Many of us might be enjoying the warmer weather, but the UK heatwave poses some very real dangers, too.
Following the previous amber alert earlier this week, the Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning for the first time ever and declared a “national emergency”.The Met Office’s highest warning means that there is a risk to life, and covers an area including London, Manchester and York on Monday and Tuesday, where temperatures are expected to hit up to 40°C.
It urged people to “please take this warning seriously and take steps to keep you and those around you safe.”People in the UK are used to treating hot weather as a “chance to go and play in the sun” but “this is not that sort of weather”, said Met Office CEO Penny Endersby. Heatwaves bring with them a risk of heat stress and heat stroke, which occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature starts to fail.
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