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As Britain Swelters, UN Warns of Worsening Heat Waves to at Least 2060

Temperatures in the UK rose above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on July 19.

Temperatures in the UK rose above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on July 19.

Photographer: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images

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Climate change-driven heat events that pushed UK temperatures to record highs Tuesday will become more frequent and intense for decades to come, the head of the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said. 

“The negative trending climate will persist until at least 2060,” Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, of the WMO said at a briefing in Geneva.