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Extreme heat warning issued for parts of UK next week amid new heatwave
Forecasters warn the heatwave could bring widespread health and transport disruption, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s Celsius and warm nights overnight.
- On Monday, the Met Office expanded its amber extreme heat warning for England and Wales to run through Thursday, with forecasters warning daytime highs could near 38°C and consecutive tropical nights above 20°C.
- A high-pressure 'heat dome' migrating from France is driving the extreme temperatures; scientists describe it as a 'heat-dome driven furnace' intensified by human-influenced climate change.
- Consecutive 'tropical nights' above 20°C will prevent overnight cooling, compounding heat stress; the Met Office warned of 'widespread impacts' on power, travel, and infrastructure throughout the week.
- National Water Safety Partner Samantha Hughes of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution warned that unexpected water entry can trigger 'cold water shock,' urging the public to 'Float to Live' if struggling.
- Forecasters expressed 'growing confidence' that June's temperature record of 35.6°C, set in Southampton in 1976, will be broken this week, underscoring rising frequency of extreme heatwaves across the UK.
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The Met Office today said temperatures in the UK could soar to more than 38C as extreme heat warnings issued
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