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Expert predicts 2022 will be the warmest year on record

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Updated 05:17 29 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 05:14 29 Dec 2022 GMT

Expert predicts 2022 will be the warmest year on record

According to provisional figures from the Met Office, this year is expected to be the warmest year, exceeding the previous record in 2014.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

It’s been predicted that 2022 will be officially crowned the warmest year on record for the UK.

According to provisional figures from the Met Office, this year is expected to be the warmest year, exceeding the previous record in 2014 when the average was 9.88C.

However, since 1884, all 10 years reaching the warmest temperatures have all been after 2003.

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This year is also predicted to be the warmest year on record in the 364-year Central England temperature series from 1659, which is the world’s longest instrumental record of temperature.

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Head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre Dr Mark McCarthy said: “2022 is going to be the warmest year on record for the UK.

“While many will remember the summer’s extreme heat, what has been noteworthy this year has been the relatively consistent heat throughout the year, with every month except December being warmer than average.

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“The warm year is in line with the genuine impacts we expect as a result of human-induced climate change.

“Although it doesn’t mean every year will be the warmest on record, climate change continues to increase the chances of increasingly warm years over the coming decades.”

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Additionally, temperatures remained above average for every month this year with the exception of December.

The final month of the year has experienced the coolest temperatures of 2022 thus far.

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Due to the mercury rising, wildfires have also proved to be an issue across the UK.

According to GOV.UK there were 63,482 primary fires recorded; a three per cent increase compared to 2021.

FRSs had attended 577,053 incidents - an 11 per cent jump from last year (518,270).

Mccarthy added that temperatures this year would have been very unlikely ‘pre-industrial period’, and the earth has seen a surge of natural disasters due to humanity emitting lots of greenhouse gases.

She added: “However, as we have seen in the first two weeks of December, our climate is still subject to notable cold spells during the winter season, but our observational data show these have generally become less frequent and less severe as our climate warms.”

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According to the Met Office, this year is also predicted to be the tenth driest year, particularly in the southern and eastern regions.

Some regions in the south and east experienced no rainfall in July, and by August, it had become the driest point since the mid-70s.

Featured Image Credit: Gregory Wrona / Alamy Stock Photo. David Bagnall / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: UK News, News, Weather

Charisa Bossinakis
Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis is an Associative Journalist at LADbible. Charisa has worked across various media platforms including, print, digital, radio and podcasting while maintaining the highest regard for quality work and integrity. She also covered everything from breaking news, to pop culture, entertainment and politics and is part of the editorial team for LADbible.

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