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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]
For instance, 2,985 all-cause excess deaths – meaning people who are not expected to die during this period – were recorded during the heatwaves of 2022 in England. [5] [3] Without climate change mitigation or adaptation measures, heat deaths are projected to increase in the UK due to a combination of climate change and the ageing of ...
UK heatwave: Heatwave lasted from early July to mid-September. Newspapers ran deaths by heat columns. 1913: UK tornado outbreak: The 1913 United Kingdom tornado outbreak was a series on tornados on 27 October, particularly in England and Wales. This day was the only known time in British history where two tornados exceed F3 on the Fujita Scale.
The June heatwave was the result of an interaction among the high pressures that generate atmospheric stability; Tropical Storm Alex; the strong sunshine of the boreal summer; and an air mass emanating from North Africa that had entered the Iberian Peninsula loaded with suspended dust that caused haze in the centre and south of the peninsula.
The Environmental Audit Committee said the Government is not moving quickly enough to prevent deaths caused by extreme temperatures. MPs call for action amid warning of 10,000 annual heatwave ...
The Dutch government reported 400 excess deaths in the week of the June heat wave, a figure comparable to those recorded during the 2006 European heat wave. [12] France estimated 1,435 additional deaths due to the heatwave. [13] Public Health England reported 900 excess deaths from the heatwave. [14]
Scientists warned that the UK’s extreme temperatures were higher than climate computer models predict. Human-caused climate change made record heatwave ‘at least 10 times more likely’ Skip ...
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a level 4 heat-health alert – described as an ’emergency’. Live: UK heatwave: One of hottest days ever with warnings of worse to come Skip to main ...