UK sea levels are rising at more than double the rate of increase in the early part of last century
But the Met Office says the rate is increasing with sea levels now rising by 3-5.2mm a year, more than double the rate of increase in the early part of last century.
The report shows that last year's average temperatures were just 0.1C above the average for the period 1991-2020, with 2021 the 18th warmest on record in a data series stretching back to 1884. Mike Kendon, from the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, said: "When considering the UK climate over the whole year it might seem rather unremarkable.
Experts warn that rain is likely to fall in more intense downpours, causing a greater risk of flooding. "If we compare the last year to the recent climate, so the last few decades, it isn't that remarkable, it's quite normal now to see these temperatures.Mr Kendon said: "What we regard as fairly normal now, in the past that would have been pretty unusual, so our perception of what is normal is changing as our climate changes."
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