The statement said that temperatures in the United Kingdom may break, on Monday, a record, as it will exceed, according to forecasts, 40 degrees Celsius in several places. BBC news service. The Met Office has issued a red alert for most of England due to the heat.
The The Economist He says it is the first time in British history that a “scorching heat” warning has been issued.
The heat wave didn’t come out of nowhere, as it has been unusually hot in the island nation for several days, but it says a lot about the current situation that the record for the UK’s highest temperature in 2019 was measured in Cambridge at 38.7°C – and a rise is also expected. The temperature on Monday is above 41 degrees Celsius.
According to the BBC, London will be one of the hottest places in the world on Monday, with temperatures in the British capital exceeding those in the Western Sahara and the Caribbean. It is expected to be hotter than Dakhla in Western Sahara (24°C), Nassau in the Bahamas (32°C), Kingston in Jamaica (33°C), Malaga in Spain (28°C) and Athens in Greece (35°C). percentage). Celsius).
The red alert means that “people and infrastructure may be widely affected” by temperature, and that “significant changes are required” to work and daily routines. According to the news, some schools will close early – or won’t open at all, and Network Rail – which has announced significant speed limits as well as several cancellations – is asking travelers to take trains on Mondays only if necessary.
The UK’s Health Security Agency has issued a Level 4 alert for England, which the government is treating as a “national emergency”.
The the heat It will continue on Tuesday, and according to meteorologists, some cooling is expected in the country only on Wednesday.
