UK heatwaves lasting twice as long as 50 years ago - Met Office

Tropical nights starting to be recorded and ice days becoming less frequentHeatwaves in the UK are lasting twice as long as they did 50 years ago, ice days are disappearing and tropical nights are starting to occur as far north as Middlesbrough, according to a Met Office report.The first study of climate extremes in the UK by the government agency shows the longer-term trend behind this summer's prolonged spell of high temperatures and the weakening of winter frosts. Continue reading...