Damage is surveyed on 25 July at homes gutted by fire in Wennington, London Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The unprecedented destruction caused by grass fires in the UK’s recent 40°C (104°F) heatwave was made possible by weather conditions that were the most conducive to wildfires in modern records, according to data shared with Â鶹´«Ã½.
On 19 July, the UK recorded its hottest ever day, with temperatures peaking at 40.3°C (104.5°F) in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, which scientists have established was made far more likely because of climate change. That same day, a series of fires…
