Ed Hawkins

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Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading | IPCC AR6 Lead Author | MBE | Views own | https://edhawkins.org Warming Stripes: http://www.ShowYourStripes.info

Plausible weather forecast for a heatwave in 2056 reaching 45°C
Peak temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026
New records set in many European countries
Comparing peak temperatures during June 1976 and June 2026
GFS for 7th July
Laura Tobin presenting a 45°C forecast
Presenting the climate stripes
25th June 1976 and 2026
Temperature anomalies on 24th June 2026
England average summer temperatures in a high emissions future
Derbyshire Peak District fire
The London Ambulance Service responded to the highest number of life-threatening emergencies in its history on Wednesday. Temperatures soared to 36.1C in parts of the UK on Wednesday, and that record for June has been broken again today. Ambulance crews responded to 642 calls relating to category 1 incidents - those that include the most serious, life-threatening injuries and illnesses such as cardiac arrests and patients who are not breathing. Chief Executive Jason Killens KAM said this was "driven by the extreme heat across London".
YES - it's roasting!
Laura Tobin presenting a weather forecast for 45C
Plausible temperatures in Ireland during a heatwave set in 2056
Maximum temperatures on 27th June 1976 (left), and a comparable event in today's climate (right)
The summer of 1976 translated into a warmer climate.
Maximum temperatures from 1976 (left) and a comparable event today (right).
Average summer temperature anomaly in 1976
Comparing the summers of 1976 and 2025 for Europe
Tanning herself in the drought that has brought water supply problems to Britain is 19-year-old model Cerica. She donned a bikini and enjoyed the sunshine in the dried-up basin of Pitsford Reservoir in Northamptonshire. Credit line PA Images / Alamy
Heatwave 1976-2026. Our memory. Their future.
Heatwave 1976-2026. Our memory. Their future.
38C on Tuesday
St Michael's Tower atop Glastonbury Tor lit up with the Climate Stripes to encourage everyone to start a conversation about our warming world.
Find the Totally Cooked podcast on your favourite channel
Climate Stripes on Team ALULA
Global Climate Stripes
1921
Roasting
Very hot
More than 10C above normal map
London. 33C.
Prof. Hannah Cloke
London, Sunday, 32°C
Changed temperature and rainfall in an example month in Central England
David Attenborough and iguana
Email
Wet January 2014
Groundhog Day storm
Heatwave example
Poster presented at EGU26
A hexagon map of Africa showing heatwave trends with a gap over Central Africa
Warming Stripes for Berkshire, UK
Ed Hawkins sitting on a Formula E racecar which sports the warming stripes on the rear wing
Map showing surface weather station observations on 9th Feb 2026
Bus on campus
Range of climate indicators for the last 2025 years
Graphic showing changes in CO₂, global temperatures and global sea levels over the last 2025 years. Steep increases are visible after the industrial revolution.
Warming stripes for different layers of the atmosphere and ocean from 1960-2025. The ocean and troposphere are warming, the stratosphere is cooling.