UK grappling with record-breaking heat
Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London
The British capital is boiling July temperatures rarely seen in the country. For some it’s business as usual, a chance to bask in it---for others, a cause for concern.
With temperatures climbing up to 41 degrees Celsius over the next two days, the national meteorological service has issued its first ever Red warning for exceptional heat for much of the country.
Britain is a country where people are used to griping about the wet weather. This scorching heat is giving them something else to complain about. But it doesn’t stop there. There’s real concern about how these record-breaking temperatures caused by climate change may affect their everyday lives.
Metro passengers have been urged not to travel by train, schools are only allowing early pickups after the government said they had to stay open and that people should be resilient enough to “enjoy the sunshine.”
Climate activists are threatening more decisive action to perceived inaction by government and big business. Similar to the extinction rebellion protest that shut down parts of central London a few years ago.
The activists’ frustration now confirmed by the UK’s climate minister Alok Sharma who’s accused some of the candidates running for Prime Minister of being lukewarm on achieving the country’s zero target.
Climate scientists say the next decade will be defined by greater weather extremes but the fear is it will also be shaped by humanity’s collective failure to do more.
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