Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather
Passersby walk towards a sign saying"18 -19 July extreme heat only travel if essential" on July 19, 2022. — Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, the latest evidence thatThe Met Office weather agency said the provisional annual average temperature in the U.K. was 10.03 degrees Celsius , the highest since comparable records began in 1884. The previous record was 9.88 Celsius set in 2014.
Britain is not alone. France’s average temperature was above 14 Celsius in 2022, making it the hottest year since weather readings began in 1900. Switzerland’s meteorological service said the alpine nation’s annual average temperature of 7.4 Celsius was “by far the highest value since measurements began in 1864.”also had its hottest year since records started in 1961, according to the national weather agency Aemet, with an average daily temperature of 15.4 Celsius .
Unlike the U.S. and Canada, which have been hit by bitter cold and snowstorms, much of Europe is experiencing unseasonably warm winter weather.
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