GET out the sunscreen and put the fizz on ice — summer is back for a final flourish. Temperatures today are forecast to hit 32 degrees, and if they nudge just a little higher it will be a record for the year. Londoners are flocking to the parts of the city best for wonderful weather: beer gardens, open-air swimming spots and our abundance of verdant parks.
Yet for many Londoners the simple joy of soaking up the sun (especially in September) is nowadays tempered by a more uncomfortable feeling. Intense heat is more common on these shores than ever before. We all know it. And it’s not only Britain. The UN has just announced that this summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere.
