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Photos: The U.K. Reaches Its Highest Temperature Ever

ALAN TAYLOR JULY 19, 2022, 25 PHOTOS IN FOCUS

Britain’s weather service recently issued its first-ever “red warning,” predicting extreme temperatures for early in the week, and today, measurements at Heathrow Airport climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time ever. Residents were urged to stay indoors and not to travel unnecessarily during the hottest times of day.
Several fires have broken out, and the extreme heat has affected travel—buckling rails, and damaging roads and runways. Gathered below are images of some of the effects of this heat wave, and some of the ways people are coping with it.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/07/photos-uk-heatwave/670566/


A police officer gives water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty
outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, England, on July 18, 2022.


The dried-out bed and reduced water levels in the Thruscross Reservoir
are seen during a heatwave on July 19, 2022, in Harrogate, England.