UK experiences hottest June day ever as 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset
‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. The UK Health Security Agency found that more than 10,000 people died in Britain owing to summer heatwaves between 2020 and 2024.The UKHSA has extended its red heat-health alert by 24 hours to 11pm on Friday.
- ▪‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief.
- ▪Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief.
- ▪The UK Health Security Agency found that more than 10,000 people died in Britain owing to summer heatwaves between 2020 and 2024.The UKHSA has extended its red heat-health alert by 24 hours to 11pm on Friday.
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‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockClimate crisisUK experiences hottest June day ever as 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, SomersetHighest June minimum temperature record broken earlier, at 23.5C in Cardiff Europe live – latest updates Damian Carrington Environment editorThu 25 Jun 2026 10.02 EDTFirst published on Thu 25 Jun 2026 07.31 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThursday was the UK’s hottest June day on record with a provisional temperature of 36.4C (97.5F) recorded in Yeovilton,…
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