English  |  Español  |  Français
Knowledge Base

Search criteria

Information Types

Subjects

  • Climate Change and Biodiversity (3756)

Countries

Date

  • Added or updated since:

  • Custom range...

News Headline

How likely would Britain’s 40°C heatwave have been without climate change?

Source
The Conversation

Publication Date
2022-07-26

Every heatwave occurring today is made more likely and intense by human-caused climate change. Early estimates by the UK Met Office suggest that days over 40°C have become ten times more likely to happen in the UK as a result of the rising global temperature.

Content
https://theconversation.com/how-likely-would-britains-40-c-heatwave-have-been-without-climate-change-187368