Fires burn on London's edge as UK hits 40 degrees Celsius for first time ever
A major incident has been declared in London as a number of fires burn across the city's outskirts due to record temperatures as a heatwave continues to hit Europe.The record-breaking heat in the UK has caused train tracks to warp in partsThe mercury hit 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in UK history on Tuesday, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London.
"Research conducted here at the Met Office has demonstrated that it's virtually impossible for the UK to experience 40C in an undisrupted climate, but climate change driven by greenhouse gases has made these extreme temperatures possible," he said.With temperatures still rising, train routes from London up the east and west coast of the country were cancelled, electricity companies reported mass outages, and normally busy city centres appeared quiet.
The temperature on Monday reached 38.1C at Santon Downham in eastern England, just shy of the highest-ever temperature recorded in Britain — 38.7C, a record set in 2019 in Charlwood, which Tuesday has surpassed. People sit covering their heads from the sun after a scaled down version of the Buckingham Palace's changing of the guard ceremony.Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heatwave, with top health officials warning that the country must gear up to cope with the effects of climate change as temperatures continue to rise.
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