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Andy Beill

Talking Point: Will you stay in London if 40C summers become the norm?

London has experienced an unprecedented heatwave

(Picture: REUTERS)

We’ve become the first people since records began to experience a 40C day in London. And it’s possible that people alive today will see such temperatures return every three to four years.

That’s according to a 2020 study by the Met Office Hadley Centre, which suggested this outcome being reached in the UK by 2100 if emissions remain high.

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