Scorching UK heatwave 'to return next week' - and could become annual event

dailystar.co.uk:

heatwave could come back with full force next week, according to long term weather forecasts. Moreover, experts have warned that the roasting conditions could become an annual occurrence after the mercury soared above 40C today (July 19) - making it the hottest day on record.

Scientists have said that our buildings and public infrastructure need to be redesigned going forwards if we are to cope with hotter temperatures expected every year.READ MORE: Terrifying wildfire infernos break out across UK as 40C scorcher heatwave wreaks havocAt a media briefing today, a panel of experts declared “we are not built for 40C”, warning that more shade and better ventilation must be built into hospitals, public transport and open public spaces, reports the Mirror.Prof Hannah Cloke, natural hazards expert at Reading University, said: "We’re going to hopefully see an end to this in a couple of days time but there is a remaining risk of going back up again in a week or so afterwards.

That’s pretty concerning."We know that heatwaves are killers."Last year’s heat wave in the UK killed at least 10 times as many people as the Grenfell fire so I think we have to start thinking about heat waves very differently, perhaps in the same way as we think about house fires or apartments."And we need detailed plans and everybody has to know what role they have, and rehearse that part in the operation."Severe heat waves are a problem that’s not going away and they will get worse.