Experts call on UK officials to prepare for periods of extreme heat or risk thousands of excess deaths
The UK is no longer a cold country, scientists have said, as climate breakdown means “previously impossible heatwaves are killing people”.
Bob Ward, the policy and communications director at LSE’s Grantham Institute, said: “The current prime minister hasto create a national heat risk strategy that would engage all relevant government departments in tackling the growing threat from heatwaves.” “It is time for the UK to stop thinking of itself only as a cold country, where any bout of summer sunshine is celebrated as an opportunity for beach visits and ice-creams. Heatwaves are deadly extreme weather events that will grow worse for at least the next 30 years. We must adapt and do a better job of protecting ourselves, particularly those who are most vulnerable to hot weather.”
Dr Eunice Lo, a climate scientist at the University of Bristol Cabot Institute for the Environment, said: “The climate has warmed since 1976 significantly. We have a record going back to 1984 and the top 10 hottest days have all occurred since 2002.
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