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The UK just had its hottest summer ever 

Science | 2026-09-01 at 13:39 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
The average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the record-breaking heat was made 130 times more likely by human-caused climate change 
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