21st century in climate history
21st century in climate history refers to major events pertaining to the climate, this includes extreme weather, as well as new scientific phenomena and occurrences which pertain to the climate. This article will be structured by category of data, and then chronologically within those broader sections.
Overview of climate topics[edit]
This section summarizes and delineates the scope of topics included under the broad heading of "climate."
Climate[edit]
Climate change[edit]
Natural events[edit]
2022[edit]
Europe[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
The 2022 United Kingdom heat wave was a period of unusually hot weather across much of the United Kingdom, reaching its expected peak with a heat wave from 17 to 20 July that reached temperatures of 40 degrees in parts of England on 19 July. It is part of the wider 2022 European heat waves. The Met Office released the first heat health warnings in response to rising temperatures on 8 July. On 15 July, it declared a national emergency as the UK's first red extreme heat weather warning was put in place for much of central and southern England.
The heat wave was unprecedented;[1] the hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK was observed on 19 July 2022, exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) for the first time in British history and surpassing a previous record set in 2019.[2]
The heat wave caused substantial disruptions to transportation and sparked wildfires in some parts of the country.
North America[edit]
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References[edit]
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