Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?
Extreme heat in the UK is straining public services beyond the NHS, impacting transport, farming, and food security. Infrastructure like rail tracks and bus fleets are struggling to operate safely under record-breaking temperatures.
Why it matters
The systemic impact of extreme weather highlights the vulnerability of essential public infrastructure to climate-driven environmental changes.
Farmers have warned that Britain could face food shortages as a result of this year’s droughts. Pictured: Waddenhall Farms in Kent. Farmers have warned that Britain could face food shortages as a result of this year’s droughts. Pictured: Waddenhall Farms in Kent. Environment Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather? As NHS told to prepare for extreme weather, strain also felt in other areas including transport and farming
NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper
Prefer the Guardian on Google The NHS has been told it must become more resilient to increasingly frequent heatwaves supercharged by the climate crisis, as the UK government puts adaptation to extreme heat high on its agenda. But what other public services are already feeling the strain?
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