UK weather: Second highest health alert level issued for England as another heatwave to last longer than one last month

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UK weather: Second highest health alert level issued for England as another heatwave to last longer than one last month
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Another heatwave is heading to the UK - exacerbating dry conditions that have already led to hosepipe bans in some parts of the country.highs of 40.3C seen last month, this latest hot spell is expected to last much longer.A level 3 alert is in place for southern and central England, and a level 2 for the North. Level 4 is the most serious designation.The heat-health alerts are designed to help inform healthcare workers in England how to manage in high temperatures.

In southeast England, where water suppliers have faced most pressure so far, just 4.2mm of rain fell in July. The map below shows a measure of drought called the standardised precipitation index from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for July and for the previous 12 months. What uses the most water in our homes, where does our water come from and what happens during a drought?

"We're quite confident temperatures will not go as high as they did during July, but the difference is that this is going to be quite a prolonged period of temperatures in the low 30s, so it will be very notable nonetheless," he added.

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