Britain | The heat record was probably broken in Britain, several fires are raging in the heaths of London

In the country, at least four people are feared to have drowned while trying to cool off in inland rivers and lakes.

in Britain the temperature of 40 degrees Celsius has probably been exceeded for the first time in the measurement history. British Meteorological Institute Met Office tellsthat according to preliminary information, the temperature rose momentarily to 40.2 degrees in London at Heathrow Airport at 11:50 local time.

The heat record was probably already broken earlier on Tuesday, when 39.1 degrees Celsius was initially measured in the village of Charlwood. Charlwood is located in south-east England in the county of Surrey, south of London.

The record readings have not yet been confirmed. If the readings are confirmed, Britain’s previous heat record from July 2019, when 38.7 degrees Celsius was measured in Britain, will be broken.

Heat wave fueled several fires that spread across parched terrain in mild London on Tuesday.

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In the village of Wennington, east of the capital, a large fire destroyed several homes, quickly spread to the fields surrounding the village and advanced towards the historic church, reports news agency Reuters. At the same time, large areas of grass burned around London. Smoke blanketed motorways on the outskirts of London.

The London Fire Brigade declared a state of emergency and asked residents to stop barbecuing.

The unusual heat has also caused the railways to expand and warp so that a large number of trains have had to be cancelled. The Network Rail company tweeted pictures of the twisted tracks.

All connections north of London along Britain’s east and west coasts were canceled on Tuesday, and electricity companies reported widespread outages.

“The infrastructure, much of which was built in the Victorian era, is simply not designed to withstand this kind of temperature,” stated the Transport Minister Grant Shapps According to Reuters.

Met Office said the message service on Twitter, that the temperatures around Britain would probably still rise during Tuesday.

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A temperature of 38.7 degrees was already measured in the county of Suffolk on Monday. 37.1 degrees were measured in Wales.

The British Meteorological Institute has issued the highest level warning for the first time in its history due to the heat. It is valid across much of central, north and south-east England.

According to preliminary measurements, the night before Tuesday was the warmest in British history. In Yorkshire, a temperature of 25.9 degrees was measured at night.

the BBC according to information, at least four people are feared to have drowned while trying to cool off in the inland rivers and lakes.

Network Rail issued a travel warning for Tuesday. People were advised to avoid train travel in the London, Manchester and York areas.

Hospitals and emergency care units also prepared for Tuesday afternoon’s record heat by raising their level of preparedness. Minister of Health Steve Barclay said that the number of emergency responders has been increased in emergency first aid.

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Climate scientists guess the temperatures seen now will become familiar to Britons in the coming years.

British Met Office Stephen Belcher commented to Reuters that he did not think he would see such readings during his career.

“Research carried out by our department has shown that it is almost impossible for Britain to see temperatures of 40 degrees in an undisturbed climate, but climate change driven by greenhouse gases has made these extreme temperatures possible,” he said, according to Reuters.

Climate and economics researcher at the European University Institute Sony Kapoor in turn, speculated to Reuters that people have underestimated the current physical effects of climate change.

“But even I didn’t think I’d see 40 degrees in London in 2022.”


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