The increasing likelihood of temperatures above 30 to 40 °C in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has experienced a strong heat wave in 2019 that set a new temperature record for the country of 38.7 °C. In this study the authors show that under climate change, local temperatures are increasingly likely to exceed 35 °C and 40 °C in the next decades and, hence, summers like the...

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Main Authors:	Nikolaos Christidis, Mark McCarthy, Peter A. Stott
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16834-0

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spelling	doaj-5fde58cd477f4523befa819891856b1e2021-07-04T11:47:01ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-06-0111111010.1038/s41467-020-16834-0The increasing likelihood of temperatures above 30 to 40 °C in the United KingdomNikolaos Christidis0Mark McCarthy1Peter A. Stott2Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy RoadMet Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy RoadMet Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy RoadThe United Kingdom has experienced a strong heat wave in 2019 that set a new temperature record for the country of 38.7 °C. In this study the authors show that under climate change, local temperatures are increasingly likely to exceed 35 °C and 40 °C in the next decades and, hence, summers like the one of 2019 become more frequent.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16834-0
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description	The United Kingdom has experienced a strong heat wave in 2019 that set a new temperature record for the country of 38.7 °C. In this study the authors show that under climate change, local temperatures are increasingly likely to exceed 35 °C and 40 °C in the next decades and, hence, summers like the one of 2019 become more frequent.
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The increasing likelihood of temperatures above 30 to 40 °C in the United Kingdom

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