UK may have hottest day on record with 41C forecast
Jake Kelly from Network Rail explained precautions are being taken to mitigate the impact of the extreme temperatures, but the heat would place railway infrastructure under "exceptional stress".
"That is where you the real health impacts come into play because these are dangerously high temperatures."level four warning for England,After an emergency Cobra meeting for ministers on Saturday, Health Secretary Steve Barclay said ambulance capacity would increase, alongside more call handlers. Soaring temperatures are also having a devastating impact on much of Europe and north Africa, with authorities in western FranceWildfires have been wildfires raging from Greece to Morocco, with thousands being evacuated from and more than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the heat in Portugal and Spain in recent days.
We know what is behind this - greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at the highest level for two million years and rising, according to the IPCC.
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