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A study of 266 studies worldwide, published in 2022, revealed that heat waves were associated with a 11.7 per cent increase in mortality. The highest specific risk was for stroke and coronary heart disease.
Alert should spur local-level strategies, help create robust data to protect the most vulnerable.
Human-caused climate change made April's record-breaking heatwave in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand at least 30 times more likely, according to an analysis conducted by a group of leading climate scientists.
On Tuesday, parts of the UK are expected to bask in 27C (81F) heat, but there is a risk of floods as thunderstorms wash in first.
THE MET office has stated that highs of 23 degrees Celsius are possible today, adding that Britain will see "record" heatwaves this summer