4 d. ago London weather: Why the capital's infrastructure is not made for a heatwave

Amid the second soaring heatwave of the year, explore whether London's infrastructure can withstand the rising temperatures

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7 d. ago London weather: Is the capital's infrastructure including the Underground ready for another heatwave?

Amid the second soaring heatwave of the year, explore whether London's infrastructure can withstand the rising temperatures

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8 d. ago London weather: Wimbledon set for blistering 34C start as heatwave sweeps capital

This year’s Championships could be the hottest in the tournament’s 147-year history

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1 week ago The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down | Editorial

Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructureBritain’s four-day heatwave – made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis – is expected to claim about 600 lives. Researchers say high temperatures from Thursday to Sunday would lead to a sharp rise in excess mortality, especially among older people in cities such as London and Birmingham. They forecast the deadliest day as Saturday, with temperatures above 32C and about 266 deaths. These are not abstract figures, but lives cut short by a threat we understand, yet remain unprepared for.Young people seem to grasp this. In a YouGov poll last week, roughly a quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds said they hoped there wouldn’t be a heatwave – while more than two-fifths of older people welcomed the sunshine. That generational split isn’t just cultural. It reflects an entirely rational anxiety: younger people face a future living in a climate...

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2 w. ago London weather: Is the capital's infrastructure including the Underground ready for a heatwave?

Amid a soaring heatwave, explore whether London's infrastructure can withstand the rising temperatures

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2 w. ago London weather: Capital to swelter in 32C today as heatwave kicks in.. bringing threat of sleepless 'tropical nights'

Met Office upgrades temperature forecast for London leaving millions facing uncomfortably warm nights

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3 w. ago London weather: Capital to bask in 27C this week but thunderstorms 'possible'

While there may be more rainfall this week, temperatures could reach 29C outside of London

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4 w. ago London weather: Capital faces thunderstorm as Met Office issues yellow warning

More rain could fall in just a few hours on Saturday than fell in the whole of May

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4 w. ago London weather: Capital could be deluged with more rainfall this weekend than whole of May

Londoners have also been warned of ‘unseasonably windy conditions’ following an unsettled start to summer

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