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The Met Office has warned that the unprecedented conditions of this summer have triggered a phenomenon known as 'false autumn', where leaves turn brown and fall earlier than they're supposed to. The 'exceptional warmth and dryness', of the past three months, which have seen four heatwaves in the UK, has caused plants and trees to respond as if the season has already changed, even though we're yet to reach the official start date for meteorological autumn (September 1). ‌

This summer will 'almost certainly' be the hottest summer since records began in 1884, with the current record being held by the summer of 2018. The average temperature for summer 2018 was 15.76C, but this year, the average is running at around 16.13C, already surpassing the previous record before the mont

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