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Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action cards summarise suggested actions to be taken by different professional bodies and organisations in the event of extreme heat.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
The alerting system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.
The hottest day ever recorded in the UK occurred in 2019. We look at how the warm summers has impacted on the number of deaths.
South East fisheries officers are responding to hundreds of fish in distress as warmer temperatures raise risk of fish dying and algal blooms in watercourses.
DASA seeks innovations to enhance operational advantage through improved self suffiency and energy innovation
Higher daily peak temperatures and longer more intense heat waves are now more frequent due to climate change
Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Locks and weirs high-risk areas for swimmers, as Kent Fire and Rescue Service warns of cold water shock still a danger. Always pay attention to warning signage.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
Check the tariff classification for a heat and moisture exchanging filter.
Members of the DE&S Ajax delivery team worked with the British Army Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) to put Ajax through its paces in sub-zero temperatures in Sweden.
Find out about extraordinary payments for replanting trees and woodlands in exceptional circumstances after the hot and dry weather.
Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.
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