We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found
Today 10:45am
The summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. With 15 consecutive days of temperatures over 32°C, it was an unprecedented length for a UK heatwave, coming at the end of a year-long drought.
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London event on extreme heat adaptation cancelled as heatwave grips
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An event due to be held in central London about how the world can adapt to extreme heat has been cancelled due to soaring temperatures.
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