It was a record-breaking year
Northamptonshire wildfires quadrupled during a record-breaking summer. The county had 29.3 uncontrolled rural blazes on average In June, July and August 2021. However, this jumped to a whopping 127.6 this year.
A drought was declared in Northamptonshire and temperatures reach a record-breaking 38C. Fire chiefs said the figures showed how staff were “increasingly being challenged by new extremes of weather as our climate changes”.They also praised the dedication and bravery of officers in tackling unprecedented conditions. A sequence of heatwaves led to England experiencing the driest July since 1935 and the joint warmest summer on record.
Heatwaves, storms and a big freeze all hit UK in 2022 Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now At least 24,316 wildfires were recorded by fire services in England from June to August, according to data obtained through freedom of information requests.
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