How climate change is making UK heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting

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Dried grass in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens during July 2018

Adverse weather matters for our health. There is a strong evidence base showing us that periods of very hot or cold weather or flooding present a wide range of direct and indirect health risks.

Our Health in a Changing Climate: The future is bright if the future is sustainable

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Health organisations and health professionals are notoriously focussed on the here and now.  That's highly understandable when historically we have most often been called on to meet urgent and important demands. However, despite the world changing more rapidly than ever …