Think this is bad? Scientists predict how hot UK could get this summer

Temperatures in Kew Gardens, London reached 34.8C on the hottest May day ever recorded, breaking a WWII-era record by 2C. Climate experts warn that this extreme heat is only the beginning of worsening UK weather. Human-caused climate change and a super El Niño cycle are described as “loading the dice” toward even hotter conditions. Summer is expected to bring widespread temperatures over 30C, with temperatures exceeding 30C on numerous days. There is also a possibility of temperatures rising above 35C. Bank holiday records were also broken, including the hottest May night and the first May “tropical night,” when temperatures stayed above 20C.

"Yesterday was the hottest May day ever, as temperatures in Kew Gardens, London, hit 34.8C (94.6F) obliterating a record that has stood since WWII by a full 2C (3.6F). However, this unprecedented heat is just the start of the UK's weather woes. According to climate experts, humancaused climate change and a 'super El Nino' weather cycle are 'loading the dice' for even hotter conditions."

"Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, told the Daily Mail that summer will see 'widespread temperatures over 30C'. 'It is difficult to predict exactly how hot it could get this summer at this point in May,' she said. 'However, we are seeing more frequent heatwave events [due to] climate changes, and these heatwaves are becoming more persistent and more intense.'"

"'It is likely that we will see temperatures exceeding 30C on numerous days over the summer, and quite likely we could see temperatures rising above 35C.' As the Bank Holiday weekend saw temperature records smashed, climate experts have revealed just how hot the UK could become this summer."

"Over the bank holiday weekend, three separate, longstanding temperature records were shattered by an enormous margin. Not only was it the hottest May day, with the previous record set at 32.8C (91F) in 1944, but it was also the hottest bank holiday Monday and the hottest May night. On Sunday, those living in Kenley, Greater London, cooked in overnight temperatures of 21.3C (70.3F). This made it the UK's first ever 'tropical night' in May, which is a night in which temperatures do not fall below 20C (68F)."

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