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Do you think it will be like this next Summer? Was it like this last Summer?

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Loveheart10 · 13/08/2026 18:50

It’s been so hot and sunny hasn’t it. To be fair apart from the initial crazy heatwave I’ve found the quite pleasant. It’s been in the low 20s most days. But it extremely hot again now, over 30 degrees.

Was it like this last Summer? I do remember it getting very hot.

Do you think we are going to keep getting Summers like this?

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scalt · 13/08/2026 18:58

I wonder what happened to the idea that “they” are always up in their planes, cloud seeding to make it grey and cloudy and rainy? Are they off duty this summer? Has the narrative now shifted to “Shhhhh… we have to peddle climate change and extreme heat now, so let it shine, let it shine, let it shine…”

Another theory I’ve heard (and don’t think is true) is that ULEZ (ultra low emission zone in London and other cities) is the reason for the extreme heat. Less pollution to protect us from the sun.

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Loveheart10 · 13/08/2026 18:57

EmeraldRoulette · 13/08/2026 18:57

@Loveheart10 you’re not in the south east are you?

No why do you ask?

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Loveheart10 · 13/08/2026 18:57

Monvelo · 13/08/2026 18:54

Yes we will get more and more summers like this. We learnt about this outcome at school in the 80s. The el nino we are in now carries on into next spring, so if the rest of the weather stacks up such as the jet stream and high pressure then it could be another hot one. But it depends how things stack up.

I'm glad you've enjoyed it and I have sometimes myself. However the wild fires, smoke and impacts on wildlife and crops and food security are awful. I'm surprised I haven't seen the PM saying more about climate change mitigation and adaptation tbh.

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Yes it’s very worrying.

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hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 18:57

Yes and yes

EmeraldRoulette · 13/08/2026 18:57

@Loveheart10 you’re not in the south east are you?

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Loveheart10 · 13/08/2026 18:55

My friend and I were having a discussion and she was saying that she doesn’t remember it being hot last year. But I can remember having time off with the kids and bring really peed off. I’d planned days out and it was too hot to do anything.

Low 20s is so much more tolerable.

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Monvelo · 13/08/2026 18:54

Yes we will get more and more summers like this. We learnt about this outcome at school in the 80s. The el nino we are in now carries on into next spring, so if the rest of the weather stacks up such as the jet stream and high pressure then it could be another hot one. But it depends how things stack up.

I'm glad you've enjoyed it and I have sometimes myself. However the wild fires, smoke and impacts on wildlife and crops and food security are awful. I'm surprised I haven't seen the PM saying more about climate change mitigation and adaptation tbh.

susiedaisy1912 · 13/08/2026 18:53

Who knows

Tatenk · 13/08/2026 18:52

Yes and yes. Last year was the hottest summer on record, although that’s likely to be beaten by this year.