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Climate change has already affected the physical and mental health of people in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] The country's climate is becoming warmer, with drier summers and wetter winters. [3] Health threats due to climate change in the UK include heatwaves, floods, storms, air pollution and new infectious diseases, among others. [4]
The UK is also a contributor to climate change, having emitted more greenhouse gas per person than the world average. Climate change is having economic impacts on the UK and presents risks to human health and ecosystems. [2] The government has committed to reducing emissions by 50% of 1990 levels by 2025 and to net zero by 2050.
Climatologists say the extreme heat was due to climate change. 2022 was the UK's warmest year since records began in 1884, with an average annual temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) for the first time. [1] The 2022 heatwaves contributed to the death of nearly 3000 people, most of whom were 65 years or older. [2] [3]
Hull has been warmer on average than Heathrow used to be, while Argyll and Bute has seen the biggest increase in rainfall.
Many parts of the UK were preparing for the second storm in as many weeks with warnings issued for flooding, heavy rain and high winds. Climate change making UK wetter and stormier, say scientists ...
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The basic climate of the UK annually is wet and cool in winter, spring, and autumn with frequent cloudy skies, and drier and cool to mild in summer. The climate in the United Kingdom is defined as a humid temperate oceanic climate, or Cfb on the Köppen climate classification system, a classification it shares with most of north-west Europe. [1]