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The United Kingdom and Belgium Will Experience Their Hottest Summers on Record in 2026

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In the UK, it was the second consecutive year that the average summer temperature surpassed the previous record, as 2016 saw successive heat waves and minimal rainfall, leading to widespread drought. The UK recorded an average temperature of 16.5°C between June and August, breaking the previous record of 16.1°C set last year, the Met Office reported. The agency added that the scorching temperatures were "very likely due to human-induced climat…

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There were forty days in the UK when temperatures were above 30 degrees.

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In the UK, it was the second consecutive year that the average summer temperature surpassed the previous record, as 2016 saw successive heat waves and minimal rainfall, leading to widespread drought. The UK recorded an average temperature of 16.5°C between June and August, breaking the previous record of 16.1°C set last year, the Met Office reported. The agency added that the scorching temperatures were "very likely due to human-induced climat…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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In August, Belgium was the largest forest fire of the century.

·Helsinki, Finland
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Both Britain and Belgium experienced the warmest summer in the history of their meteorological records this year.

·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Britain and Belgium have both reaped the warmest summer yet since measurements began.

Summer 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in Belgium and the UK, exceeding previous records and marked by several successive heat waves and an exceptional drought, announced Tuesday weather agencies in the two countries. In the UK, average temperature measured this year between June 1st and June 31st ... The post Summer 2026 was the hottest ever recorded in Belgium and the UK appeared first on spotmedia.ro.

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yle broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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