[ibejoeb]

I'm objecting to the sensationalism and overtly incorrect account of the temperature being 40C and the runway melting. What good does that do? "Approaching" 40C isn't 40C. Depending on who you ask, it was 38C there. I guess it's also approaching 50C, why not...

Where are you finding this trend data? It's not in any of these materials. Please share if you have it. I've seen all sorts of trends, but they always start after the last cycle, when it was very hot in '30s.

[ubercow13]

I'm not sure if you're just being disingenuous but the title says 'as temperatures in UK near 40°C', not specifically at the location of the runway, which I guess is overtly incorrect in the sense that it's an understatement, as it exceeded 40C at multiple places today.

This article has at least some stats about hottest days going back before the 30's: https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2022/0719/1311135-uk-hottest...

[ibejoeb]

Where was it over 40?

[ubercow13]

It's unclear if this list is exhaustive but from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57988023

>Heathrow Airport was the first place to break the 40C mark, hitting 40.2C at 12:50 BST but several other places also passed 40C during the afternoon, including Gringley on the Hill in Nottinghamshire and St James's Park, Kew Gardens and Northolt - all in London.

[ibejoeb]

I think that's the wrong article. It says "we are likely to see temperatures of 40C" but doesn't claim that anywhere actually did.

[notahacker]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62217282