The United Kingdom set an all-time hot temperature record with a reading of 101.7 degrees in Cambridge, England.
Beach-goers shelter under an umbrella by the sea in Camber Sands, England on July 25, 2019.The heat wave that scorched Europe last week has broken another record: The reading of 101.7 degrees Fahrenheit in Cambridge, England, was the United Kingdom's all-time highest temperature, scientists officially announced Monday.The temperature was recorded Thursday and confirmed Monday after"quality control and analysis" by the Met Office.
The hot, dry air originated in Africa and was pumped north across the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. This was a similar set-up to the heat wave that blasted Europe at the end of June. Bob Ward, director of policy at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said"the confirmation that we broke the all-time U.K. temperature record last week is a disturbing milestone. The previous record was set during the summer heat wave in 2003 when more than 2,000 people died in the U.K. and more than 50,000 died in Europe.
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