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Extreme heat in London cancels event on adapting to extreme heat
Organizers said the venue lacked cooling and 35C forecasts would make travel and indoor conditions unsafe for speakers and guests.
- A London event focused on extreme heat has been cancelled due to the very conditions it intended to discuss, organizers confirmed. Temperatures of up to 35C are forecast in the capital tomorrow.
- Following a rare red weather warning from the Met Office for Wednesday and Thursday, officials anticipate significant disruption across a region from London to Swansea, Somerset, and Birmingham.
- The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance cancelled the event at the London School, stating organizers could not risk guest wellbeing by subjecting attendees to "very unpleasant indoor conditions."
- A COBR meeting was held on Tuesday by the Government to monitor the situation, while the Health Security Agency warned the heatwave will likely increase deaths among those aged 65 and over.
- Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, warned the UK must adapt to this "weird heat," as Parliament prepares to debate a proposal to cut greenhouse gas pollution by 87% by 2040 on 1990 levels.
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