Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Summer 2025 was the warmest so far recorded for the UK, and low precipitation amounts in preceding months and through the summer led to drought conditions in many areas of the UK. The hot, dry conditions prompted many comparisons with the infamous hot, dry summer of 1976. Despite occurring 50 years ago, the summer of 1976 is still considered a benchmark extreme year for the UK, in terms of the exceptional length of the heatwave and the severe impacts on water availability. In this paper, we compare these two summers in terms of their meteorology and drought characteristics.
Source: Weather
DOI: 10.1002/wea.70129
Author: Laura Baker
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $1,880
OpenAlex ID: W7204530736
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