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UK summers are likely to regularly see temperatures above 40°C even if humanity manages to limit global warming to 1.5°C, meteorologists have warned.
The UK is already seeing increasingly extreme weather, with 2020 the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest year on record – the first to fall into the top 10 for all three variables. Data published in the The State Of The UK Climate 2020 report today revealed the average winter temperature for last year was 5.3°C, which is 1.6°C higher than the 1981 to 2010 average.
That makes December 2019 to February 2020 the fifth warmest winter on record, while the average temperature last summer was 14.8°C, 0.4°C above the 1981 to 2010 average.
Brits warned to prepare for 40C summer temperatures across the UK. (PA) Brits are being warned to prepare for temperatures exceeding 40C during the summer months by the UK’s leading meteorologists. The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change, even if humanity is able to limit global warming to 1.5C. Forecasters and meteorologists correctly predicted the heatwave in July which forced Public Health England to issue a heat health alert this week for the very first time. Beaches, parks and other public spaces were packed as Brits enjoyed blistering heat with highs of 32C.
Brits warned to prepare for 40C summer temperatures across the UK. (PA) Brits are being warned to prepare for temperatures exceeding 40C during the summer months by the UK’s leading meteorologists. The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change, even if humanity is able to limit global warming to 1.5C. Forecasters and meteorologists correctly predicted the heatwave in July which forced Public Health England to issue a heat health alert this week for the very first time. Beaches, parks and other public spaces were packed as Brits enjoyed blistering heat with highs of 32C.
Brits warned to prepare for 40C summer temperatures across the UK. (PA) Brits are being warned to prepare for temperatures exceeding 40C during the summer months by the UK’s leading meteorologists. The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change, even if humanity is able to limit global warming to 1.5C. Forecasters and meteorologists correctly predicted the heatwave in July which forced Public Health England to issue a heat health alert this week for the very first time. Beaches, parks and other public spaces were packed as Brits enjoyed blistering heat with highs of 32C.
Brits warned to prepare for 40C summer temperatures across the UK. (PA) Brits are being warned to prepare for temperatures exceeding 40C during the summer months by the UK’s leading meteorologists. The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change, even if humanity is able to limit global warming to 1.5C. Forecasters and meteorologists correctly predicted the heatwave in July which forced Public Health England to issue a heat health alert this week for the very first time. Beaches, parks and other public spaces were packed as Brits enjoyed blistering heat with highs of 32C.