This article was originally published on 16 June 2022. With another heatwave set to hit the UK today and the first ever red heat warning coming into effect, it has been updated with the latest information.
It is only July, but once again the heat has come in early. Already this year some nations in Europe and North Africa have seen the highest June temperatures on record. In the US, 100 million Americans were urged to “stay indoors” last month due to the extreme heat and 65 million are experiencing “severe to exceptional” drought; the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at their lowest ever levels.
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