Weather: UK experiencing hotter days and 'tropical nights' – Met Office
The UK has experienced more weather extremes over the last 10 years when compared with previous decades, a Met Office report has said. The hottest days have become almost 1C hotter, warm spells have increased, while the coldest days are not as cold. The number of so-called tropical nights - when temperatures stay above 20C - is increasing. The Met Office says these changes are consistent with warming driven by human activities. The new study compares UK weather data from the period 1961-1990 with the 10 years between 2008 and 2017. Media playback is unsupported on your device 2018 joint hottest summer for UK 2018 and 1976 - a tale of two heatwaves The study finds that on average the...