The UK's Sizzling Summer: What This Means for Climate Adaptation The UK is on track to record its hottest summer since records began, with temperatures soaring above 38C in recent days.
Relief may be in store for parched regions next week, but the larger picture remains one of alarming temperature increases and prolonged dry spells.
Met Office data reveals that England's mean summer temperature so far this year is a staggering 2. 46C above average. Typically, such deviations are seen only in extreme weather events like El Niño years.