The system, by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office, launches today
A new alert system launching today will issue warnings to people when temperatures reach dangerous levels during the summer, with the Met Office warning that future heatwaves could be ‘more intense and last longer’.
The UK Health Security Agency said 2,803 people aged 65 and over died during five ‘heat periods’ across England last summer. It marked the highest number on record since 2004. "It is important we are able to quantify the likely impacts of these heatwaves before they arrive to prevent illness and reduce the number of deaths."
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