'Heat kills' warning as temperatures head for record

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'Heat kills' warning as temperatures head for record

By Stephanie Condron

(Filed: 18/07/2006)

The elderly and young are being told to stay indoors today and drink lots of water amid warnings that the heatwave is about to get hotter.

With much of the country warmer than the Canaries, the Met Office has issued a heatwave alert prompting hospitals and GP surgeries to brace themselves for casualties.

The Level Three warning was the second such alert this month and the Met Office predicts the record for Britain's hottest day ever could be broken tomorrow when temperatures may top 100F.

Older people and those with babies or breathing difficulties are being warned: "heat kills". The Government is urging people to keep an eye on elderly neighbours.

"Vulnerable patients living in care homes may need to be moved to a cooler part of the building and GPs may have to ensure that extra support is available to those vulnerable people living in the community, the Department of Health said.

"If you have older relatives or neighbours you can help by checking on them every day."

The early signs of heat exhaustion include rapid heart beat, dizziness, low blood pressure and confusion.

The hottest day recorded for July was on July 22, 1911 in Epsom, Surrey when it was 97F (36C) and the warmest day ever was on Aug 10, 2003, when it reached 101F (38.5C) in Brogdale, Kent.

Barry Gromett, a Met Office spokesman, said: "On Wednesday we are likely to see 36 or 37C (97 to 99F) in central or southern England."



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And glaciers melt might it just be that we're getting warmer to some truth?.



..Altough the Bush goverment tells american people that acting based kyoto will cost them 5 milion jobs (why do they make people afraid of job changes this way?) i think a solar power industry boom and changes in production rather will require additional new jobs..



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naaaah i must be wrong as it's good to drive every day in a car to a job, to polute the air in a way we couldn't think of hundred years ago.

Try this take about 50 galon of feul and just burn it in front of your home.

Notice the people walking by while you get their attention and point to the smoke.

It sounds strange to do, but if you drive a car then your burning is allowed....