The British Isles were subject to very changeable conditions, courtesy of a swirling weather system, that contributed cool and wet conditions interspersed with warmer weather that was disappointing for this time of the year. Meanwhile the Eastern Mediterranean continued to swelter with temperatures in the 40’s. So what exactly was this: Climate Change or Global Warming? Maybe it was even the Greenhouse Effect (Click here for more)?
In the end it was ascribed to just plain old normality - conditions that in neither case deviated from the way it has been for decade upon decade, and certainly could not be attributed to any sinister effects of carbon dioxide. As ever the culprit was the wind as it spilled off the deserts of North Africa to introduce hot baking air into parts of Eastern Europe.
As the image below shows quite plainly its simple when you really know why. (Click on image to enlarge)
