London is currently hotter than parts of Spain. The capital is sitting at 17°C while it’s a comparably chilly 13°C in Barcelona.
Today’s the hottest day of the year in England, with temperatures reaching 18°C in the east.
The warm weather should stick around for a few more days, with the Met Office reporting double digit temps until Monday. But the forecast for next week is chillier with highs of 8°C on Wednesday.
This comes after Climate Central published a report that found spring is warming faster than any other season.
The report reviewed Met Office data from 1970 to 2024. In South East England, spring temperatures rose by 2.1°C. The next fastest warming season was autumn at 1.8°C.
That could have serious consequences for London. A 2022 study found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than in 1987. This can create an “ecological mismatch.”
That means species that evolved together get out of sync which might lead to biodiversity loss and chaos in the natural world.
Hotter springs could also lead to a longer, more intense hay fever season. That would particularly affect the 11% of UK adults that suffer from serious hay fever.
Yale Climate Centre have warned 2°C global warming will have profound impacts. London’s springs have already passed that.
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StandfirstThis week's set to be the hottest of the year so far.
London is currently hotter than parts of Spain. The capital is sitting at 17°C while it’s a comparably chilly 13°C in Barcelona.
Today’s the hottest day of the year in England, with temperatures reaching 18°C in the east.
The warm weather should stick around for a few more days, with the Met Office reporting double digit temps until Monday. But the forecast for next week is chillier with highs of 8°C on Wednesday.
This comes after Climate Central published a report that found spring is warming faster than any other season.
The report reviewed Met Office data from 1970 to 2024. In South East England, spring temperatures rose by 2.1°C. The next fastest warming season was autumn at 1.8°C.
That could have serious consequences for London. A 2022 study found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than in 1987. This can create an “ecological mismatch.”
That means species that evolved together get out of sync which might lead to biodiversity loss and chaos in the natural world.
Hotter springs could also lead to a longer, more intense hay fever season. That would particularly affect the 11% of UK adults that suffer from serious hay fever.
Yale Climate Centre have warned 2°C global warming will have profound impacts. London’s springs have already passed that.
