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It will not have escaped those living in the Northern Hemisphere that the past two months have been anomalously warm.

Several UCL Geography staff have contributed their expertise and opinions to the associated public discussion:

• Professor James Cheshire听has created a map of听the hottest June day on record听in London. This demonstrates the heat鈥檚 wide extent across the metropolis and how local urban uses, such as parks and high-density housing, affect the microclimate (see above image).
• Professor Chris Brierley听was a member of an expert panel for the听TRT World television听discussion programme,听Roundtable. He explained how the current warmth is a sign of the climate to come. In fact, he argued, this summer will feel markedly cool by the end of the century.

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• Professor Simon Lewis听published a comment piece in 听highlighting how the UK government is failing to prepare for events such as this heatwave. He stressed how science has long projected them as a consequence of climate change. Government and wider society must devote serious effort to adapt to increased warmth, and not just treat it as an 鈥淎ct of God鈥�.
• Professor Mark Maslin听has been providing a running commentary on Twitter, especially highlighting the 鈥榝raction of attributable risk鈥� caused by humans in previous UK heatwaves. He was also interviewed for听BBC London听and听BBC Worldwide听news on the reasons heatwaves are problematic for the UK, and how to adapt to them, including hydration, the closing up of houses to keep the cool in, and the nighttime airing of houses.