UK warned to expect 40°C heatwaves within 10 years
UK warned to expect 40°C heatwaves within 10 years
This week’s heatwave may have led to the deaths of as many as 1,000 people, one expert claimed (Picture: Getty/PA)
Britain is set to swelter in hotter and longer heatwaves than the one this week – with the first 40°C day expected within the next decade, scientists have warned.
Climate modelling has long suggested that as global temperatures rise, parts of the country are far more likely to record…