Autumn weather will be drier and more summer-like due to increasing climate change, according to new Met Office research.
There is an increased risk of drought from the mid-2020s, warned the study due to hot and dry summers followed by warmer autumns. It also projected that longer summers could delay the start of autumn.
The Met Office study found autumns will have less rain on average, but also suggested 'extreme rainfall events' could be strewn between dry spells. The severity of these projections, however, depend on the rate of greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted.
