Scorched Summer: When Heat Becomes a Humanitarian Crisis The UK's Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning, cautioning that temperatures may reach 38C in parts of England on Thursday.
This is no ordinary weather event – it's a harbinger of a new normal, where the country's infrastructure and residents are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. The Met Office's warning is rare but not unexpected.
Temperatures have already soared above 36C in August for the first time since 2020, mirroring the sweltering summers of the early 20th century when Britain's climate was warmer due to a natural cycle known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).