Temperatures are forecast to hit 40C in England next week - who's ready

[ProudVirgin69]

Prof Isabel Oliver said last year's heatwaves saw more than 1,600 excess deaths - and 2021 temperatures were not "anywhere near" next week's forecast.

Anybody can be affected, she said.

"It's important to know in these exceptionally high temperatures everybody can be affected," she said - "although of course the most vulnerable remain those in older age groups and with those long-term conditions."

Downing Street has said it will hold talks over the weekend, with a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee to take place on Saturday afternoon.

The Met Office red warning - the highest level - is for extreme heat and covers an area including London, Manchester and York on Monday and Tuesday. It is the first time it has been issued since the warning system started last year. It means:

there is a danger to life and risk of serious illness, not just among the most vulnerable
substantial changes in working practices and daily routines are needed
a risk of power loss to water or mobile phone services
increased risk of water safety incidents
delays to road, rail and air travel
Rail passengers in England and Wales have been warned they should only travel if necessary during next week's heatwave, Network Rail said speed restrictions are likely,

Some schools will close early next week and some hospital appointments will be cancelled.

The rest of England, Wales and southern Scotland will be under an amber warning for extreme heat - while in Europe, deadly wildfires have broken out in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France.

As well as the Met Office warning, the UKHSA issued its highest level four heat alert to health and care bodies - warning illness and death could occur "among the fit and healthy".

Asked whether thousands of people could die in the hot weather - as some newspapers have reported - its chief scientific officer Prof Oliver declined to suggest a figure.

"It is very difficult to predict but I can tell you that we monitor this very closely and we assess it," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"Last year we didn't reach temperatures anywhere near the ones that are predicted for next week, [and] we saw over 1,600 excess deaths associated with the period of heatwave. So this is why we are keen that everybody knows what they can do to stay safe."

Stay cool UK getbiggers!  Normal temps for london this time of year are in the mid-20Cs

[BB]

English Getbiggers next week -

"Let me get out of this sun, and make fun of me mate Shizzo on the old internet"

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[joswift]

fucks sake covid, monkey pox now we are going to die beacuser its too hot

go and get fucked

[Fortress]

Fuck it all.

[wes]

FUCK THE SUN. 

[Marvin Martian]

FUCK THE SUN. 

The night time is the right time!!

[Flexacon]

I know plenty of people looking forward to the next few days.

They don't seem to understand though that they aren't on holiday, where they can cool off in a pool or retreat to an air conditioned hotel room. Half these people can't even get cross breeze going in their flat.

Darwinism will be taking out several 100 people over the next few days.

[wes]

The night time is the right time!!

[Henda]

fucks sake covid, monkey pox now we are going to die beacuser its too hot

go and get fucked

Haha exactly mate all we’ve heard on the wireless is how fucking ambulance are on red alert or some shit with the hot weather like every fucker will drop dead from a bit bastard sun has no cunt got a hose these days? It’s all we do at work if it gets ower hot a quick soak with the hose then repay as needed.

[JustPlaneJane]

Haha exactly mate all we’ve heard on the wireless is how fucking ambulance are on red alert or some shit with the hot weather like every fucker will drop dead from a bit bastard sun has no cunt got a hose these days? It’s all we do at work if it gets ower hot a quick soak with the hose then repay as needed.

Pansies….

46 Celsius in Phoenix today. I probably won’t go more than 20 feet away from the pool until the sun goes down tonight.  🤣

[Taffin]

fucks sake covid, monkey pox now we are going to die beacuser its too hot

go and get fucked

Fuck it all.

FUCK THE SUN. 

*clears throat*

FUCK EVERYTHIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111















Sorry chaps, I needed that

[illuminati]

FUCK THE SUN. 

Is The Sun vaccinated ??
Does it Know The Science

[CalvinH]

Celsius

[ProudVirgin69]

Pansies….

46 Celsius in Phoenix today.

 

[Cook]

We have been in the 100s here in Texas for about a month.( I don’t know what that is in Celsius) I have been here for 63 years and I guess you do get used to it a bit but you still have to be careful.I see them Mexicans on them roofs in this shit and wonder how in the Hell they do it.

[ProudVirgin69]

We have been in the 100s here in Texas for about a month.( I don’t know what that is in Celsius) I have been here for 63 years and I guess you do get used to it a bit but you still have to be careful.I see them Mexicans on them roofs in this shit and wonder how in the Hell they do it.

The issue is that Europe is totally unprepared for this heat. It’s normally in the 70s F in London this time of year, and the previous record in UK was 38.7C from 3 years ago and that’s looking to be broken in the next couple days.  The buildings and homes just aren’t built for it.

That cold snap that crippled Texas wouldn’t have registered up North, but since Texas never encounters those temperatures they were unable to deal w it and hundreds lost their lives.

[Matt]

Wasn't Bill Gates planning to block the sun? If so, when's he gonna do that?

[Cook]

The issue is that Europe is totally unprepared for this heat. It’s normally in the 70s F in London this time of year, and the previous record in UK was 38.7C from 3 years ago and that’s looking to be broken in the next couple days.  The buildings and homes just aren’t built for it.

That cold snap that crippled Texas wouldn’t have registered up North, but since Texas never encounters those temperatures they were unable to deal w it and hundreds lost their lives.

Yes I  have known people who go up North and if it gets hot at all they suffer greatly We have ac in our houses in our cars and pretty much anywhere we go.

[wes]

Is The Sun vaccinated ??
Does it Know The Science

It`s not vaxed and it still wears a mask. 

[wes]

All that rain and fog in London and a tiny bit of sun kills you guys.   

[a_pupil]

Perfect time to dust off the string vest, short shorts and fanny pack.

[wes]

Perfect time to dust off the string vest, short shorts and fanny pack.

That`s my daily attire along with bright red Ottomix shoes of course. 

[Moontrane]

The issue is that Europe is totally unprepared for this heat. It’s normally in the 70s F in London this time of year, and the previous record in UK was 38.7C from 3 years ago and that’s looking to be broken in the next couple days.  The buildings and homes just aren’t built for it.

That cold snap that crippled Texas wouldn’t have registered up North, but since Texas never encounters those temperatures they were unable to deal w it and hundreds lost their lives.

About 15,000 French died from the heatwave of 2003, but that was almost last century, so we can forgive them for forgetting about it. 

[Rusty Trombone]

That`s my daily attire along with bright red Ottomix shoes of course. 

How about some daisy dukes Wes?

[Hypertrophy]

Pansies….

46 Celsius in Phoenix today. I probably won’t go more than 20 feet away from the pool until the sun goes down tonight.  🤣

I lived in Phoenix 10 years. 100F (38C) was actually pretty comfortable. 115 F was brutal but you just stayed inside.  I'm now in South Carolina and 95 F at 50% humidity isn't that bad any more. It's all about adapting.