{"id":29,"date":"2023-07-28T22:28:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/climatestrike.scot.test\/?p=29"},"modified":"2023-07-28T22:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:32:14","slug":"scotland-sizzles-2022-declared-hottest-year-in-climate-change-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/climatestrike.scot.test\/scotland-sizzles-2022-declared-hottest-year-in-climate-change-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland sizzles: 2022 declared hottest year in climate change battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
2022 was officially declared the hottest year on record in Scotland, according to the Met Office. With an average temperature of 8.5C, it surpassed the previous record of 8.43C set in 2014. UK-wide, the average annual temperature exceeded 10C for the first time, reaching 10.03C and surpassing the previous high of 9.88C in 2014. The Met Office scientists’<\/a> study concluded that human-induced climate change has made record-breaking temperatures significantly more likely, with a 160-fold increase in likelihood. In 2022, every nation within the UK experienced record-breaking heat, with England recording the highest average temperature at 10.94C, followed by Wales (10.23C), Northern Ireland (9.85C), and Scotland (8.50C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n