'Exceptional' risk of wildfires as Britain faces heatwave that could be worse than 40C weather in July

Fresh warning over 'exceptional' risk of wildfires as Britain enters a four day heatwave

By Will Taylor

The last bout of serious heat saw wildfires break out across the country, engulfing chunks of Wennington in Essex that left homes and gardens devastated. "Going into Friday and the weekend, it starts to increase further, going into the highest category of exceptional risk."This heatwave could last longer than the 40C record-breaking wave last month – and prove to be even more dangerous for people's health.

Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading, said: "The warnings for extreme heat from both the Met Office and the heat health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency are another reminder that this summer in the UK is proving to be lethally hot.

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