Europe’s record-breaking winter weather has closed ski slopes after temperatures exceeded 20C in parts of Switzerland and southern Germany. Footage from across the continent shows people braving the sea in Spain and resorts opening summer trails for skiers as eight countries recorded their warmest January day in history.
In the UK, the Met Office confirmed 2022 was the UK’s hottest year on record, with the average annual temperature exceeding 10C for the first time. The record-breaking heat was made 160 times more likely by the climate crisis, indicating the dominant influence of human-caused global heating on Britain
