https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx9wprd0kw9o
London is seeing an increase in the number of days where the temperature climbs above 30C (86F), new analysis shows.
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) analysis shows the capital has experienced 116 days higher than 30C in the past three decades – more than half of which occurred in the last 10 years.
Really extreme temperatures have become more frequent too, with seven days above 35C in the past three decades, five of which occurred within the last five years, statistics from 1994-2023 show.
A researcher behind the study said London must adapt to the “new reality”.
The analysis found consecutive days above 30C were becoming more common – in the 1990s and 2000s there were two years in each decade with three or more days in a row where temperatures soared over 30C.
But since 2017, every year except 2021 has seen the temperature climb above 30C in London for three or more consecutive days each summer.
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