Britain's Met Office has issued its first-ever 'red' warning for exceptional heat, saying record temperatures early next week will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death.
Britain's Meteorological Office has issued its first ever "red" warning for exceptional heat, saying record temperatures early next week will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death.Temperatures in England may reach 40C for the first timeThe warning was for Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures in England might reach 40 degrees Celsius for the first time, the agency said.
"In a recent study we found that the likelihood of extremely hot days in the UK has been increasing and will continue to do so during the course of the century, with the most extreme temperatures expected to be observed in the south-east of England.''The UK Health Security Agency increased its own alert to the highest level, warning of a "national emergency".
''At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups," the UKHSA said.The two agencies issued lower-level warnings earlier this week as large parts of the UK experienced above-average temperatures, although cooler weather prevailed on Thursday and Friday.
"If people have vulnerable relatives or neighbours, now is the time to make sure they're putting suitable measures in place to be able to cope with the heat because if the forecast is as we think it will be in the red warning area, then people's lives are at risk,'' Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said.
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