Wildfires threaten to sweep across parts of the country this weekend at "unprecedented" risk, with unrelenting heat fueling fears among the sick and elderly. I'm here.
Yesterday, experts warned that hundreds of heat-related deaths could occur in the UK as temperatures hit 33 degrees Celsius, but the government announced on Friday
London Hygiene School & Antonio Gasparini of tropical medicine said about 950 people likely died in England and Wales. Estimated to be 40C.
Dann Mitchell, professor of climate sciences at the University of Bristol, said the weather over the next few days would pose a "very serious health threat" and could increase the death toll. It is said that the sex is high.It will be several hundred people.
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Met Office)Caroline Abrahams, Age UK Charity Director, “ "Extreme heat can exacerbate medical problems," he warned, urging neighbors and friends to check up on the elderly.
Met Office , increased theFire Severity Index (FSI). It measures how easily a flame spreads and has been raised to the highest "exceptional" level for a fire. This Sunday, the region of southern England stretching from Lincolnshire to Sussex and west to Herefordshire. Temperatures are expected to reach 36 degrees (97 degrees) over the weekend.
Fire chiefs also said devastating blazes could spread to residential areas in the next few days as parts of the UK are ignited by dry conditions and strong easterly winds.
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EDDIE MITCHELL)Firefighters at Hollow Ponds, Leytonstone, East London, yesterday afternoon The grass was extinguished, and satellite images released by the London Bureau of Meteorology showed a huge number of parts of the country as a desert-like landscape.
Mark Hardingham, chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), said prolonged dry weather combined with high temperatures poses an "unprecedented" risk that fires could spread. said to have created
"I can't remember a summer like this. I've been with the fire brigade for 32 years," he said.
"It won't be as hot as it was three weeks ago, but it won't matter because the ground won't be any drier than it has been."
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Jeff Moore)He added: Be. "
Fire alarm systems were at their second highest alert level for seven weeks, the longest on record after the start of the driest year since 1976.
Police The London Fire Brigade has patrolled 340 grass, litter and burning fires during the first week of August. It said that mission control had dispatched firefighters to deal with
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@CopernicusEU)Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Smith said: When dry, even the slightest spark can start a flame and cause devastation.
Including this weekend's annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta exhibit. Fireworks displays have been canceled and the use of sparklers at weddings has been banned due to the fear that the fires could spiral out of control.
The National Farmers Union also warned local governments to
Meanwhile, one of the UK's largest home insurers has issued a warning about the impact of record temperatures on claims, It said the climate crisis had already increased cases of fires and land subsidence this year.
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Press Association Images)LV=General Insurance (LV=GI) said in July it was dealing with claims worth £1.2m 17th and 20th.
Most of them are associated with fires that start in open areas or heathlands, spread through home yards, and lead to fence, garage, greenhouse and deck fires. His 8% of cases were total house losses.
According to the company, as the soil dries out and hose pipes may be banned, there could be more cases of land subsidence, with the ground beneath buildings sinking and the foundations sinking. I have.
The warning came as drought could be declared in parts of England today (Friday) as the country burns.
The National Drought Group - comprising government and agency officials, water companies and other groups such as the National Farmers Union (NFU), will meet today to discuss prolonged dry weather.
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PA)Drought could be declared in some parts of England, such as the South and East, and government agencies and Resources to secure supplies and protect the environment where water companies may take steps to manage their water.
However, the government has been accused of holding back from announcing a formal drought, and the Angling Trust has announced a nationwide hosepipe ban to protect fish and other wildlife.
At Falmer Pond (pictured) in East Sussex, near the Amex Stadium in Brighton, dozens of carp were found in the mud as water levels dropped to record levels. I kept flapping my wings.
Since there is no single definition of drought, the Environment Agency will examine statistics on precipitation, the amount of water remaining in rivers, reservoirs and lakes, and temperature projections for the coming weeks. It is necessary to determine whether the drought. Reached one.
Temperatures hit 33.8 degrees at Wiggonholt, West Sussex on Thursday, while , the Japan Meteorological Agency said, "a thunderstorm-like outage could occur," according to Monday's hot weather. However, it is not yet clear how much rain will fall and where it will fall.
But scientists agree that the country needs much more than average rainfall to keep it hydrated.
Storms of heavy rain often flow directly from very dry ground,
and can cause flash floods, which do not always replenish soil moisture in a meaningful way. .
Jamie Hannaford, Chief Hydrologist at the UK Center for Ecological and Hydrological Sciences (UKCEH), said it would take one to three years to return rivers, reservoirs and groundwater levels to normal. It said it would require "exceptional" rainfall during the month.
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