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31 Jul 2019

UK’s ten hottest years have all occurred since 2002

Economics Correspondent

If you needed clear evidence of climate change, then the latest Met Office figures provide it, revealing that the UK’s ten warmest years on record have all happened since 2002, while the most recent coolest year was way back in 1963.

Met Office experts said the cluster of extreme temperatures were consistent with the warming global climate.

So is Britain equipped to cope? And if not, who’s coming up with solutions?