'Normal weather' is a thing of the past, the Met Office's chief meteorologist says

• Ian Lisk, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, has warned business leaders at the AirportsUK annual conference that “normal weather” is now a thing of the past.
• Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe in the UK, with human-induced climate change heavily driving record temperatures.
• Mr Lisk clarified that this summer's extreme heatwaves were not driven by El Nino, warning that an upcoming colder and drier winter could worsen existing rainfall deficits.
• James Richardson, chief analyst at the Climate Change Committee, cautioned that the UK's infrastructure is falling significantly behind in adapting to extreme weather risks.
• The aviation industry and national infrastructure face growing vulnerabilities specifically linked to increasing risks of heat, flooding, and drought.

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