Red Alert

[SueEllen]

So elitist

Yeah Sorry...



..NOT

[SueEllen]

its a record....

Your map doesn't have a temperature higher than 33 degrees on it.

I don't call 35+ degrees summer...

[vetran]

Your map doesn't have a temperature higher than 33 degrees on it.

I don't call 35+ degrees summer...

Don't tell Wales!

[d000hg]

It's a danger to life when it gets that hot here, but many of us will be going to places that are that hot for our holidays. Yes I know being indoors depends on the construction but we're being told being outdoors is dangerous too.

[d000hg]

People are advised to walk dogs during the cooler times of the day, provide shade for horses and smaller animals such as rabbits and to ensure they have a constant supply of cool water.

I've got enough to be doing without going out finding horses and dogs and rabbits to look after.

[SueEllen]

Reduced TFL services on Monday and Tuesday

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...74&ai=11017371

Sorry Fail link


Transport for London has already announced there will be a reduced service on some lines next week ahead of what is expected to be the hottest day on record.

Unprecedented temperatures of 41C (106F) are predicted on Monday and Tuesday, with health officials placing the country on a 'national emergency' footing.

But even though the country is still three days away from the record-breaking heat, TFL said there will be a reduced service on Overground services.

A poster displayed at Action Central station in West London today revealed that on Monday and Tuesday there will be just two trains an hour between Richmond and Stratford and Watford Junction and Euston.

There will be no services at all between Romford and Upminster.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned commuters that 'substantial changes' in their routines will be needed.

'I urge Londoners to be very careful and to look after each other in the comings days,' he added.

The reduced service will pile misery on commuters ahead of travel chaos caused by rail strikes that are set to take place next month amid a row about pay and conditions.

Mr Khan added: 'The Met Office has now issued a red warning for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday.

'This is potentially dangerous and a very serious consequence of climate change.

'This warning is not limited to the most vulnerable and means that substantial changes in all our daily routines will be required, and there is likely to be an impact on travel.

'All of the capital's key agencies and emergency services are working closely together to ensure London is prepared for the extreme heat that is forecast and will continue to provide advice for Londoners ahead of Monday.'

His statement came as meteorologists gave an 80 per cent chance of the mercury topping the UK's record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) set in Cambridge in 2019, with the current heatwave set to peak on Tuesday.

There is a 50 per cent chance of temperatures reaching 40C somewhere in the UK, likely along the A1 corridor, with the Met Office issuing its first ever red warning for extreme heat.

[d000hg]

Thought they were all striking next week anyway. It's hard to tell when our train services are being disrupted.

[TheDude]

We have been preparing for this in Essex by acclimatising on the electric beach for most of our lives.

[d000hg]

It's a national emergency now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62177458
And even the north is included (Manchester & York are covered).

It's just one thing after another isn't it. Remember when Trump and Brexit bickering were the worst things ever, those were the days we all long for now. Plague, War, Famine... end of days?!

[SueEllen]

The Fail is ignoring that other companies have cut trains and there would be disruption.

Above 27 degrees rails start to buckle.

30-40 degree air temperature leads to a rail temperature of 50-60 rail temperature. So trains have to reduce speeds to deal with the buckling and so they have to reduce the number of trains.

As overhead electric wires heat up they expand leading to saggy wires, and speeds have to be reduced to avoid wires tangling up.

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servi...ns/300802.aspx

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