UK braces for heatwave as amber alerts issued for southern regions

Amber alerts indicate likely increase in deaths, particularly among those aged over 65 and individuals with long-term health conditions.

As summer asserts itself across southern Britain, the gap between weather as inconvenience and weather as mortal threat comes sharply into focus. Amber heat health alerts — the second-highest warning level — now cover London, the south-east, south-west, and east of England through Tuesday evening, as temperatures are forecast to peak near 34 Celsius on Monday. The warnings exist because sustained heat is not merely uncomfortable; it kills, most often quietly, among the elderly and the chronically ill. While the south braces, Scotland and Northern Ireland face heavy rain — a reminder that a sin

UK braces for heatwave as amber alerts issued for southern regions

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