90F heatwave to hit Britain as Met Office issues health alert Meteorologists have told the elderly and the vulnerable to stay out of the sun and drink lots of cold water as hot and humid temperatures soar to dangerous levels.They issued the level two warning, two off the maximum alert, after forecasts showed there was a good chance that temperatures could top 90F (32C) during the day and remain a hot and sticky 64F (18C) at night.
The oppressive heat could, they say, put thousands of lives at risk especially those with respiratory diseases. The 2003 heatwave killed 2,000 people in Britain and tens of thousands more across Europe.
Heat stroke, heat exhaustion and dizziness could also be triggered by the hottest weather by far this summer.
Helen Chivers, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "This is a warning to keep cool.
"Stay out of strong sun, take on extra drink and if you have elderly neighbours check on them to see that they are okay."
She said taking cold showers, avoiding tea, coffee and alcohol and keeping windows and curtains shut during the day could also help people avoid overheating.
And don’t forget the other “official” advice, paint everything white, plant trees and shrubs next to the house to provide shade, and don’t whatever you do leave your windows open because the megaphone Police will be round.
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Or as in my area the bloody police helicopter will be hovering at zero feet at 3am making sure that none of us are sleeping. After all they are'nt so why should the proles ?
Same reason for using the full banshee sirens down the road when there is virtually no traffic.
I know, I've worked for the buggers and it is a joke I've heard many times in the canteen.
On a more sensible note, keep the curtains closed on the sunny side of the house until the sun moves around and leave the windows open on the cooler dark side. Then switch. For the richer gits, go down to B&Q and buy yourself a portable air conditioner; they are very cheap now we get third world children to build them for us. They ought to be on prescription for the elderly, respiratory challenged but that would probably mean a supply contract where they suddenly become £3000 each instead of £150. And we would have to have some consultant work out the most cost effective way of implementation that would cost 3million quid. Oh forget it, just go sit in a cold bath all day.
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