London Climate Week Cancels Events as UK June Heat Hits Record 36.4C
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
London Climate Week Cancels Events as UK June Heat Hits Record 36.4C
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
Several London Climate Action Week events were canceled after a heat dome pushed temperatures to dangerous levels, including a Wednesday session on extreme-heat governance.
36.4C in southwest England provisionally set Britain’s highest June temperature on record, surpassing the previous June peak that had been set only a day earlier.
The heat dome has gripped much of Europe and Britain for days, disrupting a week that drew thousands of scientists, policymakers, executives and activists to London.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used the surge to sharpen the climate warning, as rising global temperatures, more frequent extremes and a powerful El Nino point to further heat and drought.