5. Met Office Issues Yellow Warning as Fourth Heatwave Strikes
The UK is currently experiencing its fourth official heatwave of the summer, with extreme temperatures sweeping across large swaths of the country. After three earlier heatwaves, this new spell of intense heat has prompted both the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to issue warnings and alerts to protect public health.
On 11 August, the UKHSA issued a yellow heat-health alert for most of England—excluding the northeast and northwest. This alert ran from 12 pm Monday, 11 August, to 6 pm Wednesday, 13 August, signaling rising temperatures across the region. READ IN FULL