Climate change made severe UK wildfires in 2022 six times more likely. That summer saw temperatures hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’.
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University of Exeter
Climate change made severe UK fires in 2022 six times more likely
New research shows that the damaging fires during the UK’s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more likely due to human-caused climate change. That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C
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