Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become the new normal , the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.
Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heat wave.
Warm weather is set to return this week, with scorching temperatures in the South. So is the UK getting a heatwave? And what will the temperatures be? Here's the Met Office latest.