Experts have warned that the number of skin cancer cases could increase due to the hot summer temperatures caused by the climate crisis.
The UK registered temperatures of more than 40C for the first time since records began in July and the blazing heat has not wilted in recent weeks either, with regular spells of sunshine reaching up to 35C, including this weekend in some parts. According to The Guardian, climate scientists have stressed that these baking summer days are not a one-off and we can expect sweltering temperatures more often in the future.
According to Cancer Research UK, melanoma skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK with around 16,700 new cases every year - an average of 46 every day.
