The heat, which has killed hundreds in Portugal and Spain, is unprecedented in many areas
The predicted maximum temperature in the U.K. through Tuesday could approach 40 Celsius , which would set a new national record, smashing the previous mark of 101.7 degrees set in Cambridge, eastern England, on July 25, 2019.In 2020, the U.K. Met Office released projections indicating that such heat will become commonplace by 2050 because of human-caused climate change.“The chances of seeing 40°C [104 degrees] days in the U.K.
Unsurprisingly, hot air aloft leads to even hotter air near the surface. That supports record readings that are both remarkable and deadly.We have not seen anything like it. We can't compare this looming heat emergency to summer 1976. A warmer world, thanks to human induced climate change, makes it almost effortless to break extreme heat thresholds. We continue to see this across the planet - not just in Europe.
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