The highest temperature ever recorded in England was 38.7 degrees in Cambridge in 2019. The previous record was 38.5 in Kent in 2003, writes Sky News.

It’s already hot. At night, temperatures don’t drop below 20 degrees in most of the country, and temperatures are expected to be around 33 degrees on Monday.

Risk of life

The Met Office is issuing a yellow alert for extremely high temperatures from next Sunday onward. A yellow warning means a danger of traffic problems, power outages and risk to life and property.

It’s not just the Brits who are at risk of heatwaves.

The thermometer is heading for over 40 degrees across most of Spain and Portugal as the Iberian peninsula is hit by a second heat wave in less than a month.

Meteorologists said Monday’s temperature would reach 42 degrees in Extremadura in southeastern Spain and 41 degrees in Andalucia in the south.

– Could be amazing

In Evora in Portugal, temperatures can reach 44 degrees, while in Galicia, which is usually cooler in northwestern Spain, temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees.

Spanish Meteorological Institute spokesman AEMET Ruben del Campo said the heatwave had the potential to be extraordinary and was expected to last for nine or 10 days. Then it would be one of the three longest since 1975, he said.

Also in June, Spain was hit by a heat wave with temperatures above 40 degrees.

Heatwaves are becoming more common due to climate change, according to researchers, and are expected to become more intense.

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