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world news Diasabra 16 Juli 2022

UK issues 1st-ever ‘red’ warning for hot weather next week

(AP) — British authorities issued tremely hot days in the U.K. has been
their first ever “red” warning for increasing and will continue to do so
extreme heat early next week, during the course of the century.”
declaring a national emergen-
cy as forecasters predict record The U.K. Health Security Agency
temperatures that will put even increased its own hot weather alert
healthy people at risk of serious to the highest level, putting it to “na-
illness and death. tional emergency.” The warning sys-
tem was created in 2004, when con-
The warning covers Monday and cerns about climate change spurred
Tuesday, when temperatures in Eng- authorities to develop their first plan
land may reach 40 C (104 F) for the to protect the public from severed
first time, the U.K Met Office said. heat.
The British record is 38.7C (101.7F),
set in 2019. At this level, illness and death may
occur among the fit and healthy, and
The alert comes as scientists say cli- not just in high-risk groups,” UKH-
mate change is increasing the likeli- SA said.
hood of exceptional heat waves in
Britain, a country better known for The weather alert, which covers a
gray skies and rain. The chances of big chunk of England from London pected to rise in the coming days as
temperatures like those forecast for north to Manchester, also warns of the system that brought record highs Nigel Arnell, a professor of climate
next week are already 10 times higher potential disruption to air and rail to parts of Europe this week moves system science at the University of
than they would be without the in- travel and potential “localized loss of north over Britain. Reading, said Britain needs to pre-
fluence of human activity, said Nikos power and other essential services, pare for more hot weather in the
Christidis, a Met Office climate sci- such as water or mobile phone ser- “Even as a climate scientist who stud- future, retrofitting buildings to cope
entist. vices.” ies this stuff, this is scary,” said Profes- with extreme weather and planting
sor Hannah Cloke, a natural hazards more greenery in cities.
“We hoped we wouldn’t get to this The two agencies issued lower level researcher at the University of Read-
situation, but for the first time ever warnings earlier this week as large ing. “This feels real. At the start of the Adaptation and resilience need to be-
we are forecasting greater than 40°C parts of the U.K. experienced higher week I was worried about my gold- come a political priority, he said.
in the U.K.,” Christidis said in a pre- than normal temperatures, although fish getting too hot. Now I’m wor-
pared statement. “In a recent study cooler weather prevailed Thursday ried about the survival of my family “We can’t keep on dealing with ex-
we found that the likelihood of ex- and Friday. Temperatures are ex- and my neighbors.” tremes in crisis mode,” Arnell said.

Another contender ousted from race to replace UK PM Johnson

(AP) — Conservative Bookmaker Ladbrokes said take place starting Monday rivals are reckless amid the Thursday than Mordaunt,
Party lawmakers in Brit- Mordaunt was now the fa- until just two candidates re- economic shockwaves from who scores highly in polls of
ain on Thursday knocked vorite to win the leadership main. the pandemic and the war in party members.
one of the six remain- election, followed by Sunak Ukraine. He said his “num-
ing contenders out of the and Foreign Secretary Liz The final two contenders will ber one economic priority is Unlike Sunak and Truss,
contest to replace Prime Truss, who got 64 votes. face a runoff vote by about to tackle inflation” — fore- Mordaunt didn’t hold a se-
Minister Boris Johnson, 180,000 Conservative Party cast to hit 11% later this year nior post in Johnson’s gov-
as front-runner Rishi Su- Former Equalities Minis- members across the coun- — before cutting taxes. ernment, though she was a
nak worked to stave off ter Kemi Badenoch, a rising try. The winner is scheduled junior minister. An affable
momentum from sur- star of the party’s libertarian to be announced Sept. 5 and Sunak also has faced allega- politician from a military
prise challenger Penny right, and centrist backbench will automatically become tions he is out of touch with family, she is widely seen as a
Mordaunt. lawmaker Tom Tugendhat prime minister, without the ordinary people’s struggles breath of fresh air.
remain in the race — though need for a national election. because of his wealth. He is
Attorney General Suella Tugendhat got just 32 votes a former investment banker, Despite pleas by party of-
Braverman secured the few- and is under pressure to drop Truss is trying consolidate and his wife is the daughter ficials to keep the campaign
est votes from her colleagues, out. support from lawmakers on of the billionaire founder of upbeat, supporters of the re-
27, and was eliminated from the party’s right, who mis- Indian tech company Infosys. spective contenders are bus-
the race, leaving five con- Tugendhat, however, said he trust Sunak’s high spending ily attacking the experience
tenders. would fight on and take part on support to people and “I don’t judge people by their and competence of the com-
in televised candidates’ de- businesses during the coro- bank accounts. I judge them petition.
Sunak, who quit as Britain’s bates on Friday, Sunday and navirus pandemic, and the by their characters,” Sunak
Treasury chief last week, got Monday. tax increases he brought in as told the BBC. “And I think Former Brexit negotiator
the most votes, 101, with ju- COVID-19 hammered Brit- people can judge me by my David Frost, a hardline euro-
nior trade minister Mordaunt Further rounds of voting by ain’s economy. actions over the past couple skeptic and an ally of Truss,
a strong second with 83. the 358 Tory lawmakers will of years.” said Mordaunt could not be
In a campaign launch speech, trusted to maintain the firm
Truss cited her international The contest was triggered Brexit conditions that his
experience mustering sup- when Johnson resigned as wing of the Conservative
port for Ukraine in response Tory leader last week after party favors. He claimed that
to Russia’s invasion and strik- government ministers began when Mordaunt was his dep-
ing deals with other countries resigning en masse due to uty in Brexit negotiations,
in her former role as trade months of ethics scandals. “she wouldn’t always deliver
secretary. She said she would He will remain in office as a tough messages to the Euro-
set the British economy on caretaker prime minister un- pean Union when that was
an “upward trajectory” by til his replacement as party necessary.”
2024, which is the deadline chief is chosen.
for the next national election. Lawmaker David Davis, a
Truss had been seen as a Mordaunt supporter, criti-
Sunak argues that the imme- front-runner, but gained few- cized the negative campaign-
diate tax cuts promised by his er votes both Wednesday and ing.