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AlJazeera (9 August 2022)

The second-most severe alert after red means that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects.

The United Kingdom’s weather service has issued an amber “extreme heat” warning for parts of England and Wales, with no respite in sight from hot dry conditions that have sparked fires, broken temperature records and strained the nation’s infrastructure.

The amber warning – the second-most severe after red – will be in place from Thursday through to the end of Sunday and means that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects, the UK Met Office said on Tuesday.

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