Ahead of the heatwave, the Met Office has issued its first-ever Level 4 red warning for extreme heat. The warning is in place from midnight on Monday through to Tuesday.
A Met Office boss has issued a stark warning that people should be taking the heatwave as seriously as they would any other extreme weather.
‘At this level, illness and death may occur during the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups.’ ‘We’ve seen when climate change has driven such unprecedented severe weather events all around the world it can be difficult for people to make the best decisions in these situations because nothing in their life experience has led them to know what to expect,’ she said.
‘If you do have to go out where a hat and sunscreen, keep to the shade as much as possible and carry water,’ she said.
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