The Met Office declares a heatwave when it records at least three days in a row with maximum temperatures exceeding a set temperature - which varies in different areas of the country.
The UK previously experienced a heatwave three weeks ago, with 17 June marking the hottest day of the year so far.BBC Weather presenter Nick Miller said: "Temperatures are set to rise this weekend lasting into a least the first half of next week. "Parts of England and Wales will see highs in the upper 20s and low 30s Celsius for several days and meet the criteria for an official heatwave to be declared.Scotland could see highs of 23C in the next few days.
The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since the industrial era began, and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions. In England, there were 2,500 excess deaths in the summer of 2020 as a result of hot weather, while heat-related deaths in the UK could treble in 30 years, the British Red Cross predicts.Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways:
Kate_Kinsella Kate, you look bright and sunny.
Kate_Kinsella Some context to this heatwave announcement would be very useful in explaining to people the urgency of the Climate Crisis. It only needs to be brief. Surely not to much to ask for an issue which threatens the very existence of humanity?
Kate_Kinsella Summer has arrived & when abroad it’s siesta time & sit in shade & not sit out in hight of day etc. So why do it when at home. A bit of common sense wld not go amiss by ppl.
Kate_Kinsella Kate is looking good
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