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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Ferris

UK heatwave has ‘fingerprints of climate change all over it’

Crowds gather on Brighton Beach during a heatwave that has seen the May temperature record break twice - (AFP/Getty)

The UK’s current record-breaking heatwave has the “fingerprints of climate change all over it,” a leading climate scientist has told The Independent, while warning that the UK government must do much more to adapt to what is the new reality.

Britain is currently experiencing their fifth consecutive day of soaring temperatures, with 35C recorded at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday breaking the May temperature record for the second time in two days.

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