The English metropolis of London, renowned for its wet weather, faced a terrible day on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, as massive fires broke out in several regions of the city. owing to high temperatures; it hit 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in the country's history.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan claimed there has been a "dramatic increase" in the number of fires in the English metropolis.
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According to what he wrote, civil defense forces reported they had counted at least ten fires, half of which were fires that impacted vegetation and others that broke out in urban areas. Aerial photographs and footage from Winnington, a tiny village on the outskirts of the city, revealed a massive fire that had broken out in many properties and neighboring fields.
According to the British BBC, the authorities canceled several railway services; the overhead wires of the trains failed due to overheating or twisting of the iron rails.
Hundreds of firemen are battling blazes around London, including in Winnington, where a dry grass fire has spread to people's homes.
This occurs as temperatures in the United Kingdom surpassed the 40-degree threshold for the first time on Tuesday, reaching 40.2 degrees Celsius at Heathrow Airport, according to the National Weather Service. The new temperature was reported one hour after it had reached 39.1 degrees Celsius at the end of the morning session in Charleswood, south London.
The most recent British record temperature was 38.7 degrees Celsius at Cambridge, in the southeast of England, on July 25, 2019.
"Climate change from greenhouse gases has made these record temperatures feasible, and we see that potential today," said Stephen Belcher, the National Weather Service's chief of research and technology. "These terrible weather conditions will worsen," he continued.
On Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a red heat warning for the first time since the system was introduced last year, and a red warning indicates the potential for adverse health effects from extreme temperatures, which may require "sustainable changes in work practices and daily routine."
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