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It might have taken a while, but things are finally starting to heat up in London this summer
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with the first official heat wave of the year expected to hit this week
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London is set to be hotter than the Algarve this week, with temperatures predicted to reach around 28 and 29 degrees Celsius
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possibly even hitting 30 degrees in some areas. BBC weather is predicting the capital will be warmer than Faro in southern Portugal and even Barcelona in Spain
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Yellow heat health alerts have also been active in eight parts of England since 8 a.m. on Monday the 24th of June
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Heat waves like the one coming this week are considered extreme weather events
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and research shows that climate change is making these events more likely
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A Met Office study on the summer 2018 heat wave revealed that the likelihood of experiencing hot summers is now one in ten
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30 times more likely than before the industrial revolution due to higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere So what does this week extreme heat mean for London office workers Well it might mean more people opting to work from home due to the extreme heat on the London
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Underground. Very few London Underground lines have air conditioning, making journeys quite uncomfortable to say the
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least. Currently, only the Circle, District, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines have
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air conditioning on board. And according to TFL data released in 2023, the Victoria line, which
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runs between Brixton and Walthamstow Central, is the hottest line on the London Underground
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averaging at 26.7 degrees Celsius over nearly three years. And according to that same data
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the central line recorded a high of over 31 degrees Celsius. That's 7 degrees higher than the
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maximum recommended temperature for storing cattle, which ranges between 5. degrees and 25 degrees depending on the weather
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Here at City AM we would like to know will you be avoiding public transport during the heat wave
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and what are your top tips for surviving the London summer? Let us know in the comments
