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UK heat-linked deaths this year approach 2022 record, health agency says
The interim toll is almost double last summer’s total and may rise further as July’s heatwave is not included, UKHSA said.
- The Met Office rejected the provisional Cardiff temperature record following a detailed site review, confirming Hawarden, North Wales, as Wales's official June record holder at 35.1°C on June 26.
- Provisional records undergo rigorous quality control including site inspections and equipment checks to ensure meteorological feasibility, with stations failing to meet national standards rejected before verification concludes.
- Alongside the Welsh confirmation, the Met Office validated other June records: 38.0°C in Lingwood, England, on June 26, and 30.8°C in Castlederg, Northern Ireland, on June 25.
- Scorching temperatures caused an estimated 2,877 heat-associated deaths across May and June this year. London Ambulance Service recorded nearly 3,600 patient responses on June 24 alone.
- Health minister Yvette Cooper warned that summer heat now impacts thousands of people, while The Climate Change Committee cautioned the United Kingdom remains "not ready" for climate consequences.
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