-average year across the UK.
Oct 14, 2022 · Climate change is making heatwaves in the UK more likely and more extreme. Since 2000, the hottest day of the year has surpassed 35C seven times. This only happened on five occasions in the 90...
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Jul 18, 2022 · The UK has had one of its hottest days on record, with a high of 38.1C (100.6F) - and forecasters are warning it will be warmer still on Tuesday. The high was recorded in Santon Downham,...
