Extreme heat warning begins in UK

A four-day "extreme heat" warning came into force across England, Wales, and parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland on Thursday as temperatures are expected to breach 35 degree Celsius. The heatwave is likely to affect water supplies and transport services, the weather office said. The Met workplace sounded its ‘amber’ warning, the second-highest alert after pink, and cautioned individuals susceptible to the extreme heat of “sunny and hot or very hot” climate that might result in antagonistic well being results. The amber warning follows Britain’s first-ever pink “extreme heat” warning in July, following months of minimal rainfall. Britain suffered the driest July since 1935 – forcing authorities to declare the first-ever pink warning when temperatures rose above 40 levels for the primary time, bringing the highlight again on local weather change.Derbyshire reservoir running dry as temperatures rise.  The reservoir, which is operated by Severn Trent Water, is located between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire.

Never seen #carsingtonwater so empty. It's usually 7 miles around the perimeter, at this rate it'll soon be 7 inches deep #dryingupfast #heatwave pic.twitter.com/zJc8Rp38gP

— Geoff Bloom (@GeoffBloom3) August 11, 2022

The latest heatwave comes on top of months of low rainfall which has left the countryside, parks and gardens parched and at risk of wildfires breaking out. Britain suffered the driest July since 1935 – forcing authorities to declare the first-ever red warning when temperatures rose above 40 degrees for the first time, bringing the spotlight back on climate change.