United Kingdom & Samantha Burgess

United Kingdom: The United Kingdom recorded its hottest June day on record, leading to a surge in life-threatening emergency calls, school closures, and critical incidents declared by hospitals. The heatwave has highlighted the country's inadequate infrastructure for extreme heat.

Samantha Burgess: Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the EU's European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service, explained that the hot weather was due to a 'heat dome' of trapped air, providing meteorological context.

United Kingdom: UK estimated 2,700 heat deaths and faced power supply warnings.

Samantha Burgess: ECMWF climate lead noted profound climate change signals.

United Kingdom: The United Kingdom, through institutions like Imperial College London and the United Kingdom — Met Office, contributes to global climate science and forecasting of El Ni 's impacts.

Samantha Burgess: Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reported that ocean temperatures are nearing record highs and predicted that 2027 is likely to exceed 2024 as the warmest year on record due to El Ni 's lagging effects.