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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep deprivation’, poll suggests

Woman on sofa looking hot with fan obscuring part of her face
Two-thirds of people polled said they struggled to sleep during the June heatwave. Photograph: Maria Korneeva/Getty Images

With parts of England once again in the grip of a heatwave, an opinion poll shows the one at the end of June led to “mass sleep deprivation”, with two in three people struggling to sleep during the sweltering nights.

Almost half of people said they had lost at least three hours of sleep each night. The results are consistent with scientific research showing that global heating is damaging sleep across the world.

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