[web_stories title="false" excerpt="false" author="false" date="false" archive_link="true" archive_link_label="" circle_size="150" sharp_corners="false" image_alignment="left" number_of_columns="1" number_of_stories="5" order="DESC" orderby="post_title" view="circles" /]
England’s 2022 heatwaves were part of European and North African heatwaves. The UK saw three heatwaves: one in June, one in July, and one in August. According to the Met Office, this summer in England was the warmest on record. Preliminary data indicate the summer of 2022.
The Government is Urged to Decrease Summer Mortality
More than 2,800 older individuals died in England during this summer’s heatwaves than would have otherwise, marking the most considerable death toll in at least two decades.
During England’s summer heatwaves, the UK Health Security Agency documented 43,755 non-Covid-related fatalities in the 65-plus age group. This is the most significant number since the 2004 implementation of England’s heatwave strategy.
The number of deaths in England and Wales across all age categories was 6.2% more than typical for the time of year compared with the five-year average.
Between 10 and 25 July, excess fatalities were 10.4% higher during the second heatwave. A new UK record temperature of 40.3C (104.5F) was established at Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
According to the UKHSA, 1,206 over-65s died, 7% more than projected during the July heatwave. The 8-17 August heatwave killed 1,459 older individuals, 15% more than projected (excluding Covid-19 fatalities).
Each hot spell was followed by a period of lower-than-expected fatalities, suggesting some susceptible persons died earlier due to the heat.
This Summer’s Heatwaves Killed More Over-65s Than Ever Before
Early warning systems data revealed increased heatstroke and sunstroke admissions, ambulance callouts, and NHS 111 online heat exposure or sunburn inquiries.
Climate change affects public health, as the figures show. Human-caused climate change made the UK heatwave in July 10 times more likely.
“These findings reinforce the anxiety that record-breaking heat this summer caused a record number of deaths,” said Bob Ward of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. The administration didn’t take additional heatwave precautions while knowing it was inadequate.
Climate change makes summer heat waves more dangerous. To prevent additional avoidable suffering and death, the prime minister must create a comprehensive heat risk management policy before next summer.
Isabel Oliver, UKHSA’s chief scientific officer, warned severe temperatures could cause early death among the vulnerable. This year’s hottest days saw more deaths, and a warming climate implies hotter summers.
Prolonged hot weather is bad for the elderly, those with heart and lung disorders, and those who can’t stay calm, such as those with learning disabilities and Alzheimer’s.
“These results aren’t surprising,” said Dr. Friederike Otto of Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute. Despite warnings, the UK wasn’t ready for this year’s heatwave. Most of us lived in poorly insulated homes and weren’t trained to close windows during a heatwave, so it’s sad but not astonishing that so many died.
This summer was merely the beginning of more heatwaves to come. Climate change caused this year’s heat, and it’ll continue.
No hiding. Global warming worsens India’s and other countries weather. The Guardian discovered that human-caused climate change worsens extreme weather. Climate change causes heat waves, floods, wildfires, and droughts.
The Guardian won’t stop covering this issue. We have climate writers and an extreme weather reporter.
We prioritize crisis reporting because of our journalistic independence. Climate policy successes and failings may be highlighted. We have no investors or wealthy owners, only the goal to provide global news without commercial or political intervention.
Free to everybody. Information equality is supported. More people can grasp world events and be encouraged to act. Millions gain from free, reliable news, regardless of income.
Any size donation helps our journalism and future.
Conclusion
On July 19, a hamlet in Lincolnshire achieved 40.3C, surpassing Cambridge Botanic Garden’s 2019 high of 38.7C.
In the days before the heatwave, the UK Met Office issued its first red heat warning, and the UK Health Security Agency issued its first level 4 heat-health alert. The high heat afflicted the country, creating more hospitalizations, fires, and public transportation problems.
I hope that this information is helpful to all of you. If you find it beneficial, you should remain connected with us for additional details that will be forthcoming. You may get such information by looking at unitedfact.com.
