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Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?

Simon King and Mark Poynting

BBC Weather and Climate teams


Getty Images The River Thames and Tower Bridge in London on a snowy day. In the bottom right corner there are two people dressed in dark-coloured coats and hats looking at the view behind black railings.
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Of all the possible climate futures, there’s a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global warming and instead face plunging temperatures and freezing winters.