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  1. UK hot weather maps show 30C Iberian scorcher hitting 8 counties | Weather | News

    Temperatures have soared this summer (Image: Getty) UK weather maps are lighting up with the tell-tale signature of…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #Hotweather #Iberia #Iberianplume #latesummerheat #southeastEngland. #UKweather #UnitedKingdom
    europesays.com/britain/118450/

  2. So, this is something I didn't realize... British refrigerators are only spec'ed to 32ºC (89ºF)! Yikes!

    Old British fridges 'cannot cope with the heat'

    2 July 2026

    "As Britain braces itself for another hot week, experts are warning that many fridges in UK homes and supermarkets are unable to cope with the sort of record-breaking temperatures we have been experiencing.

    "Bristol-based refrigeration expert Dr Alan Foster said the appliances were 'designed decades ago in a much cooler world'.

    "Fridges are typically designed to operate in air temperatures up to about 32C. When temperatures rise above that – as they did last week and may again next week – they can struggle to stay cool or fail completely.

    "Shoppers in Somerset and Bristol reported supermarket fridges switched off and empty, while engineers in Wiltshire reported record call-outs to home fridges that have 'given up the ghost'.

    "As the Met Office warns that #heatwaves are becoming more common in the UK, the question is whether the nation's fridges can keep up."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c77yejxn

    #UK #UKWeather #ExtremeHeat #Freezers #Refrigerators #ClimateDiaryUK

  3. Right, the eclipse is over, you can all start complaining about how hot it is again...

    #ukweather #scorchio

  4. UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
    By Heather Stewart Economics editor

    Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Economics #Economicpolicy #Extremeheat #EconomicgrowthGDP #Environment #Business #Climatecrisis #Thinktanks #UKweather #London #Europe #Politics #UKnews #SadiqKhan #Wildfires #TheGuardian #HeatherStewartEconomicseditor

  5. Breaking: Met Office forecasters provide image showing London and the Thames on Thursday.
    #UKweather #WeatherWarning #FeelingHotHotHot

  6. UK set for early summer heatwave as temperatures approach May records

    📰 Original title: Heatwave likely to be confirmed as record-breaking temperatures forecast

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary: en.killbait.com/uk-set-for-ear

    #climatechange #heatwave #ukweather #temperaturerecords

  7. UK set for record-breaking May temperatures over bank holiday weekend

    📰 Original title: Hot weather to intensify in UK over bank holiday weekend

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary: en.killbait.com/uk-set-for-rec

    #climatechange #heatwave #ukweather #temperaturerecords

  8. UK Winters Are Getting Wetter, Scientists Say

    newsletter.tf/uk-winters-wette

    UK winters are wetter due to climate change. Scientists find rain is increasing faster than expected, raising flood risks and adaptation worries.

    #UKWeather, #ClimateChange, #WetterWinters, #FloodRisk, #ScienceNews

  9. #Yorkshire ist offiziell von einer #Dürre betroffen. Nach einem extrem trockenen Frühling mit teils nur 40 % des üblichen Regens sind Flüsse und #Grundwasser stark abgesunken.

    Auch die #Landwirtschaft und #Ökosysteme stehen unter Druck. #Wassersparen wird dringend empfohlen. Ohne baldige #Regenfälle drohen im Sommer Einschränkungen wie #Gießverbote.

    independent.co.uk/news/uk/home

    #Klimawandel #Wasserknappheit #Trinkwasser #Umweltschutz #UKWeather #Wassermangel #Trockenheit