Extreme heat waves projected to 'occur once every other year', warns Met Office

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New study reveals chances of a heat wave as extreme as 2003 has already shortened from 1-in-1,000 years to 1-in-100 years

British firms may have to get used to extreme and potentially deadly heat waves occurring every other year by the 2030s, according to a major new study from the Met Office. The paper, which is published...

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