People take shelter in the entrance to an underground station, as torrential rain and thunderstorms hit London in 2022 Getty Images
The sun rises above the London skyline. Reuters
London has experienced 116 days over 30°C in the past three decades – more than half of which, 59, occurred in the last 10 years. AP
Extreme temperatures have become more frequent too, with seven days above 35°C in the past three decades, five of which occurred in the last five years. AP
Since 2017, every year except 2021 has seen the temperature rise above 30C in London for three or more consecutive days each summer. AP
It will take a range of strategies to adapt Britain’s capital to the growing heat. Bloomberg
The Tube can be exceptionally uncomfortable during heatwaves in London. PA
Experts have said technological interventions, such as better building insulation are required. Bloomberg
A person holds a thermometer at Oxford Road station of the London underground in 2022. PA
Many Londoners take to city fountains to cool off in the summer. Reuters
A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drink during a heatwave in July 2022. Reuters
A study looked at how climate change is affecting the world’s most populous capital cities – using airport data for consistency across cities, including City Airport in London. Reuters
Summers have been getting warmed in London. City office workers stretch out over the grass during a hot summer lunchtime in Trinity Square in the City of London, July 1993, in London. Getty Images
Researchers called for urgent action to prepare the capital for more days of extreme heat. Getty Images
Temperatures exceeding 30°C are increasingly being recorded in London, analysis shows. Getty Images
There have been calls for London to adapt to its new reality. Getty Images
Smoke from fires in a residential area in Wennington, England. Getty Images
London has also suffered from flooding and other extreme weather. Getty Images
Experts have called for more tree cover and extending green space to combat the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter because of their built-up nature. EPA
People take shelter in the entrance to an underground station, as torrential rain and thunderstorms hit London in 2022 Getty Images
The sun rises above the London skyline. Reuters
London has experienced 116 days over 30°C in the past three decades – more than half of which, 59, occurred in the last 10 years. AP
Extreme temperatures have become more frequent too, with seven days above 35°C in the past three decades, five of which occurred in the last five years. AP
Since 2017, every year except 2021 has seen the temperature rise above 30C in London for three or more consecutive days each summer. AP
It will take a range of strategies to adapt Britain’s capital to the growing heat. Bloomberg
The Tube can be exceptionally uncomfortable during heatwaves in London. PA
Experts have said technological interventions, such as better building insulation are required. Bloomberg
A person holds a thermometer at Oxford Road station of the London underground in 2022. PA
Many Londoners take to city fountains to cool off in the summer. Reuters
A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drink during a heatwave in July 2022. Reuters
A study looked at how climate change is affecting the world’s most populous capital cities – using airport data for consistency across cities, including City Airport in London. Reuters
Summers have been getting warmed in London. City office workers stretch out over the grass during a hot summer lunchtime in Trinity Square in the City of London, July 1993, in London. Getty Images
Researchers called for urgent action to prepare the capital for more days of extreme heat. Getty Images
Temperatures exceeding 30°C are increasingly being recorded in London, analysis shows. Getty Images
There have been calls for London to adapt to its new reality. Getty Images
Smoke from fires in a residential area in Wennington, England. Getty Images
London has also suffered from flooding and other extreme weather. Getty Images
Experts have called for more tree cover and extending green space to combat the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter because of their built-up nature. EPA
People take shelter in the entrance to an underground station, as torrential rain and thunderstorms hit London in 2022 Getty Images
