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UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running
Japan🏛️ PoliticsCenter7 hr. ago

UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running

The UK's national weather agency, the Met Office, reported that summer 2026 was the hottest on record for the second consecutive year, with an average temperature of 16.5°C between June and August, breaking the previous record of 16.1°C set in 2025. The report attributes this extreme heat to human-induced climate change, stating that such temperatures are 130 times more likely due to greenhouse gas emissions. Across 33 countries, including Western Europe and Central America, July 2026 was the hottest since records began. England experienced its warmest June and second-hottest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales faced drought conditions. Climate scientists warn that the UK's infrastructure is not prepared for increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, which contributed to over 2,877 excess deaths in England during May and June 2026.

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Japan Today logoJapan TodayIndependentCenter7 hr. ago
UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running

The UK's national weather agency, the Met Office, reported that summer 2026 was the hottest on record for the second consecutive year, with an average temperature of 16.5°C between June and August, breaking the previous record of 16.1°C set in 2025. The report attributes this extreme heat to human-induced climate change, stating that such temperatures are 130 times more likely due to greenhouse gas emissions. Across 33 countries, including Western Europe and Central America, July 2026 was the hottest since records began. England experienced its warmest June and second-hottest July on record, while nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales faced drought conditions. Climate scientists warn that the UK's infrastructure is not prepared for increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, which contributed to over 2,877 excess deaths in England during May and June 2026.

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