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Amber Met Office extreme heat warning issued as temperatures could reach 38C
Temperatures could reach 36C as drought deepens, with 23 million customers already under hosepipe restrictions and water and power systems under strain.
- On Tuesday, August 11, the UK Health Security Agency issued amber and yellow heat health alerts for most of England, with temperatures forecast to peak at 36C by Thursday, August 14.
- High pressure is driving the current heatwave, drawing hot air from Europe as the country faces its fifth such event this summer following record-breaking heat in May and June.
- Already, 23 million people face hosepipe bans as half of England has been declared in drought due to exceptionally low rainfall, while public health officials urge residents to stay hydrated.
- Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael warned shoppers to expect food price inflation later this year, citing massively decreased yields for wheat and barley across Europe and Britain.
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Amber extreme heat warning issued for South East as temperatures reach 37C
People are being urged to take extra care as parts of the region are expected to see temperatures of up to 37C.
·High Wycombe, United Kingdom
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High temperatures have already caused forest fires and drought problems
·Madrid, Spain
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