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Amber Met Office extreme heat warning issued as temperatures could reach 38C
Temperatures could reach 36C as drought deepens, with 23 million customers already under hosepipe restrictions and water and power systems under strain.
- On Tuesday, August 11, the UK Health Security Agency issued amber and yellow heat health alerts for most of England, with temperatures forecast to peak at 36C by Thursday, August 14.
- High pressure is driving the current heatwave, drawing hot air from Europe as the country faces its fifth such event this summer following record-breaking heat in May and June.
- Already, 23 million people face hosepipe bans as half of England has been declared in drought due to exceptionally low rainfall, while public health officials urge residents to stay hydrated.
- Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael warned shoppers to expect food price inflation later this year, citing massively decreased yields for wheat and barley across Europe and Britain.
- Britain's energy systems and infrastructure remain under pressure as climate change, largely driven by burning fossil fuels, continues to fuel more frequent droughts and wildfires across the country.
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Met Office issues heat warning as Lancs heatwave temperatures set to hit 31C
The Met Office has issued an amber heat health alert for Lancashire as another heatwave hits the UK. The alert is in place from 12pm on Tuesday, August 11, until 9pm on Friday, August 14.
·Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Worcester NewsMet Office announces rare extreme heat warning in parts of Worcestershire
The Met Office today (Tuesday) has published an amber warning for extreme heat in the West Midlands, which affects the north-east regions of…
·Great Malvern, United Kingdom
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