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People enjoy the hot weather on Brighton beach. The hottest day of the year so far was recorded in all four UK nations on Saturday and forecasters believe it could be even warmer on Sunday. Picture date: Sunday July 18, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit
HEAT-RELATED deaths in the UK could triple in the next 30 years, to around 7,000 annually, according to a report. The British Red Cross warns there is a dangerous perception gap in the UK when it comes to awareness of the risks posed by heat. The charity has published a report called Feeling The Heat, which looks at how prepared the UK is for rising temperatures and how aware people are of the risks of heatwaves.
Heat-related deaths in the UK could triple in the next 30 years – report
Updated: 27/07/2021, 12:07 am
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Heat-related deaths in the UK could triple in the next 30 years, to around 7,000 annually, according to a report.
The British Red Cross warns there is a dangerous perception gap in the UK when it comes to awareness of the risks posed by heat.
The charity has published a report called Feeling The Heat, which looks at how prepared the UK is for rising temperatures and how aware people are of the risks of heatwaves.
The report comes after a period of hot weather in the UK that prompted unprecedented extreme heat warnings. It says heatwaves and spells of hot weather have increased in the UK and will continue to do so, in intensity and length.
A quarter of Brits see heatwaves as a good thing without understanding the risks.
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27/07/2021 12:18am BST
Heat-related deaths in the UK could triple in the next 30 years, according to a new report by the British Red Cross.
The charity’s Feeling The Heat report looks at how prepared the UK is for rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, and warns of a dangerous perception gap when it comes to awareness of the risks posed by heat.
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Heatwaves – defined as a period of extreme heat lasting three days or more – have increased in the UK, with 84 registered between 2000 and 2020, and will continue to do so, the report says, both in intensity and length.
Heat-related deaths in the UK could triple in the next 30 years, to around 7,000 annually, according to a report.
The British Red Cross warns there is a dangerous perception gap in the UK when it comes to awareness of the risks posed by heat.
The charity has published a report called Feeling The Heat, which looks at how prepared the UK is for rising temperatures and how aware people are of the risks of heatwaves.
The report comes after a period of hot weather in the UK that prompted unprecedented extreme heat warnings. It says heatwaves and spells of hot weather have increased in the UK and will continue to do so, in intensity and length.