Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?

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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? Transport London bus drivers plan to go on strike later this month over their working conditions, as many have been experienced cab temperatures reaching close to 40C in the recent heat. Most London buses are fitted with air-flow cooling systems rather than air conditioning. Sadiq Khan, the mayor, has said drivers should not be working in unsafe hot conditions, but Arriva, the private operator, has said it will…

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