“Extreme, possibly record, temperatures are possible on Monday and then again on Tuesday,” the Met Office said on its website. “Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm for the UK, especially in urban areas. This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.” The hottest temperature ever recorded in Britain was 38.7C recorded at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens on 25 July 2019. Earlier this week, the UK’s Health Safety Agency and the Met Office issued a level 3 heat health warning for some areas of the country, requiring social and health care services to take extra measures to protect the vulnerable. A level 4 red alert is defined on the Met Office website as “when a heat wave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend beyond the health and social care system. At this level, disease and death can occur among people who are fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups.” More details soon…
