The temperature could exceed this Tuesday the threshold of 40 ° C in the United Kingdom, a first in this country, hit like the rest of Western Europe by a heat wave which causes forest fires.
At only noon, a first national record was broken, at 39.1 degrees.
This is the second intense heat phenomenon in barely a month in Europe.
This multiplication is a direct consequence of the climate crisis according to scientists, with greenhouse gas emissions increasing in intensity, duration and frequency.
The mercury is expected to rise above the 40 degree mark in the UK on Tuesday.
The last British record dates back to July 25, 2019, with 38.7 degrees recorded in Cambridge (south-east).
“Obviously the English are not used to that.
It's hard to be outside, even in the shade it's stuffy,” said Emily Nixon, 34, who on Monday took refuge in a municipal swimming pool in London.
Monday already, 38.1 ° C were recorded in the east of England, the highest temperature this year, the third ever recorded in the United Kingdom.
And the country experienced its hottest night ever recorded between Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures which in places did not drop below 25 degrees, announced the Met Office.
The very light British government
Britain's Health Security Agency has for the first time issued its highest level of alert, warning of the risks the heat poses to even young or healthy people.
Some schools will remain closed and Transport Minister Grant Schapps stressed on the BBC that "no", the country's public transport was not able to handle such heat.
The government has been accused of taking the phenomenon lightly.
Resigning Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticized for skipping an emergency meeting on the crisis on Sunday, preferring to attend a farewell party.
And the medical establishment condemned the comments of Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, who told Britons to "enjoy the sun".
Environmental activists from the group Extinction Rebellion also smashed the windows of the premises of News UK, which publishes the tabloid
The Sun
, the newspaper
The Times
, on Tuesday morning to protest against the treatment of the heat wave in certain media.
"
The Sun
chose to feature images of women in bikinis, beaches and happy children with ice cream," the group said.
Another tabloid,
Daily Express
, headlined "It's not the end of the world, stay cool and carry on" on Monday.
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