average temperature in the uk today is about 27 celsius. that’s ~80 farenheit, i think? which to people who live in, for example, the us or australia doesn’t sound all that hot. BUT:

the uk is generally not a hot country, which means we have no infrastructure to deal with heat. our houses are built to keep heat IN, not out. only rich people have air con in their homes. people don’t usually have ice makers/cold water dispensers in their fridges. our roads sometimes…melt.

also: our heatwaves are very humid. 27 celcius feels closer to about 33, 34. humidity makes it harder to sweat, so people get really hot really easily.

what this means is that heatwaves are dangerous in britain. people die. every year we have a heatwave about 500 people die, most often the old, ill, or very young, from heat-related causes. 

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