UK: Amid the most recent heatwave, Britain is preparing for days of extremely high temperatures as millions more people will soon be banned from using hose pipes.
The Met Office has issued a four-day amber warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales from Thursday to Sunday, with temperatures expected to rise to 35C or 36C in some places.
Travel may be delayed, vulnerable populations are more likely to experience negative health effects, and there is a higher risk of water accidents and fires as more people visit popular tourist destinations.
From Tuesday afternoon to Sunday at 11:59 pm, the UK Health Protection Agency has extended its Level Three heat health alert to include southern and central England. Experts recommend keeping an eye on the elderly, people with pre-existing conditions and young children.
Ten fire trucks and about 70 firefighters have been dispatched to fight a grass fire on the M25 in Enfield, north London, between junctions 26 and 25.
According to the London Fire Brigade, five hectares of grass and shrub land were reported to have caught fire. The motorway, where two lanes have been closed as firefighters fight the fire, was seen in a video posted on social media, engulfed in flames and thick black smoke.
Rushmere Heath, around Ipswich, Suffolk, experienced another massive fire that was quickly extinguished by firefighters. The heat is not expected to be as intense as it was in July, when parts of the UK experienced temperatures above 40 °C for the first time.
According to the research, climate change increases the intensity, frequency and likelihood of heatwaves, making last month's record temperature at least 10 times higher and "virtually impossible" without it.
According to scientists, the likelihood of drought as a result of climate change is increasing due to the emission of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels and other human activities. In response to the hot, dry summer, Thames Water, which provides water to 15 million customers throughout London and the Thames Valley, announced that a hose pipe ban would be implemented.
The water company said: "We plan to announce a temporary use restriction in the coming weeks, given the long-term forecast of dry weather and another forecast of very hot temperatures to come this week."
Customers were urged to use only what is needed for their most basic needs.
After the wettest first half of the year since 1976, which saw 144 days in south-east England with little or no rain so far in 2022, South East Waters and Southern Waters have already announced a ban on hosepipes.
In addition to harming agriculture, water supplies and wildlife, dry conditions and last month's record-breaking heat have eroded soils and degraded rivers, reservoirs and aquifers. This has increased the risk of forest fires.
According to the most recent analysis by the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), river flows in central, southern and eastern England are expected to remain unusually low until October.
The assessment predicted that for the next three months, groundwater levels would be below average in southern England and South Wales and exceptionally low in some areas.
In some areas of southern England, several additional inches of rain are required in addition to the normally expected rainfall to reduce dry conditions.
There is no immediate indication of rain in the latest forecast from the Meteorological Department.
Dan Rudman, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "With high pressure this week, any rain this week will be contained in the far northwest, and even they may be transient in nature."
The coming week will be dry in the south, where it hasn't rained for a while, so there will be no respite for the dry land in the southeast.
In the coming few days, the temperature is likely to rise in the low to mid-30s in the area covered by the Met Office Amber Alert.
With high temperatures expected to reach widely in the 20s and as low as 30s in some places, heatwave thresholds, which are found at varying temperatures in different parts of the country, still exist across much of the UK . Parts are likely to be found. outside the warning zone.
Temperatures will also hit the high 20s in Scotland and Northern Ireland and could meet official heatwave requirements by Friday.
Amid calls by retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues, homes in some areas are being advised not to fire or barbecue as lack of rain and high temperatures leave countryside, parks and gardens dry.
For most of England and Wales, the Met Office's Fire Severity Index, which measures how severe a fire can be when a fire breaks out, is very high, and by the weekend, it will be "extraordinary" for much of England.
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