Heatwaves: how to close the UK’s cooling divide

Some countries have legal maximum temperatures for workers. Magic Lens/Shutterstock Adapting to intense heat is not a choice but a necessity. Thousands of people – up to 440 per day – lost their lives prematurely during the record-breaking May and June heatwaves in England and Wales. With maximum temperatures reaching 36.7°C, schools have been closed, transport networks have been disrupted and more than 20 people have died from cold-water shock while trying to cool off in rivers, lakes and…