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Climate change is bringing longer, hotter heatwaves to UK, declares Met Office

Chloe Farand

02 November 2018 •

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Met Office warns longer, hotter heatwaves are on the rise

Extreme weather events could increasingly disrupt UK businesses and their supply chains

The UK is experiencing hotter days, tropical nights and longer heatwaves than it did 50 years ago, according to a report released yesterday by the Met Office. For the first time, the Met Office has...

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