Met Office says UK could see heatwaves over 40C happen 'every three years'

Climate change could make heatwaves with temperatures more than 40C a regular event, Met Office experts have said.

The heatwave set a new record for the hottest temperature on record in Scotland of 35.1C in Floors Castle in the Scottish Borders. Meanwhile, the new highest temperature was recorded in Coningsby at an astounding 40.3 C and, in Wales, Hawarden reached 37.1C. He said: "The extreme temperatures that we have been experiencing in the UK are unprecedented in recorded history. In a climate unaffected by human influence, climate modelling shows that it is virtually impossible for temperatures in the UK to reach 40C."

"Reducing carbon emissions will help to reduce the frequency, but we will still continue to see some occurrences of temperatures exceeding 40C and the UK will need to adapt to these extreme events." "However, yesterday we saw 39 stations across a large swathe of England exceed the previous highest daily temperature extreme, with the highest exceeding the previous record – set in Cambridge in July 2019 - by a remarkable 1.6C.

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