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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]
On 24 July, the Seville city council gave the ongoing heat wave the name Zoe, thereby making it the first named heat wave in the world. [162] During July, Córdoba had an average high of 40.4 °C (104.7 °F), with 19 days above 40 °C (104 °F), making it the highest average maximum temperature ever recorded in Europe for the month of July. [163]
July 2022 European heat wave (week 2) In 2022, several areas of the world experienced heat waves.Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western Europe, the United States, and southern South America. 2022 heat waves accounted for record-breaking temperatures and, in some regions, heat-related deaths.
Most of the UK ‘will experience the finest conditions and highest temperatures so far this year’, the Met Office said. Heatwaves ‘likely to hit UK’ after drizzly spring – but it will not ...
2022 will be the UK’s warmest year on record according to provisional Met Office figures. The ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 2003. Learn more about 2022's weather and ...
(Bloomberg) -- Temperatures in Britain surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first-time ever, the latest grim reminder of the unfolding climate crisis in Europe.Most Read ...
2022 United Kingdom heatwaves: The prolonged period of extreme heat across the UK draws to an end, with lower temperatures and thunderstorms in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which are forecast to spread into England and Wales the following day.
Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to a new analysis released Tuesday as temperatures are still ...