Temperature-wise, it’s estimated that 2023 will be the hottest year on record – and probably in the last 120,000 years – with the Met Office forecasting 2024 to be hotter still.
The UK has already warmed by more than 1C above the pre-industrial average, leading to winters shortening and summers lengthening.
This year, the UK recorded its hottest June, with extreme heat and drought becoming more common.
Every heatwave in the world is now made stronger and more likely to happen because of human-caused climate change.
The river Derwent in the Lake District – traditionally one of England’s wettest areas – dried out for the third consecutive summer.e National Trust has discovered that the UK’s natural environment is experiencing “chaos” due to rising average temperatures, shifting seasons, and increasingly erratic weather. A dire picture of how climate change is affecting wildlife, trees, and plants, as well as changing seasons, is presented in the charity’s annual report. In terms of temperature, 2023 is predicted to be the warmest year on record—possibly even in the last 120,000 years—and 2024 is predicted by the Met Office to be even hotter. The pre-industrial average temperature in the UK has already risen by more than 1C, shortening the winters and prolonging the summers. The UK saw its hottest June on record this year, while drought and excessive heat are becoming increasingly frequent occurrences. The world’s heatwaves are increasingly more powerful and frequent due to climate change brought on by humans.
