Here’s what you need to know about the latest amber warning.
Following the declaration of a “national emergency” and the first ever red extreme heat warning last month, the Met Office has once again issued a health precaution as it prepares for temperatures to reach up to 35°C in some areas this week.
The warning applies to southern and central England, as well as parts of Wales from Thursday until Sunday as the country braces for yet another heatwave.Previously, the Met Office’s highest warning means meant that there was a risk to life as temperatures hit up to 40°C. The lower amber warning “requires social and healthcare services to target specific actions at high-risk groups,” such as the young, elderly, disabled and homeless. Amid the driest July since 1935, warnings of the threat posed by wildfires have been issued, with fire services urging people not to light bonfires or barbecues, or let off fireworks or sky lanterns.
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