Met Office warns of prolonged heat as North East approaches heatwave levels

Heat health alert indicates vulnerable populations face health risks; potential strain on health and social care services during peak temperatures.

As high pressure settles stubbornly over Britain, the Met Office has issued a yellow heat health alert for the North East, warning that the coming week will bring not a dramatic crisis but something perhaps harder to bear — a slow, persistent warmth that refuses to relent. Temperatures approaching 36°C are expected at the peak, with vulnerable populations and already-stretched health services facing days of sustained strain. This is the particular challenge of a heatwave that does not break so much as migrate, trading ferocity for endurance.

Met Office warns of prolonged heat as North East approaches heatwave levels

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