Archive for May, 2015
Heatwaves ‘more likely’ in England
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2015
BBC: England is set for more record-breaking warm years like 2014, say scientists. The chances of England experiencing an exceptionally warm year is 13 times more likely due to human influences on climate, a study suggests. 2014 was the UK's warmest since records began in 1910. The research, published in Environmental Research Letters, is based on climate models and temperature records for England dating back to 1659. Dr Andrew King from the University of Melbourne is the lead researcher. "Both of...