Will Britain’s Summer Heatwave Outlast That of 1976?
By Times News
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Fifty years ago, Britain ground to a halt during the infamous summer of 1976. Fast forward to this year and we are once again basking in abnormally high temperatures. We’ve already had 26 days above 25C this summer, hosepipe bans are in force across eastern and southwest England and blazes have ripped through Derbyshire, Conwy and Hampshire. George Willoughby, a senior data journalist, looks at whether there might soon be a new winner for the hottest British summer. #heatwave #explained Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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