Bushfire
Brett Lethbridge
21 July 2022
The United Kingdom was struck with a record heatwave during the northern summer. London recorded its highest ever daytime temperature of just over 40 degrees Celsius, with grassfires breaking out in the city. The summer was also the driest for the country since 1976.
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