Before Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), set in 2019. Many homes, small businesses and even public buildings, including hospitals, don’t even have air conditioning, a reflection of how unusual such heat is in the country better known for rain and mild temperatures. The highest temperature previously recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019. “We have to stop this, turn this around.”Drought and heat waves tied to climate change have also made wildfires harder to fight. Britain was not the only northern European country experiencing unusual heat.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2022 20:38 UTC