As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under way, thousands of passengers were heading to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports
July may only be a few days away, but two record-breaking summer heatwaves have already given the UK and Europe a snapshot of their new climate. Following on the heels of the May heat, June saw temperature records not only broken but shattered in what the UN weather agency called an “extraordinary” event across the