Government Announces Heat-Health Watch Scheme

A joint project from the Met Office and the Department of Health to give notice of life-threatening weather has been announced today.

The Heat-Health Watch is designed to give information to those who are most vulnerable during hot weather.

Climate change means heatwaves are likely to become more common in the UK. The evidence is strong that abnormally high temperatures over more than a couple of days cause a rise in mortality which preventative measures can avert.

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