US EditionUK risks more extreme, prolonged heatwaves in future: Met Office
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 18 – The Met Office forecasts a 50% chance of 40C temperatures within 12 years and warns heatwaves lasting a month could increase health risks for vulnerable populations.
- The Met Office has warned that the UK risks more extreme, prolonged heatwaves in the future, with temperatures potentially reaching 45C or more.
- The analysis found that the chance of exceeding 40C temperatures is now over 20 times more likely than in the 1960s, and the UK has a 50:50 chance of experiencing another 40C day in the next 12 years.
- The study also projected that up to two-thirds of summer days could reach the heatwave threshold of 28C in southeast England, potentially leading to over a month of continuous heatwaves and 12 consecutive days above 35C.
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