The United Kingdom’s weather service, the Met Office, on Tuesday issued an “extreme heat” alert for parts of England and Wales, with no respite in sight for the hot, dry conditions that caused the outbreak. fires, broke temperature records and strained the country’s infrastructure.
The orange (or “amber”) alert – the last one before the red one – will be in effect from Thursday (11) until the end of Sunday (14) and means that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects. , said the British service.
Temperatures are expected to reach a peak of 35ºC on Friday (12) and can reach 36ºC in some places on Saturday (13).
The warning comes after the driest July for England since 1935, when temperatures soared above 40°C for the first time, giving new focus to the impacts of climate change.
Other European nations have also faced a scorching heat wave in recent weeks, with temperatures often exceeding 40°C.
Britain, which is less used to such high temperatures, has struggled to cope.
The July heat wave caused power outages, damaged airport runways, warped train tracks and sparked dozens of fires in London, where the fire brigade faced its busiest week since World War II.
The UK’s biggest water company, Thames Water, which serves 15 million customers in London and the south east of England, said on Tuesday that it plans to announce temporary restrictions on use in the coming weeks due to high temperatures this summer. week and long-term dry weather forecasts.
Several other water companies have already imposed restrictions, and supermarkets have limited sales of disposable grills that firefighters warn can ignite dry grass.
Ambulance services received hundreds of calls from patients with breathing difficulties, dizziness and fainting.
The orange alert covers much of the southern half of England and parts of eastern Wales.
Scientists said the July heat wave was at least 10 times more likely because of climate change.
Source: CNN Brasil

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