Global warming was dropped as a term because those wishing to deny the very real science suggested it meant everywhere getting hotter.

As far as I can tell, in the UK it means hotter and drier summers and wetter winters - weather becoming more extreme.

Not going to say a hot week in July is due to climate change but we're heading for this sort of uncomfortable weather (and worse) far more often be that in summer or winter. The UK's response is about 10-15 years behind where it should be and we're a good 10-15 years ahead of some nations.