Recent soaring temperatures saw MRI machines failing, bins left rotting and widespread travel chaos – raising questions about the UK’s ability to cope with extreme heat
June’s record-breaking heat, which reached 37°C on Friday, has impacted every part of daily life, from education and healthcare to bin collections and trains.
Leaders and insiders across key sectors and services have raised questions about the UK’s ability to cope with the weather and renewed calls for urgent action to shore up the country’s climate resilience in future heatwaves.
Here’s how insiders told us how they’ve been affected by the extreme heat and what they need.
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Healthcare
Key infrastructure exposed in heat as ministers urged to tackle ‘silent killer’
‘It’s dangerous’: how UK schools, care homes and other workplaces are coping in soaring heat
The hottest June on record shows Britain is broken and in denial about what’s coming
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat
Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope
Three hospitals declare critical incidents as machines fail in heat
How to survive the 'heatdome' - from where to park to sleeping soundly
A third day of record June temperatures as Britain swelters in 37C heat
Expert shares daily morning hack to survive 'heat strain' as temperatures soar
Extreme heat triggers critical incidents at UK hospitals
With temperatures soaring across the country and hotter summer in the long-term expected to be the norm, experts are calling for…
As Britain experiences its hottest June day in history, experts demand that the government take action on key infrastructure, as…
Extreme weather is affecting people in areas from schools and care homes to construction sites – with workers urging leaders to…
Schools closing, hospitals declaring critical incidents and chaos on the roads and railways – as our creaking infrastructure…
Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards
Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday and Thursday
