UK sweats through hottest June since 1884, with escalating climate change impact forecasted

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United Kingdom endured its hottest June ever, on record. So much so, it surpassed even the temperature data which dates back to 1884, according to the Met Office. The Met Office, responsible for monitoring meteorological conditions, warned that the rise in human-induced global warming would escalate the occurrence of such unprecedented heatwaves in the coming decades.

Referring to this recent milestone as a «climate change signature,» the agency disclosed that the average temperature for June soared to 15.8 degrees Celsius, a remarkable 0.9 degrees hotter than the previous joint record of 14.9 degrees Celsius set in 1940 and 1976. In an AFP news article, alarming projections were made by Paul Davies of the Met Office, who stated that by the 2050s, the likelihood of surpassing the prior record could reach as high as 50%, potentially recurring every other year. Significant areas of the nation, spanning from the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland to Cornwall in southwest England, witnessed the establishment of regional high temperature records last month, with average temperatures surging a staggering 2.5 degrees Celsius above the norm.

Consequently, water usage limitations have been enforced in parts of southeastern England, where unprecedented demand for drinking water has been observed. Scotland, not immune to the heatwave's grasp, has issued water scarcity alerts in various regions. To illustrate the severity of this heatwave, the weather agency highlighted that the highest temperature recorded last month reached an exceptional 32.2 degrees Celsius.