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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Patrick Butler, Richard Adams, Andrew Gregory, Amelia Hill, Steven Morris, Gwyn Topham and Matthew Weaver

‘It’s dangerous’: how schools, care homes and other UK workplaces are coping in searing heat

A construction worker rests during the hot weather in the City of London
The UK has experienced heatwaves in May and June this year. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

As temperatures in the UK hit record levels for June, people are being advised to avoid exercise and unnecessary travel. So how do you work in this heat?

We look at how various sectors of the economy are coping with unprecedented temperatures, and how working practices will have to adapt to increasingly frequent heatwaves that are predicted to be longer and more intense owing to the global climate emergency.

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