Climate change, El Nino drive hottest June on record
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The world saw its hottest June on record last month, the EU's climate monitoring service said Thursday, as climate change and the El Nino weather pattern looked likely to drive another scorching northern summer.
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UK saw hottest June on record in 2023: Met Office
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Climate change, El Nino drive hottest June on record
Warm or hot weather was persistent in the UK throughout most of June 2023, with temperatures peaking at 32°C in parts of south-east England. Although well short of last July's record 40°C, for large parts of England the last time June was this hot was in 1846—almost 180 years ago.
The United Kingdom’s weather agency has recorded the country’s hottest June since records began in 1884. Experts warned that the uncommon temperatures will become more frequent.
The UK this year has seen its hottest June on record, both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum temperature, the British Meteorological Office said Monday.
The world saw its hottest June on record last month, the EU's climate monitoring service said Thursday, as climate change and the El Nino weather pattern looked likely to drive another scorching northern summer.
Last month was the hottest June globally on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.
After a blistering May, last month was the hottest June ever recorded by Copernicus, an EU climate and weather monitor. This year is on track to be the hottest ever recorded.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service said June 2023 exceeded the previous record of June 2019 by "a substantial margin." It also reported "exceptionally warm" sea surface temperatures around the world.
