UK had hottest summer since records began, Met Office says | Climate Crisis News

The news comes as the opposition Conservative Party pledges to drill all remaining North Sea oil and gas, if elected.

The United Kingdom has experienced its warmest summer since records began in 1884, and is more likely to see similar hot weather in the future due to human-induced climate change, the Met Office weather forecaster said.

The country saw four heatwaves this summer, with the highest temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius (96.4 degrees Fahrenheit)…