Heatwaves are an invisible killer, and the UK is woefully unprepared
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 08:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause suffering around the world, but another killer has silently struck in summer 2020. With relatively little by way of official warning or advice on how people can stay safe, recent heatwaves may have cost thousands of lives across the UK and western Europe. And these extreme weather events are arriving more often and in longer, deadlier bouts.