A fire weather index, which estimates how conducive weather conditions are for wildfires, was at its highest ever level as grass fires raged on 19 July, the UK’s hottest day
Environment
2 August 2022
Damage is surveyed at homes gutted by fire on 25 July in Wennington, London Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The unprecedented destruction caused by grass fires in the UK’s recent 40°C (104°F) heatwave was made possible by weather conditions that were the most conducive to wildfires in modern records, according to data shared with New Scientist.
On 19 July, the UK recorded its hottest ever day, with temperatures peaking at 40.3°C (104.5°F) in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, which scientists have established was made far more likely because of climate change. That …
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