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2026 UK heatwave estimated to have killed 2,700+ people

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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2026 UK heatwave estimated to have killed 2,700+ people

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 days ago

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More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves

www.metoffice.gov.uk

Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves

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Same age range as the boomers who keep reminding us “bUt iT wAs hOt iN 1976”.

Yes, we know. It was hot, for a couple of weeks. Once.
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2026 UK heatwave

is it the only one we’re going to have this year?

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