I love the way the British go into a heat fearing panic as soon as temperatures reach some startling figure, like 30 degrees.
But wait - what if the minimum temperature never goes below 20! Panic!:
Pathetic former rulers of the world!The first heat-health alert of the summer was in force today as parts of the country faced several days - and nights - of sweltering conditions
Highs of up to 31C (87.8F) are expected as temperatures peak across East Anglia and south-east England today and tomorrow.
But it is not the hot sunshine of the day that people need to be wary of, but roasting night-time temperatures of at least 20C (68F) in some parts which pose the most threat.
Head of health forecasting at the Met Office Wayne Elliott said: "While there is the possibility of daytime temperatures reaching trigger thresholds, it is the night time values which are of real concern.
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Good morning from Canada.
Sitting here on my deck with the laptop and a cup of coffee, I can tell already this morning that we're headed into the mid-30Cs again today.
I lived in the UK for a number of years before returning to Canada.
I was always amused at how poorly the Brits coped with temperature extremes - in both directions.
As the denizen of one dominion to another, I agree with you: how did the Mother Country ever build the Empire?
JJM
Welcome, JJM. I saw that the east coast of Canada has been unusually warm lately. I trust the bears are coping.
Nah, that's just the Met Office protecting their backs from the Daily Mail in case anyone dies. (In France in 2003 there were 15000 extra deaths attributed to the heatwave. They were mostly old people. There was a lot of hand-wringing, and something-must-be-done over here in UK as well.) Brit houses are maladapted for anything other than temperatures of 10-25C. But most of us cope absolutely fine and love the hot weather.
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