“It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies and possibly widespread damage to property,” the U.K.’s weather service said.

Pedestrians cool off by soaking their feet in the Trafalgar Square fountain in London during a heat wave on Wednesday.Justin Tallis / AFP via Getty Images
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July 16, 2022, 8:30 AM PDT
ByMithil Aggarwal
A record-breaking heat wave could cause “danger to life” in theU.K., forecasters warned as scorching temperatures fueled wildfires and prompted weather warnings in several European countries.
On Saturday Britain’s government held a meeting of its emergency committee, known as Cobra, after the country’s national weather service issued its first-ever “red warning” for extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday.
This means “it very likely that there will be a risk to life…
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