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The whole of Europe will experience extreme weather on a regular basis by 2100, according to Met analysis. The analysis also suggested that the heatwave seen in Europe this summer – nicknamed “Lucifer” – would not have happened without man-made climate change.
Italy reported a European record temperature of 48.8C in August.
At least five deaths were attributed to wildfires caused by the wave.
There has been no official confirmation that the “Lucifer” heatwave was linked to rising greenhouse gasses, but Professor Peter Stott from the Met told BBC Panorama that he was “confident” that the two were connected.
“We can be more confident than we’ve ever been about linking extreme weather events to climate change,” he said.
“The science is clear that the faster we reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases, the more we can avoid the most severe impacts of climate change.”
This comes amid the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Talking at the conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said countries must not get “caught up in a mood of exaggerated enthusiasm” and should instead focus on putting thoughts into action.
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But despite efforts to unite around a vision of climate action, many world leaders have faced criticism for hypocrisy during the first week of the conference.
The New York Post reports that an estimated 400 private planes flew into Glasgow over the weekend to discuss the importance of reducing greenhouse gasses while Joe Biden has been mocked for arriving in the city with a huge 20-car motorcade.
The US President was also criticised for appearing to fall asleep during a speech on Tuesday.
The conference has likewise not been free of regular political spats, especially between Britain and France.
Headlines have been dominated by the ongoing row over post-Brexit fishing rights, with Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron stepping up measures to pursue their course.
But Mr Johnson snubbed the French President yesterday, saying the dispute is “really vanishingly unimportant” compared to climate change.
Having begun on October 31, COP26 will come to an end on November 12.
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