The average annual temperature last year was more than 10C for the first time, the Met Office says.
A spell of heatwaves in June 2022 led to the UK experiencing its fourth warmest summer on record - and temperatures broke the 40C mark for the first time, leading the Met Office to issue its first-ever red warning for extreme heat.The hot summer and months of low rainfall dried up rivers, damaged crops and fuelled wildfires, with an official drought declared in large parts of England.
The Met Office said that a UK mean temperature of 10C would have been expected once in 500 years in a natural climate - before humans started producing the emissions that are responsible for climate change through activities such as burning fossil fuels.Image caption,A recent report on climate extremes in the UK found that recent years have seen both higher maximum temperatures and longer warm spells.
That trend is predicted to continue. It is possible that by 2100, the UK could see 40C days every three to four years. By this point, the Met Office added - with medium levels of greenhouse gas emissions - the 10C average temperature could occur almost every year.
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